Alexei Lungu

Alexei Lungu (born 19 November 1983) is a Moldovan politician and journalist. For years, he worked as a journalist, moderator and television presenter at media groups and TV channels affiliated to Moldovan oligarchs Vladimir Plahotniuc and Ilan Shor, as well as to former President of Moldova Igor Dodon. Lungu was also a contributor at the Russian state-owned media group Rossiya Segodnya, publishing over 100 news articles at Sputnik's Moldovan branch website. All TV channels in which Lungu worked were over time sanctioned by the Moldovan authorities, even having their broadcast licenses suspended.

Lungu joined politics in 2023, becoming the president of the pro-Russian Shor-affiliated party Chance in early August. He was appointed deputy mayor of Orhei from 8 to 12 September and the town's acting mayor thereafter, running for mayor at the 2023 Moldovan local elections but being excluded due to Chance's use of illegal funding from Russia. Lungu attended and led many protests organized by Shor's group, with Chance being part of political blocs affiliated with him. Lungu supported Moldova's accession to the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and BRICS, and was critical of the European Union (EU), NATO, the then ruling pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) and Romania, of which he was a citizen as of 2025.

Lungu has been publicly known for his confrontational and aggressive behaviour, having been involved in multiple conflicts with law enforcement and in acts of intimidation against journalists and media outlets. As of 2025, he was a suspect in a criminal case of illegal party financing. Due to his proximity to Shor, Lungu is subject to sanctions in Moldova, the EU and Switzerland, and in Canada for involvement in Russian interference activities before the 2025 Moldovan parliamentary election.