At stake in this election:

• 101 seats in the Parliament (Parlament)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Petru LUCINSCHI
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Ion CIUBUC
• Assembly: Moldova has a unicameral Parliament (Parlament) with 101 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by direct popular vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Parliament (Parlament) 101 members are elected by popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Communist Party of Moldova (CPM)
  • Leader: Vladimir VORONTIN
  • Seats won in this election: 40
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Democratic Convention of Moldova (CDM)
  • Leader: Mircea SNEGUR and Iurie ROSCA
  • Seats won in this election: 26
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: For a Democratic and Properous Moldova (PMDP)
  • Leader: Dumitru DIACOV
  • Seats won in this election: 24
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Party of Democratic Forces (PFD)
  • Leader: Valeriu MATEI
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections were last held on 27 February 1994.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,652,732 (1998)
• Registered Voters: 2,431,214 (1998)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,905,327 (1998)

·         Is Moldova a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Moldova ratified CEDAW: Yes (1 July 1994)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes 

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 9 (following the 1999 elections. 

·         Human Development Index Position: 107 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Moldova a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Moldova ratified CRPD: Yes (21 September 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 522,859 (