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Moldovan parliament votes to hold elections on September 28
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Posted on April 17, 2025
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 17, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Moldova's parliament has set elections for September 28, challenging President Sandu's PAS party amid EU integration efforts.
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's parliament voted on Thursday to hold parliamentary elections in September, a poll that is expected to be closely fought and could significantly reduce the number of seats held by President Maia Sandu's pro-Western PAS party.
Sandu is seeking to take Moldova into the European Union and move away from Moscow, which formerly ruled the small eastern European nation sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania.
Alexander Stoianoglo, the former prosecutor-general who came closer than expected to unseating Sandu in a presidential election last year, is leading a coalition of three parties to challenge PAS' majority.
Stoianoglo narrowly lost in a run-off after campaigning for a balanced foreign policy that would look to Russia as well as the West.
Fifty-seven lawmakers supported a motion on Thursday to hold elections on September 28, while 32 abstained.
(Reporting by Alexander Tanas; Writing by Max Hunder; Editing by Sharon Singleton and Frances Kerry)
The main topic is Moldova's parliamentary elections scheduled for September 28, 2023.
Alexander Stoianoglo is leading a coalition of three parties against the PAS party.
President Sandu aims to integrate Moldova into the European Union and reduce Russian influence.
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