2019 Moldovan parliamentary election

2019 Moldovan parliamentary election
Moldova
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All 101 seats in Parliament
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout49.24% (Decrease 6.55 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PSRM Zinaida Greceanîi 31.15 35 +10
PDM Vladimir Plahotniuc 23.62 30 +11
ACUM Maia Sandu & Andrei Năstase 26.84 26 New
ȘOR Ilan Shor 8.32 7 New
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Winning party by territorial election commissions (left) and single-member constituencies (right)
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Pavel Filip
PDM		 Maia Sandu
PAS (ACUM)

Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 24 February 2019[1] in order to elect the 101 members of the Parliament of Moldova. The Constitution holds that elections are to be held no later than four years and three months from the date of inauguration of the previous legislature.[2] The elections were held under a parallel voting system, replacing the closed-list proportional system used in Moldova at all previous parliamentary elections since the independence. The electoral campaign period began in November 2018 and continued up until the election day.[3] Candidates from four parties were elected to the Parliament, more specifically the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM), the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), the ACUM electoral alliance composed of the DA and the PAS, and the Șor Party. The Party of Communists (PCRM) failed to obtain any seats for the first time since the independence of the Republic of Moldova. The results were subsequently confirmed and validated by Moldova's Constitutional Court on 9 March 2019.[4] Furthermore, the results triggered a constitutional crisis in June.

  1. ^ Vițu, Valeria (27 July 2018). "24 februarie 2019, ziua alegerilor parlamentare în R.Moldova". RFI (in Romanian).
  2. ^ "Constitution of Moldova, Article 61". LEX Moldova (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  3. ^ "Moldovan Socialists Kick Off Election Campaign With Chisinau Rally". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-18.
  4. ^ "Moldova's Constitutional Court Confirms February 24 Vote Result". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-11.