2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum

2010 Moldovan constitutional referendum

5 September 2010
Would you agree with the Constitutional amendment, which would allow the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova by the entire population?
Outcome	Proposal failed as voter turnout was below 33%
Results
Choice Votes % Yes 707,468 87.83% No 97,999 12.17% Valid votes 805,467 98.42% Invalid or blank votes 12,962 1.58% Total votes 818,429 100.00% Registered voters/turnout 2,701,918 30.29%

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A nationwide referendum was held in Moldova on 5 September 2010 on whether or not the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to return to direct popular election of the president. Since 2001, the president had been indirectly elected by Parliament, with a supermajority of 61 seats (three-fifths of the membership) required for election.^[1] The voters are asked to answer the following question: "Would you agree with the Constitutional amendment, which would allow the election of the President of the Republic of Moldova by the entire population?" Voters chose one of the proposed options: "Yes (for)" or "No (against)". Of those who had cast their vote, 87.83% chose "Yes".^[2] However, the referendum did not pass because only 30.29% of voters turned out, short of the necessary 33% for the referendum to be considered valid.^[2]