2016 Moldovan presidential election

none Moldova presidential 2011–2012 Moldovan presidential election 2011–12 30 October 2016 (first round)13 November 2016 (second round) 2020 Moldovan presidential election 2020 Igor Dodon (01.2017; cropped) (cropped).jpg Igor Dodon Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova 834,081 52.11% Maia Sandu - EPP Summit - June 2017 (35463818515) (cropped).jpg e6c300 Maia Sandu PAS 766,593 47.89% President Nicolae Timofti Independent politician Igor Dodon PSRM 2016 Moldovan presidential election map (2nd round).svg 250px Second round results by territorial electoral commission Dodon: #f8b3b6ff 50–55% #f48d91ff 55–60% #f0676cff 60–65% #ee4147ff 65–70% #d01d21ff 70–75% #b40000ff 75–80% #8b0000ff 80–85% #2d0000ff >95% Sandu: #ffde71ff 50–55% #f9c75aff 55–60% #f2b642ff 60–65% #eea533ff 65–70% #cf7a11ff 75–80% 49.18% (first round)53.45% (second round) Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 30 October 2016.http://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-esential-20908466-alegerile-prezidentiale-din-moldova-vor-tine-30-octombrie.htm Alegerile prezidentiale din R. Moldova se vor tine pe 30 octombrie HotNews.ro G. S. 1 April 2016 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.http://www.publika.md/curtea-constitutionala-a-decis-presedintele-tarii-va-fi-ales-prin-vot-direct-de-catre-popor-_2551711.html The Constitutional Court of Moldova has decided: the country's president will be directly elected by the people 4 March 2016 publika.md 4 March 2016 8 November 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161108083658/http://www.publika.md/curtea-constitutionala-a-decis-presedintele-tarii-va-fi-ales-prin-vot-direct-de-catre-popor-_2551711.html dead http://unimedia.info/stiri/video-ultima-ora-curtea-constitutionala-presedintele-va-fi-ales-direct-de-popor-110682.html The Constitutional Court: the president will be elected by the people Unimedia.info 4 March 2016 7 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507210008/http://unimedia.info/stiri/video-ultima-ora-curtea-constitutionala-presedintele-va-fi-ales-direct-de-popor-110682.html dead The elections were won by Igor Dodon of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM).http://unimedia.info/stiri/igor-dodon-este-noul-presedinte-al-republicii-moldova-123182.html Igor Dodon este noul președinte al Republicii Moldova 2016-11-13 2016-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20161118212644/http://unimedia.info/stiri/igor-dodon-este-noul-presedinte-al-republicii-moldova-123182.html dead Candidates # on electoral listCandidateParty1——2Mihai GhimpuLiberal Party3Iurie LeancăEuropean People's Party4Dumitru CiubașencoOur Party5Maia SanduParty of Action and Solidarity6Igor DodonParty of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova7Silvia RaduIndependent8Maia LagutaIndependent9Ana GuțuParty "The Right"10Valeriu GhilețchiIndependent Withdrawn candidates: Marian Lupu – withdrew on 26 October and endorsed Maia Sandu. Andrei Năstase – withdrew on 15 October and supported a common candidate from the centre-right opposition, Maia Sandu. Inna Popenco – registration was annulled on 22 October by a court decision upon the CEC request. Candidates who got registration refusal by CEC: Vitalia Pavlicenco Vasile Tarlev Roman Mihăeș Ion Dron Candidates who failed to collect the required number of signatures: Oleg Brega – announced his withdrawal on 12 September, claiming the CEC were dishonest; Anatol Plugaru – announced his withdrawal from the race on 23 September, declaring the election "unconstitutional";http://en.crimemoldova.com/news/elections-2016/independent-presidential-candidate-anatol-plugaru-withdraws-from-the-race-requesting-the-declararati/ Independent presidential candidate, Anatol Plugaru withdraws from the race, requesting the declararation of elections as unconstitutional en.crimemoldova.com 2016-09-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20161001185242/http://en.crimemoldova.com/news/elections-2016/independent-presidential-candidate-anatol-plugaru-withdraws-from-the-race-requesting-the-declararati/ 2016-10-01 dead Vadim Brinzan; Mihai Corj; Artur Croitor; Ilie Rotaru; Mihail Garbuz; Geta Saviţcaia. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova did not nominate a candidate and called on voters to boycott the elections as they considered them to be illegal. The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova also failed to nominate a candidate, instead supporting a common candidate from the centre-right opposition, Maia Sandu. Opinion polls First round DatePollsterSampleDodonPSRMSanduPASCiubașencoPNNăstasePPDAVoroninPCRMLeancăPPEMLupuPDMOthersUndecidedLead 6–16 OctoberBOP1,10927.0%9.3%5.6%8.1%1.7%7.5%5.8%35.0%17.7% 23 September–6 October Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Moldova 1,10233.4%26.5%<5.0%12.2%<5.0%11.4%6.8%33.7%21.9%<5.0%13.0%<5.0%11.4%11.9%33.0%14.3%13.0%<5.0%12.5%<5.0%11.4%18.6%14–25 Septemberhttps://archive.today/20161025084131/http://www.viitorul.org/doc.php?l=ro&idc=298&id=5340&t=/STUDII-IDIS/Sondaje-nationale/Sondaj-national-Calitatea-guvernarii-evaluata-prin-prisma-serviciilor-acordate-de-stat IDIS1,10823.1%7.9%7.7%3.2%7.6%11.2%27.5%15.2%28 September–5 OctoberASDM1,16133.9%10.1%12.6%6.8%11.8%9.1%15.7%21.3%1–23 SeptemberIRI1,51630%13.5%13%5%3%12%10%14%16.5%2–10 SeptemberASDM1,17929.0%12.9%11.1%6.5%9.9%6.8%12.1%16.1%21 May–15 JuneFOP4,62618.1%11.4%9.0%*7.7%5.1%3.9%3.7%8.6%10.2%6.7%MayNDI20%14%13%7%5%5%24%6%16–23 AprilIPP1,14318.5%12.9%4.8%*7.7%4.8%2.6%2.2%9.4%37.1%5.6%1–10 AprilASDM1,16918.1%12.4% 10.9%* 10.3%6.9%5.7%3.6%19.2%9.5%5.7%11–25 MarchIRI1,50018%10%20%*12%6%3%5%14%18%2%11–20 MarchZiarul Timpul și Fondul Opiniei Publice1,79211.7%9.0%9.7%*7.6%4.9%3.6%3.4%10.3%14.2%2.0% * Other candidate Renato Usatîi may not participate. Each candidate must be at least 42 years of age. Second round Dodon–Sandu DatePoll SourceSample Size92x92px84x84pxUndecidedLead DodonPSRMSanduPAS6–16 OctoberBOP1,10940,8%24.1%35.1%16.7% Conduct thumb|A voting line in the second round Signature collection Marian Lupu, the candidate of the Democratic Party of Moldova, collected over 20,000 signatures in his support and submitted them to the Central Electoral Commission in less than a day.http://www.noi.md/md/news_id/90344#close PDM a colectat 29 de mii de semnaturi și le-a dus la CEC 4 September 2016 The swiftness of the procedure was deemed suspicious, because the required stamps and signatures had to be obtained from public institutions that were closed at the time the party supporters could have collected them. An independent candidate, Oleg Brega, filed a complaint with the Commission, indicating that the DPM must have received preferential treatment as their paperwork was handled on Friday after working hours, as well as on Saturday, a non-working day.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDladXapWUA Cum a primit Oleg Brega listele pentru colectarea semnăturilor YouTube 4 September 2016 The CEC dismissed the complaint and in the aftermath Brega decided to drop out of the presidential race, considering it unfair. A separate complaint was filed by Andrei Năstase on the same grounds.http://www.zdg.md/stiri/stiri-justitie/andrei-nastase-a-dat-in-judecata-cec-si-pe-marian-lupu Andrei Năstase a dat în judecată CEC-ul și pe Marian Lupu Lupu stated that it was due to the effectiveness of his staff, rather than cheating. Voter roll Prior to the elections the Central Electoral Commission announced that the total number of voters was 3.2 million, an implausible figure, given the steady decline in Moldova's population,https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2097720_2097782_2097841,00.html Nobody Home: The Countries Where Population Is on the Decline Time 26 October 2011 Jackson Joe and the fact that preliminary results of the 2014 demographic survey indicated that the total population of the country was only three million.https://jurnaltv.md/ro/news/2016/8/23/mai-mul-i-alegatori-decat-popula-ie-10237212/ Mai mulți alegători decât populație An independent investigation revealed that the lists of voters prepared by the Central Electoral Commission were inaccurate and contained a significant number of deceased people.https://www.rise.md/articol/cimitirul-din-listele-electorale/ Cimitirul din listele electorale From a sample of 300 deceased, 100 were still listed as eligible to cast their vote, according to the online voter registry managed by the CEC. The voter list included some prominent figures, such as the movie director Emil Loteanu (died in 2003), the actor Mihai Volontir (died in 2015) and the journalist Constantin Tănase (died in 2014). The Commission acknowledged that the lists were not fully accurate,https://www.rise.md/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Comunicat_CEC_autosesizare_RSA_10.09.16.pdf CEC, Comunicat de presă din 10 septembrie 2016] but pointed out that only three out of the alleged 100 were present on the list. They stated that at the time of the journalists' investigation, the online database reflected data from previously held elections, rather than the most up-to-date figures. Overseas voting issues Numerous overseas voters in Europe were unable to vote due insufficient ballot papers being available.Pro-Russia Candidate Claims Victory In Moldova's Presidential Vote Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty, 13 November 2016 However, the number of voters unable to vote was thought to be lower than Dodon's margin of victory. Results As none of the candidates was able to achieve a majority on 30 October 2016, a second round of voting took place on 13 November 2016 between the two leading candidates, Igor Dodon of PSRM and Maia Sandu of PAS.https://www.reuters.com/article/us-moldova-election-idUSKBN12U0AL Pro-Russian candidate to face second round in Moldova presidential vote 2016-10-31 Reuters 2016-10-31 Dodon won the second round with 52.11% of the vote and became the fifth President of Moldova on 23 December.https://www.voanews.com/a/moldova-election-results/3594270.html Moldova's Pro-Russian Candidate Claims Presidency in Runoff Poll Voice of America 13 November 2016 13 November 2016 Igor Dodon Party of Socialists 680550 834081 Maia Sandu Party of Action and Solidarity 549152 766593 Dumitru Ciubașenco Our Party 85466 Iurie Leancă European People's Party 44065 Mihai Ghimpu Liberal Party 25490 Valeriu Ghilețchi Independent 15354 Maia Laguta Independent 10712 Silvia Radu Independent 5276 Ana Guțu The Right 2453 #DDDD00 22215 13349 2929694 3019495 CEC, CEC References External links Election of the President of the Republic of Moldova, October 30, 2016 eDemocracy Moldova Presidential Category:Presidential elections in Moldova Moldova Moldova