Election Profile:

Flag of Moldova Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • 101 seats in the Parliament (Parlament)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Vladimir VORONIN *
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Zinaida GRECEANII
  • Assembly: Moldova has a unicameral Parliament (Parlament) with 101 seats.

* The President is elected by indirect vote by the members of the Parliament to serve a 4-year term. The electoral system is two-round.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by indirect vote to serve a 4-year term.
  • Prime Minister is appointed.
  • In the Parliament (Parlament) 101 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Closed lists. 3% threshold for independent candidates. 4% threshold for parties. 6% threshold for blocs of two parties. 8% threshold for blocs of three or more parties.

Main parties in the electoral race:

**** AMN ran as part of the now-defunct Democratic Moldova Bloc in the 2005 election.
******* PDM ran as part of the now-defunct Democratic Moldova Bloc in the 2005 election. In February it absorbed another Democratic Moldova Bloc partners, the Social Liberal Party (PSL). The two parties won a combined total of 12 seats in the 2005 election.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 4,320,748 (July 2009 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 2,586,309 (April 2009 )

Last Updated on 08/29/2008