2024 Moldovan presidential election

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2024 Moldovan presidential election
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Incumbent President

Maia Sandu
PAS



Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova on 20 October 2024. [1] [2]

Contents

In addition, a referendum on whether Moldova should join the EU is to be held on the same day as the presidential election. [3]

Electoral system

Eligibility requirements

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. [4]

Procedure

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. [5] 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. [6]

Candidates

Declared

NameBornExperiencePartyRef
Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (10) (cropped).jpg
Maia Sandu 		24 May 1972 (age 51)
Risipeni, Fălești District (Moldavian SSR)		 President of Moldova (2020–present)
Prime Minister of Moldova (2019)
Minister of Education (2012–2015)		 Independent
supported by PAS 		[7]
Renato Usatii - sep 2020 (cropped2).jpg
Renato Usatîi 		4 November 1978 (45)
Fălești, Fălești District (Moldavian SSR)		 Mayor of Bălți (2015–2018, 2019–2021) Our Party [8]

Potential

As of March 2024, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months:

Declined

As of March 2022, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months, but they rejected and announced they won't candidate:

Opinion polls

Hypothetical candidates

Fieldwork
date		Polling firm/
Commissioner		Sample size Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (10) (cropped).jpg Igor Dodon in May 2019 (cropped).jpg Ilan Shor in 2016 (cropped).jpg VoroninVladimir2008.jpg Ion Chicu (2020-01-31).jpg Marina Tauber in July 2019.jpg Renato Usatii - sep 2020 (cropped2).jpg Irina Vlakh 03 (29-07-2021).jpg OtherNone/
Undecided/
Abstention
Maia Sandu Igor Dodon Ion Ceban Ilan Shor Vladimir Voronin Ion Chicu Marina Tauber Renato Usatîi Irina Vlah
Independent PSRM MAN ȘOR PCRM PDCM ȘOR PN Independent
6–13 Apr 2024CBS-AXA–WatchDog [14] 1,00835.1%15.8%5.4%1.7%4.6%5.6%–3.9%4.5%5.3%18.0%
18–24 Mar 2024iData [15] 1,13127.9%13.3%4.4%–2.6%5.7%–3.0%4.3%6.5%32.3%
27 Jan–22 Feb 2024 IRI [16] 1,24730%24%6%4%–5%–4%4%1%22%
7–12 Feb 2024CBS Research [17] 1,10429.8%14.8%4.5%8.5%1.6%5.0%–4.4%4.8%4.1%22.4%
26–30 Jan 2024iData [18] 1,01124.1%29.7%46.2%
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023IMAS [19] 95430.1%24.0%8.1%–2.7%6.1%–4.1%5.6%6.0%13.3%
2–24 Sep 2023IMAS [20] 82227.8%16.0%6.0%–4.3%5.9%–6.0%4.9%4.7%24.4%
9–23 Aug 2023CBS-AXA–IPP [21] 1,21529.4%18.1%5.6%3.2%1.5%4.1%–5.1%–3.0%30.1%
13–28 Jun 2023CBS-AXA–IPRE [22] 1,12032.6%17.8%5.3%3.3%4.3%2.9%3.0%4.3%–1.5%24.0%
10–19 Jun 2023CBS-AXA–WatchDog [23] 1,12137.9%14.2%6.2%2.5%4.7%5.0%3.5%4.7%–3.0%18.3%
2–19 May 2023IMAS [24] 1,11228.5%23.9%8.3%–3.7%7.2%2.7%3.8%–4.1%18.0%
27 Apr–8 May 2023iData [25] 1,04930.4%18.3%6.7%12.2%–5.9%–4.5%2.8%1.5%17.7%
4–13 Apr 2023CBS-AXA–WatchDog [26] 1,01538.3%18.4%6.2%2.5%3.2%4.9%2.2%3.2%–1.9%19.2%
15–26 Mar 2023iData [27] 1,06529.4%17.6%7.2%9.2%0.9%5.4%–1.7%3.1%1.7%23.9%
24 Feb–3 Mar 2023CBS-AXA–WatchDog [28] 1,00031.8%17.8%4.7%2.0%3.5%3.3%1.8%2.0%2.1%2.1%28.8%
6–23 Feb 2023IMAS [29] 1,10025.2%20.4%8.2%–4.9%5.4%4.3%3.4%–3.8%24.6%
17–26 Jan 2023CBS-AXA–WatchDog [30] 1,00128.2%17.6%8.5%4.2%3.9%3.9%2.4%3.5%1.8%4.0%21.8%
15–26 Dec 2022iData [31] 1,00627.2%24.1%10.0%13.4%0.6%5.0%0.2%0.5%0.1%3.0%16.0%
10–29 Nov 2022IMAS [32] 1,10026.9%19.6%8.8%–4.0%7.1%2.8%2.2%–7.3%21.3%
29 Oct–10 Nov 2022CBS Research/IPP [33] 1,13427.3%15.4%7.1%9.1%4.3%––2.9%–3.5%30.5%
29 Sep–11 Oct 2022IDIS–CBS Research–IPRI [34] 1,06634.1%19.1%7.1%6.3%5.2%2.5%–3.3%1.2%3.2%18.1%
6–18 Jul 2022IMAS [35] 1,00724.4%25.4%9.2%–7.1%5.2%3.6%2.8%–c. 5.4%16.0%

Second round

Sandu vs. Dodon
Fieldwork
date		Polling firm/
Commissioner		Sample size Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (10) (cropped).jpg Igor Dodon in May 2019 (cropped).jpg None/
Undecided/
Abstention
Maia Sandu Igor Dodon
Independent PSRM
6–13 Apr 2024CBS-AXA–WatchDog1,00842.2%34.9%22.9%
7–12 Feb 2024CBS Research [17] 1,10440.2%39.3%20.4%
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023IMAS [19] 95435%46%19%
2–19 May 2023IMAS [36] 1,11238%45%17%
Sandu vs. Ceban
Fieldwork
date		Polling firm/
Commissioner		Sample size Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (10) (cropped).jpg None/
Undecided/
Abstention
Maia Sandu Ion Ceban
Independent MAN
6–13 Apr 2024CBS-AXA–WatchDog1,00840.2%32.3%27.4%
7–12 Feb 2024CBS Research [17] 1,10439.5%35%25.8%
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023IMAS [19] 95434%42%24%
Sandu vs. Usatîi
Fieldwork
date		Polling firm/
Commissioner		Sample size Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (10) (cropped).jpg Renato Usatii - sep 2020 (cropped2).jpg None/
Undecided/
Abstention
Maia Sandu Renato Usatîi
Independent PN
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023IMAS [19] 95437%30%33%
Sandu vs. Vlah
Fieldwork
date		Polling firm/
Commissioner		Sample size Meeting of the President of Ukraine with the President of the Republic of Moldova in Kyiv (10) (cropped).jpg Irina Vlakh 03 (29-07-2021).jpg None/
Undecided/
Abstention
Maia Sandu Irina Vlah
IndependentIndependent
6–13 Apr 2024CBS-AXA–WatchDog1,00843.2%28.3%28.5%
7–12 Feb 2024CBS Research [17] 1,10442.2%33%24.7%
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023IMAS [19] 95438%35%27%

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