2016 Moldovan presidential election

2016 Moldovan presidential election
← 2011–12 30 October 2016 (first round)
13 November 2016 (second round)		 2020 →
Turnout49.18% (first round)
53.45% (second round)
 
Candidate Igor Dodon Maia Sandu
Party PSRM PAS
First round 680,550
47.98 		549,152
38.71%
Second round 834,081
52.11% 		766,593
47.89%
Second round results by territorial electoral commission
Dodon:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      >95%
Sandu:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      75–80%
President before election

Nicolae Timofti
Independent

Elected President

Igor Dodon
PSRM

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Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 30 October 2016.[1] They were the first direct presidential elections since 1996 and followed a declaration by the Constitutional Court on 4 March 2016 that the 2000 constitutional revision that led to the president being indirectly elected by Parliament was unconstitutional.[2][3] The elections were won by Igor Dodon of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM).[4][5]

  1. ^ G. S. (1 April 2016). "Alegerile prezidentiale din R. Moldova se vor tine pe 30 octombrie". HotNews.ro.
  2. ^ "The Constitutional Court of Moldova has decided: the country's president will be directly elected by the people". publika.md. 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  3. ^ "The Constitutional Court: the president will be elected by the people". Unimedia.info. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Igor Dodon este noul președinte al Republicii Moldova". Archived from the original on 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2016-11-13.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference voa20161113 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).