Twenty-four hours after it became clear that PAS had achieved an absolute majority in the Moldovan parliamentary election, IDM Director Sebastian Schäffer and Research Associate Rebecca Thorne had the opportunity to discuss the results with the Austrian Ambassador Stella Avallone and Dr. Brigitta Triebel, Head of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Moldova.

How come Russia suffered a defeat despite investing so much money in trying to subvert the elections and what can Europe learn from this? Given the unexpected success of the Democracy at Home party in winning 6 seats, to what extent is unification between Moldova and Romania a topic of discussion in the two neighbouring countries? What challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the next parliamentary term of office?

We are grateful for the opportunity to discuss these and other questions with Ambassador Avallone and Dr. Triebel during our visit to Moldova.