A
parliamentary election was held in
MoldovaMoldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.
Pre-election developments
After the
constitutional referendumThe Moldovan referendum of 2010 was a nationwide referendum in Moldova held on 5 September on whether or not the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to return to direct popular election of the president instead of 3/5 of total number of seats parliament vote as it is now...
failed to meet the 33% turnout required to validate the results, the
Constitutional Court of MoldovaThe Constitutional Court of Moldova represent the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in the Republic of Moldova, autonomous and independent from the executive, the legislature and the judiciary....
ruled that acting president of Moldova,
Mihai GhimpuMihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951, Coloniţa, Moldova, is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament from 28 August 2009 to 30 December 2010 and Acting President from 11 September 2009 until 28 December 2010.-Family:...
had to dissolve the parliament and hold new elections. Ghimpu then announced that the parliament would be dissolved on 28 September 2010 and new elections would be held on 28 November, 2010.
Legal context
The electoral threshold is:
- for political parties - 4%
- for electoral blocks of two parties - 7%
- for electoral blocks of three or more parties - 9%
- for independent candidates - 2%
The Constitution states that the Parliament must elect the President with a majority of at least 61 votes (from a total of 101). After two failed attempts the Parliament must be dissolved and the interim president must set the date for a new parliamentary election.
Parties
The
Liberal Democratic Party of MoldovaThe Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....
,
Democratic Party of MoldovaThe Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...
and the
Liberal PartyThe Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...
formed the
Alliance for European IntegrationThe Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...
in a coalition against the
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova. The Alliance seeks
integrationRelations between Moldova and the European Union are currently shaped via the European Neighbourhood Policy , a foreign policy instrument of the EU designed for the countries it borders....
into the European Union.
Opinion polls
Trust. According to the
ChişinăuChișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
-based Institute of Marketing and Polls IMAS-INC, a poll during the period of July 26-August 12 showed 42% of respondents trusted
PLDMThe Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....
, 35% trusted
PCRM, 35% -
PDMThe Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...
and 30% - the
Liberal PartyThe Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...
.
Vote intention:
| Date |
Institute |
Party |
| PCRM |
PLDM The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....
|
PDM The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...
|
PL The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...
|
AMN The Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chişinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in 2011.-History:...
|
| April 15-May 3, 2010 |
IMAS |
28% |
16.5% |
8.6% |
4.9% |
- |
| November 4, 2010 |
CBS-AXA |
39% |
21% |
19% |
13% |
2% |
| November 12, 2010 |
Vox Populi |
35.3% |
19.8% |
12.5% |
11% |
6.5% |
| November 16, 2010 |
BPO |
37.2% |
31.1% |
14.4% |
12.5% |
0.8% |
| November 18, 2010 |
AVA.MD |
54.3% |
22.6% |
9.7% |
8.6% |
1% |
| November 19, 2010 |
CBS-AXA |
35% |
28% |
18% |
12% |
2% |
| November 22, 2010 |
Vox Populi-II |
32.1% |
22.1% |
12.1% |
10.9% |
7% |
Exit polls
There were two
exit pollAn election exit poll is a poll of voters taken immediately after they have exited the polling stations. Unlike an opinion poll, which asks whom the voter plans to vote for or some similar formulation, an exit poll asks whom the voter actually voted for. A similar poll conducted before actual...
s made for two TV stations, both failing to predict the outcome within the
margin of errorThe margin of error is a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the "true" figures; that is, the figures for the whole population...
:
| Institute |
Margin of error |
Percent (seats) |
| PCRM |
PLDM The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....
|
PDM The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...
|
PL The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...
|
AMN The Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chişinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in 2011.-History:...
|
| IRES poll (made for Publika TV Publika TV is a Moldovan news television station.It is news television station in Moldova . It was launched on April 7, 2010.. In Romania Publika TV is carried by TV service of Ilink.-External links:* * *...
) |
±1% |
26% (29) |
34.4% (37) |
15.1% (17) |
15.6% (18) |
3.1% (0) |
| CBS AXA poll (made for Prime TV) |
<2% |
33.8% (37) |
32.2% (35) |
14.1% (17) |
10.2% (12) |
3% (0) |
Results
There were 39 electoral contestants: 20 political parties and 19 independent candidates.
The Communists won 42 seats, while the Liberal-Democrats won 32, the Democratic Party won 15, and the Liberals won 12. This gave the
Alliance for European IntegrationThe Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...
59 seats, 2 short of the 61 needed to elect a President. The result thus maintained the status quo following the
contemperaneous constitutional deadlockThe Moldovan referendum of 2010 was a nationwide referendum in Moldova held on 5 September on whether or not the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to return to direct popular election of the president instead of 3/5 of total number of seats parliament vote as it is now...
.
Observers from the
Organization for Security and Co-operation in EuropeThe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe is the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. Its mandate includes issues such as arms control, human rights, freedom of the press and fair elections...
and the
Council of EuropeThe Council of Europe is an international organisation promoting co-operation between all countries of Europe in the areas of legal standards, human rights, democratic development, the rule of law and cultural co-operation...
lauded the election, with the head of the Parliamentary Assembly delegation of OSCE, Tonino Picula, saying "These elections reflected the will of the people."
Elected deputies
The list of deputies elected are:
| no |
electoral district |
number of registered voters |
participated in the vote |
% participated in the vote |
valid votes |
PCRM |
PLD The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....
|
PL The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...
|
PD The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...
|
AMN The Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chişinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in 2011.-History:...
|
PPCD The Christian Democratic People's Party is a Christian democratic political party in Moldova. In the last legislative elections on March 6, 2005, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 101 seats. Led by Iurie Roşca, the CDPP and the liberal PNL are the only major political parties in...
|
PSD |
greens |
|
| 1 |
ChişinăuChișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
|
|
|
67.62% |
|
40.20% |
28.44% |
16.04% |
8.18% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 2 |
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|
|
|
58.70% |
|
56.90% |
18.33% |
4.93% |
13.70% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 3 |
GăgăuziaGagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...
|
|
|
52.66% |
|
59.99% |
6.28% |
0.52% |
15.67% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 4 |
Anenii Noi |
|
|
60.14% |
|
44.11% |
31.04% |
7.63% |
10.21% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 5 |
Basarabeasca |
|
|
73.46% |
|
50.21% |
25.57% |
2.67% |
12.88% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 6 |
Briceni |
|
|
58.97% |
|
47.25% |
17.44% |
4.30% |
21.21% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 7 |
Cahul |
|
|
57.84% |
|
37.77% |
33.05% |
9.03% |
11.65% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 8 |
Cantemir |
|
|
57.97% |
|
34.36% |
34.80% |
7.76% |
12.00% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 9 |
Călăraşi |
|
|
56.07% |
|
25.81% |
35.85% |
16.24% |
12.31% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 10 |
Căuşeni |
|
|
57.76% |
|
41.17% |
32.13% |
6.43% |
12.12% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 11 |
Cimişlia |
|
|
57.24% |
|
38.91% |
33.67% |
6.97% |
15.44% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 12 |
Criuleni |
|
|
62.75% |
|
33.77% |
33.30% |
11.05% |
11.28% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 13 |
Donduşeni |
|
|
65.33% |
|
53.99% |
19.59% |
4.26% |
14.32% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 14 |
Drochia |
|
|
59.00% |
|
44.58% |
28.21% |
4.21% |
13.83% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 15 |
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|
|
|
59.10% |
|
62.34% |
16.29% |
5.52% |
9.10% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 16 |
Edineţ |
|
|
61.04% |
|
52.54% |
12.80% |
3.72% |
21.62% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 17 |
Făleşti |
|
|
57.62% |
|
47.59% |
25.82% |
3.72% |
15.81% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 18 |
Floreşti |
|
|
60.63% |
|
47.60% |
23.11% |
4.16% |
17.25% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 19 |
Glodeni |
|
|
57.25% |
|
43.64% |
24.63% |
4.37% |
17.03% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 20 |
Hînceşti |
|
|
56.17% |
|
23.24% |
50.96% |
6.84% |
13.73% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 21 |
Ialoveni |
|
|
62.39% |
|
23.49% |
42.11% |
16.36% |
11.11% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 22 |
Leova |
|
|
53.95% |
|
35.80% |
28.72% |
5.18% |
18.81% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 23 |
Nisporeni |
|
|
60.63% |
|
19.00% |
37.21% |
14.98% |
18.78% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 24 |
Ocniţa |
|
|
63.44% |
|
60.11% |
12.81% |
2.75% |
16.24% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 25 |
Orhei |
|
|
61.05% |
|
24.22% |
37.48% |
9.82% |
17.04% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 26 |
Rezina |
|
|
61.98% |
|
39.40% |
27.81% |
7.73% |
14.67% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 27 |
Rîşcani |
|
|
58.62% |
|
47.73% |
23.24% |
5.84% |
14.26% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 28 |
Sîngerei |
|
|
57.37% |
|
38.33% |
28.66% |
5.40% |
19.23% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 29 |
Soroca |
|
|
60.27% |
|
45.42% |
22.36% |
5.84% |
14.58% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 30 |
Străşeni |
|
|
58.16% |
|
26.42% |
41.15% |
12.55% |
11.29% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 31 |
Şoldăneşti |
|
|
60.94% |
|
40.93% |
31.75% |
6.22% |
12.50% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 32 |
Ştefan Vodă |
|
|
56.21% |
|
33.03% |
38.79% |
7.46% |
11.52% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 33 |
Taraclia |
|
|
60.81% |
|
69.80% |
6.18% |
1.10% |
11.12% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 34 |
Teleneşti |
|
|
61.77% |
|
22.42% |
49.14% |
7.76% |
14.49% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 35 |
Ungheni |
|
|
58.44% |
|
42.35% |
26.27% |
7.05% |
14.70% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
| 36 |
at diplomatic missions |
|
|
89.02% |
|
6.88% |
48.88% |
8.92% |
25.44% |
% |
% |
% |
% |
|
|
Total |
' |
' |
61.72% |
' |
39.32% |
29.38% |
9.96% |
12.72% |
' |
' |
% |
% |
Government formation
Even though the Alliance for European Integration did not get the
supermajorityA supermajority or a qualified majority is a requirement for a proposal to gain a specified level or type of support which exceeds a simple majority . In some jurisdictions, for example, parliamentary procedure requires that any action that may alter the rights of the minority has a supermajority...
needed to elect the president, the leaders of the three parties of the alliance pledged a new coalition agreement on 30 December. Their new cabinet was installed on 14 January, 2011, when an investiture vote took place in parliament.
Moldova's
highest court ruled on 8 February, 2011 that the government could stay in place without early elections even if they were still unable to elect a new president.
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