Pro-Russian Protest as Pro-EU Secures Majority in Moldova

A local man, Vasile Chiriac, 66, is reacting to a protest by pro-Russian leaders involving Igor Dodon, former President of Moldova and leader of the pro-Russian, socially conservative Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, and Vasile Tarlev, former Prime Minister and head of the left-wing populist, pro-Russian Future of Moldova Party, outside the Parliament in Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025. With all ballots counted, the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) is securing over 50.1% of the vote, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc is taking 24.2%, giving PAS a clear parliamentary majority and reinforcing Moldova’s path toward EU integration.