Just three weeks ago President Maia Sandu, the founder of PAS, addressed the European parliament in Strasbourg, warning of Russian interference. Despite the electoral result, political distrust seems to be rising and many PAS supporters fear post-election protests whipped up by the pro-Russian parties. President Sandu talks proudly of being part of the ‘Twitter revolution’ – protests that took place following the 2009 parliamentary elections which saw allegations of vote-rigging by the ruling communist party. The split between the parties used to align with age; around 10 per cent of the population are Russophone and older voters tended to vote for pro-Russian parties. But as long as Moldova remains outside the EU, they will fear the war for its future is not truly over.