In photos: Moldova’s pro-EU party wins parliamentary election and defeats Russian-friendly groups

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Moldova's President Maia Sandu speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Moldova's President Maia Sandu speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vasile Chiriac, 66, salutes during a pro-EU rally in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, after the parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Vasile Chiriac, 66, salutes during a pro-EU rally in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, after the parliamentary election. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A supporter of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) draped in the Moldovan flag smiles as he checks partial results on a phone after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A supporter of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) draped in the Moldovan flag smiles as he checks partial results on a phone after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity speaks to the media after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Moldova's President Maia Sandu arrives for a press conference after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Moldova's President Maia Sandu arrives for a press conference after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, a member of the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc, speaks to supporters protesting outside the Electoral Commission after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, a member of the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc, speaks to supporters protesting outside the Electoral Commission after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Soldiers wait outside a voting stations to cast their vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Soldiers wait outside a voting stations to cast their vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Moldova's President Maia Sandu exits a voting station after casting her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Moldova's President Maia Sandu exits a voting station after casting her vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Feodora, 92 years old, casts her vote in a mobile ballot box during a parliamentary election, in Durlesti village, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Feodora, 92 years old, casts her vote in a mobile ballot box during a parliamentary election, in Durlesti village, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A man casts his vote as an election official attents to a voting station during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A man casts his vote as an election official attents to a voting station during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, left, and his wife Galina prepare to cast their vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon, left, and his wife Galina prepare to cast their vote during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity arrives to a press briefing after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Igor Grosu, president of Moldova's parliament and leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity arrives to a press briefing after the polls closed for the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A man walks past a line of soldiers waiting to cast their vote outside a polling station during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A man walks past a line of soldiers waiting to cast their vote outside a polling station during a parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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8:06 PM on Sunday, September 28

By VADIM GHIRDA

Moldova’s pro-Western ruling party decisively won a parliamentary election fraught with Russian interference claims that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East and West.

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