1996 Moldovan presidential election

1996 Moldovan presidential election
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1 December 1996 (second round)		 2001 →
 
Nominee Petru Lucinschi Mircea Snegur
Party Independent PRCM
Popular vote 919,831 782,933
Percentage 54.02% 45.98%
President before election

Mircea Snegur
PCRM

Elected President

Petru Lucinschi
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 17 November 1996, with a second round on 1 December.[1] Whilst incumbent President Mircea Snegur received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated in the second by Petru Lucinschi.[2]

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1343