CEC validates elections, submits 190-page report to CC: nearly 31,000 invalid votes, five parties enter Parliament
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) declared the parliamentary elections held on September 28, 2025, valid. On October 5, the CEC approved the report detailing the election results. This comprehensive document includes 16 chapters and spans over 190 pages. It will be submitted to the Constitutional Court (CC) for the confirmation of the election results, validation of the mandates assigned to the elected deputies, and approval of the list of alternate candidates.
According to the minutes of the parliamentary election results, approved at the same CEC meeting, 1,609,579 voters participated in the parliamentary elections on September 28, which means a participation rate of 52.24%. 2,738,735 people voted on the basic electoral lists, and 342,244 on the additional ones.
CEC President Angelica Caraman pointed out that, in total, 1,609,715 people received ballots, but 136 fewer people participated in the vote – 1,609,579. At the same time, 30,857 votes were declared invalid, Caraman said.
According to CEC data, out of the 1,578,722 valid votes, the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) obtained 792,557, the Patriotic Electoral Bloc of Socialists, Communists, Heart and Future of Moldova – 381,984, the "Alternative" Bloc – 125,706, Our Party (PN) – 97,852 and the "Democracy at Home" Party (PDA) – 88,679.
"The number of deputy mandates in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova that will be awarded to electoral contestants following the parliamentary elections is established as follows: PAS – 55 mandates, "Patriotic" Bloc – 26 mandates, "Alternative" Bloc – eight mandates, PN and PDA – six mandates each", the CEC chairperson listed, after providing details about the mathematical calculation based on which the mandates are assigned.
Presenting the Report on the results of the parliamentary elections of September 28, 2025, Angelica Caraman specified that the legislative amendments made before the electoral period allowed state institutions to act "more efficiently" in cases of electoral corruption, to update the list of political formations eligible to participate in the elections, to limit the activity of some electoral contestants for violations of the legislation, to react adequately to threats, including cyber attacks, bomb alerts, external interference and to relocate some polling stations.
"Absolutely all CEC decisions regarding the request to limit the activity of some electoral competitors are maintained in the courts until the current stage", stated Angelica Caraman.
The report on the results of the parliamentary elections of September 28, 2025 was approved with six votes "for" and three abstentions.
New Parliament will be established within 30 days of the elections
The document on the results of the parliamentary elections, approved by the CEC on October 5, can be challenged in court within three days. After sending the document to the Constitutional Court, the magistrates will have ten days to validate or annul the election results and the mandates of the new deputies.
The Court's decision must be published in the Official Gazette no later than two days after its pronouncement.
Subsequently, within a maximum of 30 days after the elections, the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, will convene the new Parliament for a constitutive session.
After the constitution, the deputies will have, within a maximum of ten days, to elect the Parliament Speaker, the Vice-Presidents and the Standing Bureau, as well as to form the parliamentary factions for the next mandate.
After consultations with the newly formed factions, the President will designate a candidate for the position of Prime Minister.
The designated candidate will have to present, within 15 days, to Parliament the proposed list of ministers and the government program.
The government will then be put to a vote in plenary and will be sworn in if it obtains the vote of the majority of deputies.
