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Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 20 October 2024, [2] with a runoff held on 3 November. [3] Incumbent president Maia Sandu, who won the first round, and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo, who was the runner-up, contested the runoff, with Sandu winning a majority of votes and being re-elected for a second and final term.
OSCE Co-ordinator observing election procedures in Chișinău. Moldova elects a legislature at national level. The Parliament (Parlamentul) has 101 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation with a 6% electoral threshold. [1]
The 101 members of Parliament are elected by party-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. The electoral threshold at the national level varies according to the type of list; for parties or individual organizations it is 5%; for an electoral bloc of two parties it is 7%; for three or more parties it is 11%.
[5] [6] Ilan Shor was banned, as were other Șor Party politicians, from standing for election. In August 2023 a new party called “ȘANSĂ”, led by journalist Alexei Lungu, was established. [7] “ȘANSĂ” was de-registered as a political party two days before the local elections in November amid claims of accepting illegal funds from ...
Chișinău City Hall, Central Chișinău Chișinău City Hall around 1900 Carol Schmidt. The Mayor of Chișinău, officially the General Mayor of the Municipality of Chișinău (Romanian: Primar general al municipiul Chișinău), is the head of the executive branch of Chișinău's government and a member of the city's Municipal Council.
President of Moldova Maia Sandu stated after the election: "I hope that today is the end of a hard era for Moldova, I hope today is the end of the reign of thieves over Moldova." [24] The Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BECS) won 32 seats, a loss of three compared to the previous elections.
On 2 February 2014, the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia held two referendums on European integration. In one, 98.4% voted in favour of joining the Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia, while in the second 97.2% opposed further integration with the EU. 98.9% of voters also supported the proposition that Gagauzia could declare independence if Moldova unified with Romania. [15]