2014 Moldovan parliamentary election

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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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2014 Moldovan parliamentary election
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All 101 seats in Parliament
51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout55.79% (Decrease 5.85pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
PSRM Igor Dodon 20.51 25 +21
PLDM Vlad Filat 20.16 23 −9
PCRM Vladimir Voronin 17.48 21 −17
PDM Marian Lupu 15.80 19 +4
PL Mihai Ghimpu 9.67 13 +1
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by district
Prime Minister before Prime Minister
Iurie Leancă
PLDM		 Chiril Gaburici
PLDM
Cabinet before Cabinet after
Leancă Cabinet
PLDM–PDM–PLR		 Gaburici Cabinet
PLDM–PDM
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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: 11% for electoral blocs with three or more parties, 9% for two-party electoral blocs, 6% for single parties or organisations, and 2% for independent candidates; the thresholds for parties and coalitions had been increased since the previous elections,[3] having previously been 9% for coalitions of three or more parties, 7% for coalitions of two parties and 4% for parties running alone.[4]

Documents for registration of electoral candidates had to be submitted to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) between 3 and 30 October 2014.[5] Once formally registered by the CEC, the candidates were allowed to begin campaigning.[6]

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

Parties and coalitions

Below is a list of the main parties and electoral blocs which contested the election:

More information Party, Lead candidate ...
Party Lead candidate Main ideology Last election Government
Vote % Seats
PCRM Vladimir Voronin Communism 39.3% 42 Opposition
PLDM Vlad Filat Liberal conservatism 29.4% 32 Coalition government
PDM Marian Lupu Social Democracy 12.7% 15 Coalition government
PL Mihai Ghimpu Conservative liberalism 10.0% 12 Opposition
PSRM Zinaida Greceanîi Democratic socialism
Social conservatism		 Did not contest Opposition
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Campaign

A total of 41 parties registered at the Ministry of Justice by the 15 September deadline,[7] 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):

More information No., Party or independent candidate's name ...
No.[8][9] Party or independent candidate's name Candidate list accepted by the
Central Electoral Commission on[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
1Democratic Party of Moldova10 October 2014
2Christian-Democratic People's Party10 October 2014
3Force of the People Party10 October 2014
4Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova10 October 2014
5Liberal Reformist Party10 October 2014
6Communist Reformist Party of Moldova10 October 2014
7Popular Movement Anti-Mafia Party10 October 2014
8National Liberal Party10 October 2014
9Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova10 October 2014
10'Moldova’s Choice — the Customs Union' Electoral Bloc10 October 2014
11Democracy at Home Party10 October 2014
12People's Party of Moldova10 October 2014
13Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova10 October 2014
14Liberal Party10 October 2014
15Revival Party10 October 2014
16Homeland Party[a]13 October 2014
17Democratic Action Party27 October 2014
18Ecologist Green Party28 October 2014
19Equality Movement[b]29 October 2014
20Oleg Cernei29 October 2014
21Oleg Brega3 November 2014
22'Patriots of Moldova' Party3 November 2014
23Valeriu Pleșca6 November 2014
24Anatolie Doga7 November 2014
25Centrist Union of Moldova6 November 2014
26For the Nation and Country Party6 November 2014
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  1. [a]
    Declared withdrawn on 27 November 2014. However, its name appeared on the ballot paper, as it was too late to remove it.
  2. [b]
    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.[18]

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.[19] 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.[20] The Supreme Court of Justice of Moldova rejected the party's appeal on 29 November 2014.[21]

Opinion polls

More information Party, 2010 elections ...
Party 2010 elections Opinion Polls
Seats % Jan 2013 Apr 2013 Apr 2013 May 2013[22] Oct 2013 Nov 2013[23] Nov 2013[24] March 2014[25] April 2014[26] May 2014[27] June 2014[28] July 2014[29] September 2014[30]
PCRM 42 39.32 31.8 50.2 41.8 53.9 39.3 49.6 50.8 48.7 44.5 41.7 36.6 36.2 35.6
PLDM 32 29.42 26.5 19.5 24.7 17.4 16.9 19.7 19.1 28.3 26.5 19.2 23.9 26.1 28.3
PDM 15 12.7 11.9 10.5 13.9 11.9 10.2 13.2 12.7 12.8 14.6 10.2 13.8 14.5 16.2
PL 12 9.96 14.8 16.2 10.4 10.3 7.1 8.8 11.1 10.2 14.3 8.9 10.1 11.6 9.6
PSRM — — 1.5 0.9 4.7 2.0 4.9 0.9 0.6 — — 8.3 1.8 4.3 —
PLR new — — — — — 2.6 2.5 1.6 — — 0.9 5.9 — —
MPA new — — — — — — — 1.8 — — 2.8 — 2.9 —
PPCD 0 0.53 — 0.3 — 0.9 — 1.3 — — — 1.2 — — —
PSD 0 0.59 — 0.8 — 0.3 — — 1.2 — — — — — —
PAD new — — — — 0.5 — — — — — — — — —
PPM new — — — — — — — — — — 1.3 — — —
PaRuS new — — — — — — — — — — — — — 10.2
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Results

More information Party, Votes ...
PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Party of Socialists327,91220.5125+21
Liberal Democratic Party322,20120.1623–9
Party of Communists279,36617.4821–17
Democratic Party252,48915.8019+4
Liberal Party154,5189.6713+1
Communist Reformist Party78,7164.920New
'Moldova's Choice – Customs Union' (PRM–PSD–MPUV)55,0893.450New
Popular Movement Anti-Mafia Party [ro]27,8461.740New
Liberal Reformist Party24,9561.560New
People's Party12,1100.760New
Christian-Democratic People's Party11,7820.7400
Force of the People Party11,6650.730New
National Liberal Party6,8580.4300
Revival Party4,1580.260New
Democratic Action Party2,5640.160New
Democracy at Home Party2,4490.150New
For the Nation and Country Party1,6970.1100
Patriots of Moldova1,4980.0900
Ecologist Green Party1,3600.0900
Centrist Union6330.040New
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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