Moldovan Analytical Digest
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The Moldovan Analytical Digest is a quartely internet publication jointly produced by the external page University of Fribourg/CH, external page the Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen, the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, and the external page Center for Eastern European Studies (CEES) at the University of Zurich, with financial support from the external page Elite Network of Bavaria. The Moldovan Analytical Digest analyzes the political, economic, and social situation in Moldova including the breakaway region of Transnistria within the context of international and security dimensions. All contributions to the Moldovan Analytical Digest undergo a fast-track peer review.
Editorial Board: Dorina Baltag (Loughborough University London), Jan Matti Dollbaum (Université de Fribourg / LMU Munich), Amy Eaglestone (University of Birmingham / Leiden University), Eleanor Knott (London School of Economics), Ion Marandici (unabhängiger Forscher), Jeronim Perović (Universität Zürich), Svetlana Suveica (Universität Regensburg), Daniel Ursprung (Universität Zürich)
Corresponding Editors: external page Jan Matti Dollbaum (Université de Fribourg und LMU Munich), external page Amy Eaglestone (University of Birmingham / Leiden University)
Coordination Layout and Publication: external page Matthias Neumann (Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen)
Current Issues

No. 001: Presidential Election and EU Referendum
This first issue of the Moldovan Analytical Digest covers the presidential elections and the referendum on enshrining Moldova’s EU aspirations in the constitution, which took place in October and November 2024. The contributions analyze turnout and trends in comparison to 2020 (DeSisto & Pop-Eleches), in relation to public opinion on EU integration (Burmester) and in the face of oligarchic and Russian interference (Marandici). The final contribution (Mihailov) comments on the domestic reasons for holding the referendum. In addition, the issue contains statistics, a news timeline, and international reactions on the election and the referendum.