Webinar: Hate Speech During Electoral Campaigns: Monitoring and Response Tools | 3 September 2025 | 14:30 CET/15:30 EEST

The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in co-organization with the Promo-LEX Association, is pleased to invite you to the fourth webinar of a series ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections in Moldova. With Moldova’s election just a month away, hate speech in campaign rhetoric remains a challenge for election managers, media regulators, and observers. […]
Webinar: Voter Lists and Voting Abroad: Accessibility, Accuracy, and Integrity | 15 August 2025 | 14:30 CET / 15:30 EEST

The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in co-organization with the Promo-LEX Association, is pleased to invite you to the third webinar of a series ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections in Moldova. The third webinar explores the critical topics of voter registry management and diaspora voting in the context of the upcoming Parliamentary Election, […]
Strengthening Moldova’s Electoral Defenses: Legal Reforms Ahead of 2025 Parliamentary Elections (extended version)

The Republic of Moldova will hold parliamentary elections on 28 September 2025. The result of these elections will be a determining factor of whether Moldova continues its European Integration process or faces further challenges on this path. After the 2024 presidential elections and referendum, several updates have been included in the legislation governing the Moldovan […]
Strengthening Moldova’s Electoral Defenses: Legal Reforms Ahead of 2025 Parliamentary Elections

The Republic of Moldova will hold parliamentary elections on 28 September 2025 and their result will be a determining factor of whether Moldova continues its European Integration process. Following the 2024 presidential elections and referendum, and the multiple hybrid attacks aimed at undermining the integrity of the electoral processes, the Moldovan authorities made several significant […]
Webinar: Observation Methodologies and Reporting: International and Domestic Lessons from Moldova’s 2024 Elections | 10 JULY 2025 | 14:00 CET / 15:00 EEST

The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in co-organization with the Promo-LEX Association, is pleased to invite you to the second webinar of a series ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections in Moldova. This session offers a technical, in-depth review of election observation systems implemented during Moldova’s October/November 2024 elections, covering both the presidential vote […]
Moldova | SUMMARY REPORT: Financing of political parties in the Republic of Moldova. 2024 Retrospective

The Promo-LEX Association presented published the Monitoring Report “Financing of Political Parties in the Republic of Moldova. Retrospective of the Year 2024” discussing how political parties financed their activity throughout 2024, and the efforts of the authorities, in particular the Central Electoral Commission, to ensure the supervision and control of political financing. The report presents […]
Moldova: Electoral Improvements and Legislative Stability Ahead of Moldova’s 2025 Parliamentary Elections

The European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE), in co-organization with the Promo-LEX Association, hosted the first webinar of a series ahead of the 2025 parliamentary elections in Moldova. Since Parliament adopted a new Electoral Code in December 2022, lawmakers have revisited it in nearly every session. Recent amendments include increased sanctions for electoral corruption, penalties […]
2024 Moldovan Elections: Insights and Priorities for Democratic Resilience

The 2024 constitutional referendum and presidential elections conducted in Moldova represented important milestones for the country’s democratic development and consolidating its resilience in front of aggressive outside interference. In this policy alert, Petru Culeac examines the election outcomes, the key challenges encountered, and the urgent reforms needed to secure the integrity of the 2025 parliamentary […]
Promo-LEX Mission for Observing the Presidential Elections and Republican Constitutional Referendum on October 20 (November 3), 2024: Conclusions and Findings – Second Round of Presidential Elections

On November 3, 2024, the day of the Presidential Elections (second round of elections) the Promo-LEX Observation Mission (OM) deployed short-term observers (STOs) to 614 polling stations, selected based on a sample provided by a sociological firm. Furthermore, a static observer was assigned to each of the 30 polling stations designated for voters from the […]
Statement on the First Round of Moldova’s Presidential Election and Constitutional Referendum on October 20, 2024

Date of Election: October 20, 2024 Moldova held its first round of the 2024 presidential election alongside a constitutional referendum on October 20th. Despite a politically charged atmosphere with allegations of large-scale malign foreign interference and disinformation, the election day was conducted peacefully and efficiently. Election authorities and polling staff managed the process effectively while […]