Moldova is holding a high-stakes parliamentary election that could determine the fate of its bid to join the European Union amid what the government has described as a subversive Russian campaign to sway the vote and sabotage the effort.

The country of 2.4 million people has faced multiple crises since Russia's 2022 invasion of neighbouring Ukraine that have tested the pro-EU government, which sees membership of the 27-member bloc as critical to breaking free from Russia's orbit.

Recent polls suggest the ruling pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) could struggle to keep its majority and would need to seek a coalition with others in the 101-seat legislature.

Opposition forces such as the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc and the nominally EU-friendly Alternative alliance are courting vot

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