The Chisinau Court of Appeal has restricted the activities of the opposition Heart of Moldova party, led by former Gagauzia head Irina Vlah, for 12 months. Vlah previously called on the Moldovan authorities to end pressure on her party and urged the Justice Ministry to withdraw its lawsuit. In June, Moldova’s Constitutional Court upheld the suspension of six opposition parties that had been barred from the 2025 parliamentary election at the Justice Ministry’s request. The Party of Action and Solidarity retained control of parliament following the election, but the opposition accused it of electoral fraud and usurping power. Foreign election observers also reacted negatively to the measures taken against opposition parties.