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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova on 20 October 2024. [1] [2]
In addition, a referendum on whether Moldova should join the EU is to be held on the same day as the presidential election. [3]
On 17 April 2024, Parliament speaker Igor Grosu announced the holding of the presidential election in conjunction with the referendum on joining the European Union on 20 October. [1] The decision was approved by the Parliament of Moldova on 16 May. [4] [5]
The Constitution of Moldova (Article 78, Clause 2) defines four conditions that a presidential candidate must satisfy: Moldovan citizenship, at least 40 years of age, residence in Moldova for at least 10 years, and ability to speak the state language. Article 80 of the Constitution establishes a term limit: one individual cannot serve more than 2 terms in a row. [6]
Candidates can be nominated by a political party, an electoral alliance, or run as independents. They have to collect at least 15,000 voter signatures in their support from at least half of Moldova's level 2 administrative territorial units with at least 600 signatures in each of them. [7] The election results can be considered valid only if the turnout is above or equal to 33%. The candidate who receives an absolute majority of the votes is elected president. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a second round between the top 2 candidates is held two weeks after the first round. The candidate with the largest number of votes in the second round then becomes president. [8]
Name | Born | Experience | Party | Ref | |
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Maia Sandu | 24 May 1972 (52) Risipeni, Fălești District | President of Moldova (2020–present) Prime Minister of Moldova (2019) Minister of Education (2012–2015) | Independent endorsed by Party of Action and Solidarity | [9] | |
Renato Usatîi | 4 November 1978 (45) Fălești | Mayor of Bălți (2015–2018, 2019–2021) | Our Party | [10] | |
26 February 1972 (52) | Member of the Superior Council of Magistrates (2013–2017) | Independent | |||
Tudor Ulianovschi | 25 May 1983 (41) | Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (2018–2019) Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein; Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2016–2018) | Independent | [11] | |
Andrei Năstase | 6 August 1975 (49) | Deputy Prime Minister , Minister of Internal Affairs (2019) | Independent | [12] | |
Vlad Filat | 6 May 1969 (55) | Prime Minister of Moldova (2009–2013) Minister of State (1999) | Liberal Democratic Party | [13] | |
Ion Chicu | 28 February 1972 (52) | Prime Minister of Moldova (2019–2020) Minister of Finance (2018–2019) | Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova | [14] | |
Alexandr Stoianoglo | 3 June 1967 (57) | Prosecutor General of Moldova (2019–2021) Vice President of the Parliament (2009–2010) | Party of Socialists | ||
Irina Vlah | 26 February 1974 (50) | Governor of Gagauzia (2015–2023) | Independent | ||
Natalia Morari | 12 January 1984 (40) | Journalist Host of Morari.live | Independent | ||
Alexandru Arseni | 30 August 1952 (72) | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1990–1994) | Independent | [16] | |
Vasile Tarlev | 9 October 1963 (60) | Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008) | Independent endorsed by Party of Communists | ||
Victoria Furtună | 24 February 1981 (43) Hîncești | Prosecutor | Independent | ||
Valeriu Pleșca | 8 November 1958 (65) | Minister of Defense (2004–2007) | European Social Democratic Party | ||
27 October 1982 (41) | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (2014–present) | Victory | Candidacy rejected by the CEC | ||
21 August 1972 (52) | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (2019–2021) Minister of Youth and Sport (2013) | Together Bloc | |||
10 August 1965 (59) Costuleni, Ungheni District | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (2019–2021) Ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico (2010–2015) | Coalition for Unity and Welfare |
As of August 2024, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous seven months, but they rejected and announced they won't run as candidate:
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | Other | None/ Undecided/ Abstention | ||||||||||
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Maia Sandu | Igor Dodon | Alexandr Stoianoglo | Ion Ceban | Ilan Shor | Vladimir Voronin | Ion Chicu | Marina Tauber | Renato Usatîi | Irina Vlah | |||||
Independent | PSRM | Independent | MAN | ȘOR | PCRM | PDCM | ȘOR | PN | Independent | |||||
30 Aug–2 Sep 2024 | Intellect Group [20] | 596 | 24.5% | – | 12.0% | – | – | – | 1.5% | – | 6.2% | 5.0% | 14.7% | 20.7% |
19–25 Aug 2024 | iData [21] | 1,004 | 27.5% | – | 11.4% | – | – | – | 2.8% | – | 11.6% | 3.3% | 21.2% | 22.2% |
20–23 Aug 2024 | CBS Research–WatchDog [22] | 1,011 | 35.5% | – | 9.9% | – | – | – | 3.0% | – | 6.8% | 5.8% | 14.4% | 24.6% |
8–21 Jul 2024 | IMAS [23] | 1,093 | 33.7% | – | 11.5% | – | – | – | 6.0% | – | 10.8% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 18.8% |
28 Jun–18 Jul 2024 | CBS-AXA-IPRE | 1,119 | 30.3% | 13.0% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 3.2% | – | 6.5% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 23% |
23 May–13 Jun 2024 | IRI [24] | 1,225 | 34% | 18% | – | 4% | 4% | – | 5% | – | 5% | 4% | 3% | 24% |
22–27 May 2024 | iData [25] | 1,022 | 30.4% | 14.3% | – | 3.0% | – | 2.5% | 6.1% | – | 3.9% | 1.6% | 6.1% | 32.1% |
2–19 May 2024 | IMAS [26] | 1,088 | 35.2% | 16.4% | – | 5.9% | – | 5.3% | 5.7% | – | 4.7% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 14.9% |
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog [27] | 1,008 | 35.1% | 15.8% | – | 5.4% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 5.6% | – | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 18.0% |
18–24 Mar 2024 | iData [28] | 1,131 | 27.9% | 13.3% | – | 4.4% | – | 2.6% | 5.7% | – | 3.0% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 32.3% |
27 Jan–22 Feb 2024 | IRI [29] | 1,247 | 30% | 24% | – | 6% | 4% | – | 5% | – | 4% | 4% | 1% | 22% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research [30] | 1,104 | 29.8% | 14.8% | – | 4.5% | 8.5% | 1.6% | 5.0% | – | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 22.4% |
26–30 Jan 2024 | iData [31] | 1,011 | 24.1% | 29.7% | 46.2% | |||||||||
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS [32] | 954 | 30.1% | 24.0% | – | 8.1% | – | 2.7% | 6.1% | – | 4.1% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 13.3% |
2–24 Sep 2023 | IMAS [33] | 822 | 27.8% | 16.0% | – | 6.0% | – | 4.3% | 5.9% | – | 6.0% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 24.4% |
9–23 Aug 2023 | CBS-AXA–IPP [34] | 1,215 | 29.4% | 18.1% | – | 5.6% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 4.1% | – | 5.1% | – | 3.0% | 30.1% |
13–28 Jun 2023 | CBS-AXA–IPRE [35] | 1,120 | 32.6% | 17.8% | – | 5.3% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 4.3% | – | 1.5% | 24.0% |
10–19 Jun 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog [36] | 1,121 | 37.9% | 14.2% | – | 6.2% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | – | 3.0% | 18.3% |
2–19 May 2023 | IMAS [37] | 1,112 | 28.5% | 23.9% | – | 8.3% | – | 3.7% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | – | 4.1% | 18.0% |
27 Apr–8 May 2023 | iData [38] | 1,049 | 30.4% | 18.3% | – | 6.7% | 12.2% | – | 5.9% | – | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 17.7% |
4–13 Apr 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog [39] | 1,015 | 38.3% | 18.4% | – | 6.2% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 3.2% | – | 1.9% | 19.2% |
15–26 Mar 2023 | iData [40] | 1,065 | 29.4% | 17.6% | – | 7.2% | 9.2% | 0.9% | 5.4% | – | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 23.9% |
24 Feb–3 Mar 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog [41] | 1,000 | 31.8% | 17.8% | – | 4.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 28.8% |
6–23 Feb 2023 | IMAS [42] | 1,100 | 25.2% | 20.4% | – | 8.2% | – | 4.9% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 3.4% | – | 3.8% | 24.6% |
17–26 Jan 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog [43] | 1,001 | 28.2% | 17.6% | – | 8.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 21.8% |
15–26 Dec 2022 | iData [44] | 1,006 | 27.2% | 24.1% | – | 10.0% | 13.4% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3.0% | 16.0% |
10–29 Nov 2022 | IMAS [45] | 1,100 | 26.9% | 19.6% | – | 8.8% | – | 4.0% | 7.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% | – | 7.3% | 21.3% |
29 Oct–10 Nov 2022 | CBS Research/IPP [46] | 1,134 | 27.3% | 15.4% | – | 7.1% | 9.1% | 4.3% | – | – | 2.9% | – | 3.5% | 30.5% |
29 Sep–11 Oct 2022 | IDIS–CBS Research–IPRI [47] | 1,066 | 34.1% | 19.1% | – | 7.1% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 2.5% | – | 3.3% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 18.1% |
6–18 Jul 2022 | IMAS [48] | 1,007 | 24.4% | 25.4% | – | 9.2% | – | 7.1% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 2.8% | – | c. 5.4% | 16.0% |
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | None/ Undecided/ Abstention | ||
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Maia Sandu | Igor Dodon | ||||
Independent | PSRM | ||||
2–19 May 2024 | IMAS [26] | 1,088 | 41.3% | 43.5% | 15.3% |
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog | 1,008 | 42.2% | 34.9% | 22.9% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research [30] | 1,104 | 40.2% | 39.3% | 20.4% |
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS [32] | 954 | 35% | 46% | 19% |
2–19 May 2023 | IMAS [49] | 1,112 | 38% | 45% | 17% |
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | None/ Undecided/ Abstention | ||
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Maia Sandu | Ion Ceban | ||||
Independent | MAN | ||||
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog | 1,008 | 40.2% | 32.3% | 27.4% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research [30] | 1,104 | 39.5% | 35% | 25.8% |
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS [32] | 954 | 34% | 42% | 24% |
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | None/ Undecided/ Abstention | ||
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Maia Sandu | Renato Usatîi | ||||
Independent | PN | ||||
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS [32] | 954 | 37% | 30% | 33% |
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | None/ Undecided/ Abstention | ||
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Maia Sandu | Irina Vlah | ||||
Independent | Independent | ||||
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog | 1,008 | 43.2% | 28.3% | 28.5% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research [30] | 1,104 | 42.2% | 33% | 24.7% |
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS [32] | 954 | 38% | 35% | 27% |
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