Parliamentary elections were held in
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
on 6 March 2005.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1330 ] The result was a victory for the
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Партидул Комуништилор дин Република Молдова, italic=no, Partidul Comuniștilor din Republica Moldova; russian: Партия коммунистов Р ...
(PCRM), which won 56 of the 101 seats.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1342]
Electoral system
The Parliament was elected by
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
in a single national constituency. In 2002 the electoral law was amended to change the
electoral threshold
The electoral threshold, or election threshold, is the minimum share of the primary vote that a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to representation or additional seats in a legislature. This limit can ...
, which had previously been at 3% for independent candidates and 6% for political parties and electoral blocs.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1322] For electoral blocs of two parties it was raised to 9%, and for blocs of three or more, it was raised to 12%.
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Results
See also
*Moldovan Parliament 2005–2009
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova elected on 6 March 2005 had 101 seats.
Parliamentary positions
*Speaker of the Parliament - Marian Lupu
*Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
*Standing Bureau
The working body of the Parliament - the Stand ...
References
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2005 elections in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
Parliamentary election
A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...
Parliamentary elections in Moldova
March 2005 events in Europe