2014 Moldovan parliamentary election

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2014 Moldovan parliamentary election
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All 101 seats in Parliament
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout55.79% (Decrease2.svg 5.85pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
PSRM Igor Dodon 20.5125+21
PLDM Vlad Filat 20.1623−9
PCRM Vladimir Voronin 17.4821−17
PDM Marian Lupu 15.8019+4
PL Mihai Ghimpu 9.6713+1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Prime Minister before Prime Minister
Iurie Leancă
PLDM 		Chiril Gaburici
PLDM

Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 30 November 2014. The result was described as "more a loss than a victory" of the incumbent pro-European coalition, with center-right parties divided by sharp tensions. [1] The pro-Russian Party of Socialists (PSRM), composed of former communists, emerged as the largest party in Parliament, gaining 20.51% of votes and winning 25 of the 101 seats. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), previously the largest party, dropped from 38 to 21 seats. [ citation needed ]

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Electoral system

The 101 members of Parliament were elected by party-list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. [2] There were four separate electoral thresholds: 9 percent for electoral blocs with three or more parties, 7 percent for two-party electoral blocs, 4 percent for single parties or organisations, and 2 percent for independent candidates. [2]

Documents for registration of electoral candidates had to be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) between 3 and 30 October 2014. [3] Once formally registered by the CEC, the candidates were allowed to begin campaigning. [4]

Voter turnout had to be over 33 percent for the election to be validated. [2]

Campaign

A total of 41 parties registered at the Ministry of Justice by the 15 September deadline, [5] but the final ballot included 19 parties, one bloc, and four independent candidates.

The main dividing line between the parties was foreign policy, setting the pro-European Union (EU) parties (the Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, and the Liberal Party) against those supporting rapprochement with the then incoming Eurasian Economic Union and the Russian Federation (PCRM and PSRM). The PSRM was the most radical by offering to cancel the agreement on political association and the free trade zone with the EU, and was openly supported by Russia. The leader of the party, Igor Dodon, publicly met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.

Participating

In total, the Central Electoral Commission registered 25 participants in the election (20 political parties, 1 electoral bloc, and 4 independent candidates):

No. [6] [7] Party or independent candidate's nameCandidate list accepted by the
Central Electoral Commission on [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
1 Democratic Party of Moldova 10 October 2014
2 Christian-Democratic People's Party 10 October 2014
3Force of the People Party10 October 2014
4 Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova 10 October 2014
5 Liberal Reformist Party 10 October 2014
6 Communist Reformist Party of Moldova 10 October 2014
7Popular Movement Anti-Mafia Party10 October 2014
8 National Liberal Party 10 October 2014
9 Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova 10 October 2014
10'Moldova’s Choice — the Customs Union' Electoral Bloc10 October 2014
11 Democracy at Home Party 10 October 2014
12People's Party of Moldova10 October 2014
13 Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova 10 October 2014
14 Liberal Party 10 October 2014
15 Revival Party 10 October 2014
16Homeland Party [lower-alpha 1] 13 October 2014
17 Democratic Action Party 27 October 2014
18 Ecologist Green Party 28 October 2014
19 Equality Movement [lower-alpha 2] 29 October 2014
20 Oleg Cernei 29 October 2014
21 Oleg Brega 3 November 2014
22'Patriots of Moldova' Party3 November 2014
23 Valeriu Pleșca 6 November 2014
24 Anatolie Doga 7 November 2014
25 Centrist Union of Moldova 6 November 2014
26 For the Nation and Country Party 6 November 2014
  1. ↑ Declared withdrawn on 27 November 2014. However, its name appeared on the ballot paper, as it was too late to remove it.
  2. ↑ On 22 November 2014, the CEC announced that it had accepted the party's decision to withdraw from the election.

Withdrawn

The candidate list of the Republican Socio-Political Movement Equality was accepted by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) on 29 October 2014; however, the party later decided to withdraw from the election. On 22 November 2014, the CEC announced that it had accepted the withdrawal. [16]

The Homeland Party was declared withdrawn from the election by the Chișinău Court of Appeal on 27 November 2014, for having used foreign financial resources during the campaign. [17] Because ballot papers had already been printed, it was too late to remove the party's name (as was previously done for the Socio-political Movement 'Ravnopravie'). Instead, a stamp marked "withdrawn" was applied next to the party's name. [18] The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova rejected the party's appeal on 29 November 2014. [19]

Opinion polls

Party 2010 elections Opinion Polls
Seats%Jan 2013Apr 2013Apr 2013May 2013 [20] Oct 2013Nov 2013 [21] Nov 2013 [22] March 2014 [23] April 2014 [24] May 2014 [25] June 2014 [26] July 2014 [27] September 2014 [28]
PCRM 4239.3231.850.241.853.939.349.650.848.744.541.736.636.235.6
PLDM 3229.4226.519.524.717.416.919.719.128.326.519.223.926.128.3
PDM 1512.711.910.513.911.910.213.212.712.814.610.213.814.516.2
PL 129.9614.816.210.410.37.18.811.110.214.38.910.111.69.6
PSRM ——1.50.94.72.04.90.90.6——8.31.84.3—
PLR new—————2.62.51.6——0.95.9——
MPA new———————1.8——2.8—2.9—
PPCD 00.53—0.3—0.9—1.3———1.2———
PSD 00.59—0.8—0.3——1.2——————
PAD new————0.5—————————
PPM new——————————1.3———
PaRuS new—————————————10.2

Results

Moldova Parliamentary seats, 2014.svg
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Party of Socialists 327,91220.5125+21
Liberal Democratic Party 322,20120.1623–9
Party of Communists 279,36617.4821–17
Democratic Party 252,48915.8019+4
Liberal Party 154,5189.6713+1
Communist Reformist Party 78,7164.920New
'Moldova's Choice – Customs Union'55,0893.450New
Popular Movement Anti-Mafia Party27,8461.740New
Liberal Reformist Party 24,9561.560New
People's Party 12,1100.760New
Christian-Democratic People's Party 11,7820.7400
Force of the People Party11,6650.730New
National Liberal Party 6,8580.4300
Revival Party 4,1580.260New
Democratic Action Party 2,5640.160New
Democracy at Home Party 2,4490.150New
For the Nation and Country Party 1,6970.1100
Patriots of Moldova1,4980.0900
Ecologist Green Party 1,3600.0900
Centrist Union 6330.040New
Independents18,6511.1700
Total1,598,518100.001010
Valid votes1,598,51896.92
Invalid/blank votes50,8843.08
Total votes1,649,402100.00
Registered voters/turnout2,956,27055.79
Source: CEC

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