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According to preliminary data presented by the Central Electoral Commission after processing 99.9% of the minutes of the polling stations, people’s votes in parliamentary elections of November 28, 2010 were divided as follows:

• PCRM — 39.3% — 42 seats
• PLDM — 29.3% — 32 seats
• PDM — 12.7% — 15 seats
• PL — 9.9% — 12 seats

Joint election observation mission composed of representatives of OSCE / ODIHR, European Parliament, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Council of Europe considers that the early parliamentary election in Moldova have complied with most of OSCE and Council of Europe requirements. Observers noted that elections were administered in a transparent and impartial manner, the diversity of candidates offered voters a genuine choice, the civil and political rights during the election campaign have been observed. Mass media actively covered the campaign and provided various information to voters. Election day was assessed positively, although some procedural errors were found. International observers also consider that:

• elections reflected the will of the people and were a positive step in the democratic development of Moldova;
• Moldovan citizens behaved democratically and had a high turnout in the vote;
• a clear improvement of the electoral process is noted and election results reflect the will of the people;
• these elections mean that Moldova is perceived as being in front of the EU Eastern Partnership.

However, observers consider that there are some shortcomings related to the new system of allocating the seats, the quality of voter lists and strengthening the public confidence. Further, all political stakeholders are urged to make efforts to resolve the political crisis and solve the problems related to electoral framework. (Source: OSCE / ODIHR)

The mission of observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) describes the elections as fair and in line with relevant standards. At a press conference, the head of CIS observer mission, Vladimir Garkun, concluded that early parliamentary elections of November 28 were held in accordance with electoral legislation of Moldova, the necessary conditions have been created to monitor and conduct the elections, observers were present at all polling stations representing political parties, international observers and other organizations, any information requested by the observers from any state or political institution was provided in due time. Violations registered by CIS observer mission concerned the non-observance of electoral regulation by some polling stations, electoral posters near to polling stations, the high percentage of voters on supplementary lists, as well as favouring the PL and PLDM by some media in the campaign. Some observers still consider that some amendments to the Electoral Code, made with less than six months before the election, were in favour of the current leadership. (Source: Info-Prim Neo)

US Embassy in Moldova has released a statement congratulating the people of Moldova with conducting impartial and transparent parliamentary elections described by international observers to be generally in compliance with international standards of free and fair elections. The vote of November 28 is another step towards Moldova’s democratic pathway and it is important for the political leaders of Moldova to work together to form a new government and elect a president to solve the problems they face. United States expects to work with the new government of Moldova in order to accelerate important reforms to strengthen democracy, improve the economy and strengthening the rule of law. (Source: US Embassy)

Promo-LEX Association, which had over 2,900 observers in the parliamentary elections of November 28, 2010, notes that elections were held successfully and were recognized as more democratic ones. Independent observers have also noted that:

• counting and summarization were conducted in an orderly manner and in good faith, the vast majority of the minutes have been completed without major deviations (out of 1965 minutes, only 4 had more serious contradictions have been that were resolved on the spot);
• the civil servants in the polling stations and electoral district councils have been largely cooperative and demonstrated good faith in exercising their functions:
• over 99 percent of polling stations opened on time, the inside of ballot boxes was shown before being sealed, and voting booths were set up so as to ensure the voting secrecy;
• In 94 percent of polling stations there were not recorded complaints from competitors or voters, and in 92 percent the observers were shown the ballots during the counting, which allowed them to confirm the final figures. (Source: Promo-Lex)

Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party, Vladimir Filat, and the Chairman of the Liberal Party, Mihai Ghimpu, declared they are willing to rebuild the European Integration Alliance (AIE), with the participation of the three AIE component parties that passed the electoral threshold in the elections of November 28: PLDM (32 seats), PD (15 seats) and PL (12 seats). The Democratic Party leaders have not expressed a firm option to restore the AIE, declaring that negotiations are being held with all parliamentary parties and the possibilities are examined to create a centre-left coalition (involving PCRM) or centre-right one (with PLDM and PL), depending on the offers made and the results of negotiations.

The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) argues that elections of November 28 were held with serious violations because as a result of parallel counting conducted by PCRM it was found that a majority of the minutes were made with serious errors in counting. PCRM representatives state they notified the Prosecution Service on cases of multiple voting. At a press conference, PCRM Chairman, Vladimir Voronin stated the prior counting shows that at least 10 percent were stolen from PCRM. Although PCRM invokes major frauds, ruling it is ready for dialogue, for establishing a parliamentary anti-crisis majority and the Government of national confidence. PCRM does lay on the basis of dialogue the issues concerning Moldova’s independence, social justice, European freedoms and strategic partnership with Russia. (Source: PCRM)