Abstract. In the autumn of 2024, presidential elections were held in Moldova. There were two rounds of voting. The incumbent president Maia Sandu and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, supported by the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, came in the second round of elections. Sandu advocated the European integration of Moldova and the curtailment of relations with Russia and the CIS countries. In contrast, Stoianoglo was against the unilateral orientation towards the EU. He advocated strengthening Moldova’s ties with Russia and maintaining a balance in relations with the West and the East. The election was won by Sandu, who in the second round of voting was 10% ahead of her opponent. And Sandu won the election largely thanks to the votes of the Moldovan diaspora in countries of the European Union and in the United States. The elections have shown that the Moldovan society remains divided into Moldovenists and supporters of the Western path of development. Simultaneously with the first round of elections, the European Union membership referendum was held in Moldova, in which pro-Euro voters won by a small margin. Thus, Chisinau’s pro-Western course remains unchanged.