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

In Chisinau, Moldova, on September 29, 2025, footage is showing a local man, Vasile Chiriac, 66, reacting to a protest by pro-Russian leaders involving Igor Dodon, the former President of Moldova and leader of the pro-Russian, socially conservative Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, and Vasile Tarlev, the former Prime Minister and head of the left-wing populist, pro-Russian Future of Moldova Party, outside the Parliament. 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.