According to official figures, the pro-EU party of President Maia Sandu received over 50% of the vote amid cheating accusations

Moldova's opposition gained 48.9% of the vote in a tightly contested parliamentary election, narrowly trailing the ruling pro-EU PAS party, which secured 50.2%, the Central Electoral Commission said on Monday after all ballots were counted.

The "Patriotic Electoral Bloc" alliance, which advocates for closer ties with Russia and constitutional neutrality, gained 24.2% while centrist Alternativa got 8% and the left-leaning and Eurosceptic Our Party secured 6.2% of the ballot. Smaller pro-European and centrist groups such as PPDA (5.6%) also entered parliament, while several minor parties failed to gain more than 1%.

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