Alegeri parlamentare 2025

Parliamentary elections can be considered valid

The parliamentary elections can be considered valid. Over a million citizens have turned up at the voting polls, which represents one-third of the registered voters on the electoral lists.

According to the Central Electoral Commission, there are 3,299,396 citizens with the right to vote registered in the State Voters Registry, and the turnout reached one-third of the total number of voters as of 2:30 PM. Thus, for the parliamentary elections to be deemed valid, the participation of at least 33.3% of voters is necessary.

Parliamentary elections are taking place in the Republic of Moldova, following which 101 deputies are to be elected to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, 12th legislature. The voting procedure started at 7:00 AM and will end at 9:00 PM.

In this election, citizens can vote in 2,274 polling stations open throughout the territory of the Republic of Moldova and abroad. In total, over 24,000 electoral officials will be active at the polling stations.

For the parliamentary elections, the CEC printed over 2,772,255 ballots, of which 2,117,039 are in Romanian, 649,573 in Russian, 3,400 in Gagauz, 1,827 in Bulgarian, and 416 in Romani.

For the polling stations organized for localities on the left bank of the Dniester, the total print run is 23,500 ballots, of which 14,500 are in Romanian and 9,000 in Russian.

The elections are monitored by 3,423 observers. Of the total number, 2,496 national observers represent eight civic associations in the country. Most observers were accredited at the request of Promo-LEX Association and the Union of Lawyers from Moldova. Additionally, the CEC accredited 912 international observers.

In today's election race, 23 electoral competitors were registered out of a total of 32 applications submitted: 15 political parties, four electoral blocs, and four independent candidates.

The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova provides that the Parliament is composed of 101 deputies elected by universal, equal, direct, secret, and freely expressed vote, for a four-year mandate. Only electoral competitors who surpass the threshold – 5% for parties, 7% for blocs, 2% for independents – are eligible for the distribution of the 101 mandates.