Moldova’s Socialist Party Rejects Election Results, Threatens Protests if Ratified

The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) has refused to recognize the results of the recent parliamentary elections and warned of protests if the Constitutional Court upholds them, Orda.kz reports, citing an Oct. 7 NewsMaker report.

The statement follows the victory of the pro-European Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), led by President Maia Sandu, which secured just over 50% of the vote in the Sept. 29 election — enough to retain its parliamentary majority and continue Moldova’s path toward EU integration.

Vlad Batrincea, the parliamentary leader of the pro-Russian PSRM, claimed that the elections were marred by “violations and the use of administrative resources,” which, he said, “called into question the fairness of the vote.”

'We cannot seriously talk about Moldova's future if there is no democracy or free elections in the country,' he said. 'Under such conditions, there will be no economy, no demographic growth — nothing. Elections must be fair, and the conditions for participation must be equal.'

The Patriotic Electoral Bloc, led by former President Igor Dodon and composed of the Socialist and Communist parties along with the new Future of Moldova movement, won 24% of the vote.

The bloc, backed by Moscow, campaigned on reversing Moldova’s EU integration course.

Incidentally, following the elections, Igor Dodon, head of the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc, called on all opposition parties to gather for a peaceful protest outside parliament, claiming that the opposition had won and accusing the authorities of violations.