TRIBUNA continues its project presenting the political events that took place exactly one year ago. This time, we recall what happened on September 27, 2025.

Day of Silence

In the Republic of Moldova, September 27 was the “Day of Silence” — the day when, under the Electoral Code, all forms of election campaigning were prohibited ahead of the parliamentary elections of September 28, 2025.

More than 3,000 observers

The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) announced that a total of 3,423 observers would monitor the parliamentary elections.

Of the total, 2,496 national observers represented eight civil society organizations. The largest number of observers were accredited at the request of Promo-LEX and the Union of Lawyers of Moldova. In addition, the CEC accredited 912 international observers.

CEC members meet with election experts

Members of the Central Electoral Commission met with election experts from foreign electoral authorities who had been accredited to monitor the September 28 parliamentary elections.

The discussions focused on final preparations for the elections, the legal framework, the organization of the electoral process, and other issues relevant to the proper conduct of the vote.

At the invitation of the CEC, electoral experts arrived in Moldova from India, Romania, Albania, Mexico, Georgia, Ireland, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Türkiye, Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Uzbekistan.

More than 2,000 postal votes

The Central Electoral Commission announced that the four polling station bureaus established for postal voting had received 2,055 envelopes containing postal ballots for the September 28, 2025 parliamentary elections.

The largest number of envelopes was received by the polling station bureau in Washington — 1,162, followed by Ottawa — 555, Stockholm — 286, and Tokyo — 52.

A total of 2,593 people registered to vote by mail through the platform administered by the CEC, while 2,472 applications were accepted.

Vlad Batrîncea meets with observers

On the eve of the parliamentary elections, Vlad Batrîncea, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova and a member of the Political Committee of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM), met with international observers representing the OSCE, PACE, the European Parliament, and the Venice Commission.

Vlad Batrîncea spoke about the political situation and alleged violations committed during the electoral campaign.

CEC decision

To streamline the voting process, the Central Electoral Commission decided that 30 polling stations in Moldova and abroad would use both paper and electronic voter lists.

Source: Political Almanac 2025