Today (September 28th) citizens of 🇲🇩 Republic of Moldova go to polls to vote in parliamentary elections!
Moldovan parliament (Parlamentul Republicii Moldova) is unicameral and consists of 101 deputies (51 needed for majority), who are elected for a four-year term, in single nationwide constituency, by party list proportional representation. Electoral threshold is 5% for parties, 7% for electoral coalitions, and 2% for independent candidates.
Turnout in last (Jul 2021) elections was 48.4%.
Relevant parties and alliances taking part in the elections are:
| Name | Leader | Position | EU vs Russia | 2021 result | Recent polling | Result | Seats (change) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party of Action & Solidarity (PAS) | Igor Grosu | centre-right (liberal) | EU (strong) | 52.8% | 40-50% | TBA | (63) |
| Patriotic Electoral Bloc (BEP) | Igor Dodon | left-wing (social conservative) | Russia | 27.2% | 22-41% | TBA | (32) |
| Our Party (PN) | Renato Usatîi | left-wing (social conservative) | Russia (soft) | 4.1% | 7-12% | TBA | (-) |
| Alternative | Ion Ceban | centre-left (social democracy) | EU (soft, disputed) | 1.2% | 7-11% | TBA | (-) |
| Democracy at Home (DA) | Vasile Costiuc | nationalist (union with Romania) | EU | 1.5% | 3-4% | TBA | (-) |
| European Social Democratic Party (PSDE) | Tudor Ulianovschi | centre-left (social democracy) | EU | 1.8% | 1-2% | TBA | (-) |
There will be no exit polls!
Further reading
What to know for Moldova’s ‘most consequential’ election (Anadolu Ajansi)
Moldova bans pro-Russian parties ahead of Sunday’s election (Aljazeera)
Pro-Russia actors work to sway voters ahead of Moldova polls (DW)
Polls open in critical Moldova election plagued with Russian interference claims (France24)
Moldovan elections: Inside the pro-Russian region of Gagauzia (France24)
by pothkan
13 comments
Good luck and don’t forget to kick Russian traitors out of your country
>Alternative Ion Ceban centre-left (social democracy) EU (soft)
about that “soft” EU… Ion Ceban is banned from entering the Schengen area… Ivan Ceban is a russian tool
>”For national security reasons, Romania is enforcing a measure to not allow Ion Ceban and two other Moldovan citizens into its national territory,”
I’d say Alternative’s stance is “Russia (soft)” rather than “EU (soft)”. Also, you can delete “Exit poll” column, [there will be no exit polls](https://ipn.md/en/no-exit-poll-for-the-parliamentary-elections/)
>Democracy at Home (DA) Vasile Costiuc) union with Romania EU (strong)
Vasile Costiuc is aligned with AUR…
Is there any place when I could check polling as voting goes on?
Today could be the moment Moldova stops being a borderland and starts being Europe. Good luck, r/moldova
I most want to point it that Ceban is most definitely not pro-EU. It’s the same brand of agent as Stoianoglo. They claim to be pro-EU while in effect being involved with the same pro-RU mafia.
Can’t get over how “pro-Russian” parties are also described as “left-wing” on Wikipedia. You can’t have it both ways, you’re either in favour of a nationalist dictatorship, authoritarianism, censorship of the press and so on … or you’re on the political left, which is defined as the opposite of these things…
And yeah, I know, what Wikipedia means, when these characterisations are used. It means, they’re populist, pro-authoritarian but they also wanna increase social benefits to lur in key demographics. But such a stance doesn’t make you systematically left-wing. That’s just bullshit.
Moldova banning two parties just before the election in my opinion is a horrible mistake. That’s something even Erdogan wouldn’t do. It doesn’t matter if they have ties to Russia, if they should have been banned it should have been earlier, you are effectively turning everyone against you to the point where even people who don’t want to vote will protest vote against the incumbents. It’s a huge step towards authoritarianism and people will see the pro EU party as pro authoritarian. There are virtually no other large pro European parties and as the only alternative many will vote for the smaller pro Russian parties purely off disliking them.
Overall I think the main party has done a terrible job at winning over the electorate. All the ethnic minorities hate the main party and completely distrust them and regional parliaments have been pretty disfunctional due to bans, to such an extent that even as someone who is pro EU voting for a party that doesn’t ban people might be the better choice for the people in those regions.
what will happen if PAS gets a plurality, but just shy of majority?Â
May Russia’s attempts to subdue your country fail.
Just voted, guys. Thanks for all your support.
I hope PAS loses.
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