April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election

April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election

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All 101 seats in Parliament 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	57.55% ( 11.29 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– PCRM Vladimir Voronin 49.48 60 +4 PL Mihai Ghimpu 13.13 15 New PLDM Vlad Filat 12.43 15 New AMN Serafim Urechean 9.77 11 −11 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Zinaida Greceanîi PCRM Zinaida Greceanîi PCRM

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Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 5 April 2009. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) won a majority of seats (60 out of 101) for the third consecutive occasion. Turnout was 59%, exceeding the 50% necessary for the election to be valid.

Following the elections, Parliament was required to elect a new President of Moldova as the incumbent Vladimir Voronin had to stand down after completing two terms.^[1] Presidential elections required the winning candidate to receive at least 61 votes, but the opposition parties refused to vote for the three PCRM-nominated candidates in three rounds of voting between May and June 2009, meaning no president was elected. As a result, early parliamentary elections were held in July.