La Moldova has chosen to remain anchored to EuropeIn yesterday's parliamentary elections, marked by cyber attacks, false bomb threats and accusations of fraud orchestrated by pro-Russian networks, the Action and Solidarity Party (Pas) led by President Maia Sandu obtained over 50% of the votes. With 99,5% of the ballots counted, the pro-Europeans reached 50,03% against the 24,26% of the Patriotic Bloc linked to Moscow.
It was not a foregone conclusionUntil partial scrutiny the pro-Russian leaders, starting with former president Igor Dodon, had tried to stir up the streets proclaiming a supposed victory of the opposition. A narrative that collapsed with the official numbers.
Moldova chooses the EU
Il The Moldovan Parliament has 101 seatsPAS is expected to get 53 seats, the Patriotic Bloc 27, the Alternative (also pro-Russian) 9, the populist Partidul Nostru 6 and the right-wing movement Democrazia Acasa another 6.turnout exceeded 52%, well above the minimum threshold of 33%, confirming the full legitimacy of the vote.
Despite economic difficulties and 7% inflation, the majority of voters chose to rstrengthen the path towards accession to the European Union by 2030, repelling Moscow's sirens.
Moscow's interference
Election day was marked by systematic attempts at destabilization such as cyber attacks against the Central Election Commission, bomb threats at polling stations inside and outside the country – including those in Rome and Brussels – and carousels of voters from breakaway Transnistria.
The National Security Advisor Stanislav Secrieru He denounced "a further escalation of cyber attacks launched by several countries with the aim of sabotaging the vote." This was a clear strategy to sow panic and delegitimize the polls.
Dodon and the Soviet Ghosts
Defeated by numbers, Igor Dodon does not give up propagandaThe former president, already photographed in Red Square alongside Putin, announced "peaceful" protests in front of Parliament. But he provided no evidence to support his allegations of fraud.
La nostalgia for the USSR, driven by the pro-Russian front, remains strong in some areas of the country, such as Gagauzia. Here, with Soviet symbols and anti-Western rhetoric, candidates have attempted to capitalize on economic discontent. But the pro-European wave has prevailed.
Moldovan Elections: Diaspora Still Decides
The vote of Moldovans abroad was decisive once again, about a fifth of the electorate. In Italy alone, hundreds of thousands of citizens voted, despite attempts at sabotage. A year ago, the diaspora had already handed in the Victory for the pro-Europeans in the referendum on EU membership, with a margin of just 13 votes.
In Moldova, the specter of war is frightening, and for a country of just 2,5 million inhabitants, European protection is perceived as the only barrier against instability and pressure from Moscow.
Europe as the future
After an election campaign marked by intimidation and Russian money which, according to Sandu, fueled networks of disinformation and violence, the Moldova has chosen the more difficult but safer path: Europe.
"I voted for peace and a European future," declared President Sandu. And last night, symbolically, PAS supporters gathered on 31 August 1989 Street, dedicated to the return to the Romanian language and the Latin alphabet: a homage to the freedom achieved and defended once again at the polls.
