PACE autumn session agenda: Moldova elections and new co-rapporteur
The parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova and the appointment of the second co-rapporteur for our country are key topics to be discussed during the autumn session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). This meeting will take place from September 29 to October 3 in Strasbourg, France.
Additionally, on the sidelines of the session, the PACE Committee on the Honoring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States will convene to examine the situation of the Republic of Moldova.
The delegation from the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova to PACE includes deputies Ion Groza (head of the delegation), Natalia Davidovici, Andrian Cheptonar, and the Vice President of the Parliament, Vlad Batrîncea.
In addition to matters concerning our country, the PACE plenary will discuss several pressing issues, such as the protection of journalists in Gaza, the release of Ukrainian journalists held captive in the Russian Federation, support for the rule of law in Georgia, Russia's new threats to European democracies, the political crisis in Serbia, as well as the impact of artificial intelligence and migration.
During the session, opinions on the draft Convention for the Creation of the International Claims Settlement Commission for Ukraine, as well as on the draft Convention of the Council of Europe on Audiovisual Co-Productions in the Form of Series, will also be reviewed.
Another important item on the agenda is the election of the new Secretary General of the PACE, for a five-year term.
The Republic of Moldova has been a member state of the Council of Europe since 1995.
We would like to point out that the Republic of Moldova held its new Parliament election on September 28, 2025, in the ordinary elections for the designation of 101 deputies to the 12th Legislature.
PAS obtained 50.20% of the votes (792,557), the "Patriotic" Bloc - 24.17% (381,505), the "Alternative" Bloc - 7.96% (125,685), the Our Party - 6.20% (97,852), and the "Democracy at Home" Party - 5.62% (88,679).
According to the ADEPT Center's estimates, these results would bring PAS 55 mandates in the future Parliament, 26 to the "Patriotic" Bloc, eight to the "Alternative" Bloc, and six mandates each to the Our Party and the "Democracy at Home" Party.
