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Election of the President of the Republic of Moldova, October 30 and November 13, 2016
On October 30 and November 13, 2016 in Moldova were held presidential elections, after the Constitutional Court’s decision of March 4, 2016 has restored the right of citizens to elect the President directly. The first round of elections on 30 October 2016, had a voter turnout of 50.95%, sufficient to be validated, as the threshold of 1/3 of voters included in the voter lists required to validate elections has been surpassed. Since none of the 9 candidates for President of Moldova met 50% of the valid votes cast, a second round was held on November 13, 2016 with participation of the first two candidates who received the highest number of votes on October 30 — Igor Dodon and Maia Sandu. The voter turnout was 53.45%, and Igor Dodon has been elected President of the Republic of Moldova.
| Electoral contestants | Ist round, October 30, 2016 | IInd round, November 13, 2016 | |||
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Mihai Ghimpu Liberal Party | 25,490 1.80% | |||
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Iurie Leanca European People’s Party of Moldova | 44,065 3.11% | |||
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Dumitru Ciubasenco Partidul Nostru (Our Party) | 85,466 6.03% | |||
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Maia Sandu “Actiune si Solidaritate (Action and Solidarity)” Party | 549,152 38.71% | 766,593 47.89% | ||
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Igor Dodon Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova | 680,550 47.98% | 834,081 52.11% | ||
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Silvia Radu independent candidate | 5,276 0.37% | |||
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Maia Laguta independent candidate | 10,712 0.76% | |||
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Ana Gutu “Dreapta (Right)” Party | 2,453 0.17% | |||
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Valeriu Ghiletchi independent candidate | 15,354 1.08% | |||
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Andrei Nastase “Demnitate si Adevar (Dignity and Truth)” Platform dropped out of the electoral campaign | ||||
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Inna Popenco “Ravnopravie (Equality)” Movement registration annulled by a court decision upon the CEC request | ||||
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Marian Lupu Democratic Party of Moldova dropped out of the electoral campaign | ||||
| Voter turnout | Ist round, October 30, 2016 | IInd round, November 13, 2016 | |||
| Number of voters included in the voter lists | 2,812,566 | 2,810,057 | |||
| Number of voters included in supplementary lists | 117,128 | 209,438 | |||
| Number of voters who received ballots | 1,440,830 | 1,614,067 | |||
| Number of voters who participated in voting | 1,440,733 | 1,614,023 | |||
| Number of invalid ballots | 22,215 | 13,349 | |||
| Number of total ballots cast | 1,418,518 | 1,600,674 | |||
| Voter turnout rate | 50.95% | 53.45% | |||
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Laws and Relevant Regulations
Legal regulations relevant for preparation, conduct and monitoring of the 2016 presidential elections[…]
Election Process Monitoring
Reports and analyses covering election campaign, Election Day and post-election period[…]
Commentaries
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- The rationale behind the idea of a single presidential decree
October 10, 2016 - The “Our Moldova” Party (PN) candidate for the Presidential office, Dumitru Ciubasenco, entered the presidential race in order to get the public mandate to dissolve the Parliament and call early parliamentary elections[…]
- Messages and priorities of the pro Eurasians
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Election News
Daily newslines on the electoral campaign[…]
Public Opinion Polls
Results of recent conducted public opinion polls: FOP, IRI, ASDM, BOP, NDI, CBS-AXA, CCSM[…]
Financing of the Electoral Campaigns
Reports on financing the initiative groups and the electoral contestants’ campaigns[…]
