Preliminary results show pro-EU party PAS preserves majority in Moldova

The Republic of Moldova's pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) received over 50% of the votes – more than twice that of its main rival, the Patriotic Bloc (below 25%) of moderate pro-Russian orientation – and is expected to get the majority of seats in the parliament after the September 28 general elections, according to preliminary data published by the Central Electoral Commission.

Winning a majority of votes in parliament will allow the party of president Maia Sandu to continue the country's European Union accession preparations. The pro-EU authorities in Chisinau have campaigned on an optimistic promise to obtain the accession permit by 2028 - ahead of the next parliamentary elections.