IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Moldova, Republic of

Republic of Moldova

4,029,750
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)

3,080,979
Registered Voters (as of Sept. 28, 2025)

55.80%
Average Turnout

25
Elections in our database

V-Dem* Score: 0.632
Regimes of the World Classification: Electoral Democracy
*Varieties of Democracy Electoral Democracy Index (2024)

CEDAW Status: Ratified
Ratified Date: July 1, 1994

SIGI* Score: 11.0
Level of Discrimination: Very Low
*Social Institutions and Gender Index (2023)

CRPD Status: Signed and Ratified
Signed Date: March 30, 2007
Ratified Date: Sept. 21, 2010

HDI* Score: 0.785
Category: High
*UNDP Human Development Index (2023)

Name	Official Name	Type
Moldovan Presidency	None	Head of State
Moldovan Parliament	Parlament	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Maia SANDU
Head of Government: Prime Minister Dorin RECEAN
Assembly: Moldova has a unicameral Parliament (Parlament) with 101 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote to serve a 4-year term.
- For the election to be valid, participation is required from at least one-third of registered voters. A candidate who obtains at least half of the votes cast is considered elected. If no candidate obtains the required number of votes, a second round is held two weeks later between the two winning candidates. In the second round, the candidate who obtains the higher number of votes is considered elected. If less than one-fifth of the registered voters have participated in the second round elections, they are not considered valid. In this case, repeated elections shall be organized in two weeks after the elections are declared invalid.
The Prime Minister is designated by the President upon consultation with Parliament.
In the Parliament (Parlament) 101 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.
- There is a 2 percent threshold for independent candidates, 5 percent threshold for individual parties, 7 percent for electoral blocks of multiple parties. An election is valid only if one-third of registered voters turn out.

Elections

2025-09-28 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,609,579
Registered 3,080,979
Turnout 52.24

2024-11-03 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 1,701,284
Registered 3,133,687
Turnout 54.29

2024-10-20 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 1,531,392
Registered 2,711,615
Turnout 56.48

2024-10-20 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 1,564,495
Registered 3,023,506
Turnout 51.74

2021-07-11 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,480,965
Registered 3,052,603
Turnout 48.51

2020-11-15 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 1,650,131
Registered 2,995,891
Turnout 55.08

2020-11-01 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 1,348,719
Registered 3,287,140
Turnout 41.03

2019-02-24 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,457,220
Registered 2,803,573
Turnout 51.98

2019-02-24 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes -
Registered -
Turnout -

2016-11-13 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 1,614,007
Registered 3,018,064
Turnout 53.48

2016-10-30 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 1,432,753
Registered 2,809,503
Turnout 51.0

2014-11-30 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,649,508
Registered 3,072,000
Turnout 53.69

2010-11-28 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,721,157
Registered 2,662,052
Turnout 64.66

2010-09-05 | Status: Held
Referendum
Votes 818,429
Registered 2,662,052
Turnout 30.74

2009-12-07 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 53
Registered 101
Turnout 52.48

2009-11-10 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 53
Registered 101
Turnout 52.48

2009-08-28 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 53
Registered 101
Turnout 52.48

2009-07-29 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,591,757
Registered 2,603,158
Turnout 61.15

2009-06-03 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 60
Registered 101
Turnout 59.41

2009-05-20 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 60
Registered 101
Turnout 59.41

2009-04-05 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,556,083
Registered 2,586,309
Turnout 60.17

2005-04-04 | Status: Held
Moldovan Presidency
Votes 76
Registered 101
Turnout 75.25

2005-03-06 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,576,079
Registered 2,430,537
Turnout 64.84

2001-02-25 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,606,703
Registered 2,379,491
Turnout 67.52

1998-03-22 | Status: Held
Moldovan Parliament
Votes 1,680,470
Registered 2,431,214
Turnout 69.12

Election For	Date	Status	Votes	Registered Voters	Turnout
Moldovan Parliament	2025-09-28	Held	1,609,579	3,080,979	52.24
Moldovan Presidency	2024-11-03	Held	1,701,284	3,133,687	54.29
Referendum	2024-10-20	Held	1,531,392	2,711,615	56.48
Moldovan Presidency	2024-10-20	Held	1,564,495	3,023,506	51.74
Moldovan Parliament	2021-07-11	Held	1,480,965	3,052,603	48.51
Moldovan Presidency	2020-11-15	Held	1,650,131	2,995,891	55.08
Moldovan Presidency	2020-11-01	Held	1,348,719	3,287,140	41.03
Moldovan Parliament	2019-02-24	Held	1,457,220	2,803,573	51.98
Referendum	2019-02-24	Held	-	-	-
Moldovan Presidency	2016-11-13	Held	1,614,007	3,018,064	53.48
Moldovan Presidency	2016-10-30	Held	1,432,753	2,809,503	51.0
Moldovan Parliament	2014-11-30	Held	1,649,508	3,072,000	53.69
Moldovan Parliament	2010-11-28	Held	1,721,157	2,662,052	64.66
Referendum	2010-09-05	Held	818,429	2,662,052	30.74
Moldovan Presidency	2009-12-07	Held	53	101	52.48
Moldovan Presidency	2009-11-10	Held	53	101	52.48
Moldovan Presidency	2009-08-28	Held	53	101	52.48
Moldovan Parliament	2009-07-29	Held	1,591,757	2,603,158	61.15
Moldovan Presidency	2009-06-03	Held	60	101	59.41
Moldovan Presidency	2009-05-20	Held	60	101	59.41
Moldovan Parliament	2009-04-05	Held	1,556,083	2,586,309	60.17
Moldovan Presidency	2005-04-04	Held	76	101	75.25
Moldovan Parliament	2005-03-06	Held	1,576,079	2,430,537	64.84
Moldovan Parliament	2001-02-25	Held	1,606,703	2,379,491	67.52
Moldovan Parliament	1998-03-22	Held	1,680,470	2,431,214	69.12

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