Moldova's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on Tuesday handed a note of protest to Russian Ambassador to Moldova Oleg Ozerov.

Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi, who is on a working visit to Japan, on Tuesday met with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who recently took office.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu believes that “political corruption and vote-buying by an organized criminal group remains one of the most acute problems the country has faced in recent years.” According to the INFOTAG news agency, at a briefing on Monday following a meeting of the Supreme Security Council (SSC), Sandu said that “we have seen criminal groups trying to substitute the will of citizens to influence important decisions by buying electoral votes.”

Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Andrei Spinu has announced his resignation from the government and his withdrawal from the ruling PAS party, in which he served as deputy chairman of the formation. According to the INFOTAG news agency, Spinu wrote on facebook on Monday that he expects that “this step will make it possible to return the discussion in the public space to the subject of Moldova and not to individuals, as the enemies of our country want.”

The Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has demanded that Russia respect the status of neutrality and territorial integrity of the republic. As INFOTA” reports, this is stated in a statement of the Foreign Ministry published on Sunday evening on its social media page.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu met with her Ukrainian counterpart Volodimor Zelensky in Budapest, expressing support in the neighboring country's resistance to aggression by the Russian Federation.

The leader of the Party of Socialists (PSRM) Igor Dodon called on the opposition to unite before the parliamentary elections demanding the release of the CEC and the National Integrity Agency from the ruling party PAS, the dismissal of the leadership of the Audiovisual Council and the public company Teleradio-Moldova, and the depoliticization of the Constitutional Court (CC).

Moldovan President Maia Sandu is taking part in the summit of the European Political Community, which opened on Thursday in the Hungarian capital Budapest.

The loser of the presidential election, Alexandru Stoianoglo, said that “this is only a lost battle” and he does not intend to stop. As “INFOTAG” reports, he said this on Wednesday evening in a video in social networks.

The Cabinet of Ministers is expected to be reshuffled. Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced this at a government meeting on Wednesday, INFOTAG reports.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential election.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov believes that “Mrs. Sandu is not, as far as we understand, the president of her country, because in the country itself the majority of the population did not vote for her.” While speaking to journalists on Tuesday, he said that “(in Moldova - ‘I.’) we are talking about a very, very divided society.”

Presidential Advisor Mykhailo Podolyak believes that “the November 3 elections were won not so much by Mrs. Sandu, but by justice and a very promising choice that awaits Moldova.” He told Moldova1 on Monday evening that “everything that concerns the pro-Russian vector of development, and we understand that the candidate who lost was oriented to this vector - a return to bad, dormant times.”

Leaders of several European countries and institutions have congratulated Maia Sandu on her re-election as Moldovan president following the results of the second round. French President Emmanuel Macron wrote in X that with Sandu's re-election, "democracy has triumphed in the face of any interference."

WatchDog expert Andrei Curararu believes that “the presidential elections have been won again thanks to the diaspora, but the victory of Alexandr Stoianoglo inside the country is not so unambiguous”. He said this to Deutsche Welle, commenting on the results of the second round of the Moldovan presidential election.

The incumbent President Maia Sandu has won the presidential election against Alexandru Stoianoglo with a margin of more than 10%. The INFOTAG news agency reports that this is evidenced by the preliminary results of the November 3 run-off election.

Moldovan incumbent President Maia Sandu, who won a convincing victory in the second round of the presidential election on Sunday, pledged to “be a president for all.” Sandu said this at a briefing on Monday night, when it became clear that she had won.

Candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo, who lost the Moldovan presidential election, urged his fellow citizens to “remain calm.” He said this at a briefing late Sunday night, when it became clear that Maia Sandu had won the election.

The second round of the Moldovan presidential election was held - more than one third of voters took part in the election, according to the Central Election Commission.

The second round of the Moldovan presidential election takes place on Sunday. Polling stations across the country opened at 7.00 a.m., INFOTAG reports.