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30.09.25 - 09:51
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Moldova′s Pro-EU Party Wins Key Vote After Govt Ban On Several ′Pro-Russian′ Parties (ZeroHedge)
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Moldova's Pro-EU Party Wins Key Vote After Govt Ban On Several 'Pro-Russian' Parties
In a somewhat predictable outcome, the pro-European party of Moldovan President Maia Sandu (Party of Action and Solidarity, PAS) has claimed victory and a new majority in parliament in Sunday's elections, paving a continued path toward EU membership. We say 'predictable' given that this was one recent international headline: Moldova bans pro-Russian parties ahead of Sunday's election. Anyone seen as Moscow-sympathetic has had the looming threat of a crackdown by the state hanging over them. But the government has claimed instances of bribery and corruption, and interference by Russian state actors.
Overall, the Moldovan government has in the last months has very openly engaged in a campaign to persecute, intimate, and silence the opposition on charges of "massive Russian interference". It has also leveraged relations with the Western allies to seek to cleanse society of Russian sympathies....
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