ELECTIONS 2025: Victoria Sanduța enters 2025 race, pledges to be independent voice in Parliament

Independent candidate Victoria Sanduta announced the launch of her electoral campaign on Friday, August 29. She is expected to appear 15th on the ballots in the parliamentary elections on September 28, according to the order established by the Central Electoral Commission.

ELECTIONS 2025: Olesea Stamate launches parliamentary bid, vows equal law for all

Olesea Stamate, a former MP from the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), is the first independent candidate to officially launch her electoral campaign. She made the announcement through an electoral video posted on her Facebook page.

Moldova Election: Why Transnistria polling stations are a security risk

The so-called administration in Tiraspol, the pro-Russian opposition in Chișinău, and certain voices in Moscow are demanding more polling stations for voters from the Transnistrian region for the parliamentary elections on September 28.

Moldova court limits parties linked to Ilan Șor

Moldova's Supreme Court has upheld a lower court ruling that limits the activities of four political parties linked to fugitive businessman Ilan Șor.

Moldova election 2025: Parties can change candidate lists before campaign begins

The Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that political parties and electoral blocs registered for the general election on September 28 can request changes to their candidate lists, under specific conditions outlined by law.

Ukrainian Orthodox Church denies decorating Moldovan politician Igor Dodon

Two days after socialist leader Igor Dodon posted photos on social media of a diploma and an award he allegedly received from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, the Kyiv Metropolis, which is canonically subordinate to the Russian Patriarchate, issued an official statement denying the purported decoration. "The information is untrue," read the statement from Metropolitan Onuphrius' office.

Moldova: More than 60 MPs seeking re-election

More than 60 of Moldova's current Members of Parliament (MPs) have registered to run in the upcoming parliamentary elections on 28 September.

Moldova proposes cutting Transnistria polling stations

Moldovan authorities are considering reducing the number of polling stations for citizens in the breakaway region of Transnistria from 30 to 10 ahead of the September 28 parliamentary elections.

Moldovan protest organisers face corruption charges over 'paid participants'

Moldovan authorities have opened more than 40 criminal cases for alleged bribery against the organisers of a recent protest in the capital, Chisinau.

Dodon 'under fire' as protest and corruption scandal collide

On Thursday, 21 August, several leaders and supporters of Moldova’s Party of Socialists (PSRM) staged a protest in front of the government headquarters in Chișinău.

Moldova election: Candidates registered as geopolitical tensions dominate

Moldova’s Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has registered 12 electoral candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections on 28 September. It is also reviewing a further 18 applications from 13 political parties and five independent candidates.

Moldova election: 14 independent candidates withdraw

​Fourteen of the 21 independent candidates who had intended to run for a parliamentary seat have withdrawn from Moldova's 28 September election.