Presidential election in the Republic of Moldova 2016
The 2016 presidential election in the Republic of Moldova was the first direct election of the President of Moldova since 1996. In the second ballot, Igor Dodon ( PSRM ) was elected President.
prehistory
After the Republic of Moldova gained independence, there were direct elections in 1991 and 1996. After that, following a change in the law, the president was elected by parliament. This change was declared unconstitutional by the Moldovan Constitutional Court in March 2016.
Candidates
In pre-election polls, Igor Dodon ( PSRM ) was the favorite. They were followed by Maia Sandu ( PAS ) and Marian Lupu ( PDM ). Shortly before the election, however, Marian Lupu announced his withdrawal.
Results
First ballot
The first ballot took place on October 30, 2016. Igor Dodon got 48.23% and Maia Sandu got 38.42% of the vote. The remaining votes were distributed among the other seven applicants. The turnout was 49.03%. Young people and people from urban areas had voted for the surprisingly successful Maia Sandu. In the autonomous region of Gagauzia, however, the pro-Russian socialist leader Igor Dodon won 91 percent of the votes, while there was uncertainty about Dodon's overhang among voters from Transnistria.
Second ballot
The second ballot took place on November 13, 2016. Here was Igor Dodon 52.11% (834,081 votes) and Maia Sandu 47.89% (766,593 votes). The turnout was 53.45%.
| candidate | Political party | First ballot | Second ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| be right | % | be right | % | |||
| Igor Dodon | Party of Socialists of Moldova | 680,550 | 47.98% | 834.081 | 52.11% | |
| Maia Sandu | Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate | 549.152 | 38.71% | 766,593 | 47.89% | |
| Dumitru Ciubașenco | Partidul Nostru | 85,466 | 6.03% | |||
| Iurie Leancă | European People's Party | 44,065 | 3.11% | |||
| Mihai Ghimpu | Liberal Party | 25,490 | 1.80% | |||
| Valeriu Ghilețchi | More independent | 15,354 | 1.08% | |||
| Maia Laguta | Independent | 10,712 | 0.76% | |||
| Silvia Radu | More independent | 5,276 | 0.37% | |||
| Ana Guțu | Partidul "Dreapta" | 2,453 | 0.17% | |||
| Valid votes counted | 1,418,518 | 100% | 1,600,674 | 100% | ||
| Blank ballot papers | 22,216 | 1.54% | 13,349 | 0.83% | ||
| voter turnout | 1,440,734 | 49.17% | 1,614,023 | 53.45% | ||
| Persons entered on the electoral roll | 2,929,679 | 100% | 3,019,495 | 100% | ||
| Source: Central Electoral Commission | ||||||
Web links
- Alegerile din 13 noiembrie 2016 (Romanian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Curtea Constituţională a DECIS! Președintele țării va fi ales prin VOT DIRECT de către POPOR
- ^ Marian Lupu și Maia Sandu, luptă acerbă pentru turul doi. În primul tur pentru Igor Dodon ar vota 40% dintre alegători
- ↑ CEC approved Marian Lupu's request of withdrawal from presidential race
- ↑ Alegerile Preşedintelui Republicii Moldova din 30 octombrie 2016
- ^ Republic of Moldova - No marching through for the man from Moscow , NZZ, November 1, 2016
