Moldova votes in pivotal election

Moldova holds a parliamentary election that could have sweeping consequences for its bid to join the European Union, while it confronts alleged Russian interference in its domestic politics

Transnistria: Breakaway region backed by Moscow, home to contingent of Russian troops

Maia Sandu
Moldovan president says country’s independence is in danger after police arrested 74 people over alleged Russian-backed plot to stoke violent disorder

Moscow says Sandu is stoking anti-Russian sentiment to win votes

EU members
Black Sea
Russian-controlled
POLAND
BELARUS
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
UKRAINE
Black Sea
ROMANIA
UKRAINE
MOLDOVA
Population
Moldova:
2.5 million
Transnistria:
368,000
Chisinau
50km
30 miles

MOLDOVAN PARLIAMENT
(101 seats, current distribution)

Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS)
61
Bloc of Communists
and Socialists (BCS)
27
Others
13

Sep 28 election: Pro-Russian forces are set to shake pro-EU status quo, with majority held by Sandu’s PAS party seen at risk

Sources: BBC, Bloomberg, Reuters, Moldpres, ISW
Picture: Getty Images
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