Constitutional Court judges retired to deliberate on validation of parliamentary elections

The judges of the Constitutional Court (CC) have retired to deliberate on the validation of the parliamentary elections held on September 28, 2025. The court examined today the Central Electoral Commission's (CEC) request regarding the confirmation of the parliamentary election results and the validation of the elected deputies' mandates. The CC's decision is to be announced at 3:30 PM, President of the Constitutional Court Domnica Manole said.

The report on the election results was presented by CEC President Angelica Caraman. She outlined the stages and peculiarities of the parliamentary election organization and conduct process.


"In total, 50 applications were submitted for registration as electoral competitors in the parliamentary elections. 25 applications were from political parties, 4 were from electoral blocs, and 21 applications were for the issuance of subscription lists for signature collection to support independent candidate nominations. Several complaints from some electoral competitors and state institutions regarding the actions of the Political Party Moldova Mare were also examined, whose registration was annulled by the CEC, based on multiple violations such as prohibited foreign funding, undeclared funds, voter bribery, and association with an unconstitutional party. I would also like to address the case of the Patriotic Electoral Bloc, which was formed by four entities. However, following the enforceable conclusion of limiting the activities of the Political Party Inima Moldovei, the CEC ordered the cancellation of the registration and required the electoral bloc to revise its candidate list. The electoral bloc complied with the CEC's requirement and the list was revised," Angelica Caraman mentioned.


During the parliamentary election, 99 complaints were filed with the Central Electoral Commission.


"In most cases, it was about: the use of administrative resources - 32 cases, placement, dissemination, distribution of electoral advertising in violation of legislation - 25 situations, violation of campaign financing rules – 10 cases, deceptive content advertising and incitement to hatred - 9 cases, election campaigning by electoral officials - 9 cases and 8 cases concerning the existence of camouflaged electoral blocks and electoral agitation on the silence day, including five on election day. Regarding these complaints, the electoral authority adopted a total of 18 decisions aimed at resolving 27 complaints. Additionally, the Commission imposed sanctions - 6 in the form of warnings, complementary sanctions in the form of deprivation of state budget allocations - 2 cases, the cancellation of the registration of the electoral competitor - 2 cases. In two cases, referral to the Ministry of Justice was also ordered," Angelica Caraman said.


The official also referred to the sanctions applied by the CEC regarding the reporting of electoral campaign expenses by electoral competitors.


"Very often, we have resorted to just a warning for the first time, followed by a warning and subsequently applied complementary sanctions, such as deprivation of state budget allocations, initiating a thorough control regarding an electoral competitor, and that address to the Ministry of Justice concerning limiting the activity of a political party. Thus, the amounts of money collected by competitors contrary to legal norms, amounting to over 362,000 lei, were set to be deposited into the state budget. Additionally, the CEC initiated 42 contravention processes," Angelica Caraman stated.


She emphasized that, as of October 16 this year, there were still four litigations under examination, concerning aspects related to the financing of the electoral campaign. In this context, CC President Domnica Manole mentioned that, this morning, the Supreme Court of Justice reported that no case with electoral contestations is pending.


"A similar response came from the Chisinau Court of Appeal. Therefore, as of today, all complaints have been resolved," announced Domnica Manole.


In conclusion, CEC President Angelica Caraman stated that the violations reported by the electoral authority "are not of a nature to influence the election results overall." As a remark, the CEC leadership announced that on the election day, "approximately one billion attacks on the electoral infrastructure were recorded, which were repelled, ensuring the proper functioning of the information systems."

During the CC session, the Patriotic Bloc representative requested the non-validation of the parliamentary elections, while the Action and Solidarity Party and the Democracy at Home Party argued for the validation of the election and the mandates of all electoral competitors, claiming the process was "fair, transparent, and legal."

Meanwhile, the representatives of the Alternative Bloc and the Our Party did not attend the CC session.

Thus, in its report, the CEC indicated five political formations that are to enter the next Parliament: Action and Solidarity Party – 55 mandates (792,557 votes); Patriotic Bloc – 26 mandates (381,984 votes); Alternative Bloc – 8 mandates (125,706 votes); Our Party – 6 mandates (97,852 votes); Democracy at Home Party – 6 mandates (88,679 votes).

The court's decision will be published in the Official Journal and will become official and enforceable. Subsequently, President Maia Sandu will convene the new Parliament for the constitutive session.

During this session, the Constitutional Court will present its final report, and the Legislature will become officially constituted. Deputies will have ten days to elect the Parliament's leadership and form parliamentary factions.

After the Parliament's establishment, the head of state will nominate a candidate for prime minister position, following consultations with the factions. This candidate will have 15 days to present the ministers' list and the government program and will request the Legislature's vote.