Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010
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Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after parliamentary vote failed to elect a President for the second time in late 2009.


Background

After the
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failed to meet the 33% turnout required to validate the results, the
Constitutional Court of Moldova The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova () represents the sole body of constitutional jurisdiction in the Republic of Moldova, autonomous and independent from the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. The task of the Constitu ...
ruled that acting president of Moldova, Mihai Ghimpu had to dissolve the parliament and hold new elections. Ghimpu then announced that the parliament would be dissolved on 28 September 2010 and new elections would be held on 28 November 2010.Actmedia.eu
Mihai Ghimpu will dissolve Moldova’s Parliament next week
22 September 2010.


Electoral system

The electoral threshold varied for different organizations; for electoral blocs of three or more parties it was 9%; for blocs of two parties it was 7%, and for individual parties it was 4%. Individual candidates could also run, but needed to receive at least 2% of the vote to win a seat. A total of 39 contestants; 20 political parties and 19
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. The Constitution states that the Parliament must elect the President with a majority of at least 61 votes (from a total of 101). After two failed attempts the Parliament must be dissolved and the interim president must set the date for a new parliamentary election.


Campaign

The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM), Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), and the Liberal Party (PL) formed the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) in a grand coalition against the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM). The Alliance sought
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into the European Union (EU).


Opinion polls

According to the
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-based Institute of Marketing and Polls IMAS-INC, a poll during the period of July 26-August 12 showed 42% of respondents trusted
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, 35% trusted
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, 35% - PDM and 30% - the PL.


Exit polls

There were two
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s made for two TV stations, both failing to predict the outcome within the margin of error:


Results

The Communists (PCRM) won 42 seats, while the Liberal Democrats (PLDM) won 32, the Democratic Party (PDM) 15, and the Liberals (PL) 12. This gave the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) 59 seats, two short of the 61 needed to elect a President. The result thus maintained the status quo following the contemporaneous constitutional deadlock. Observers from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the
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lauded the election, with the head of the Parliamentary Assembly delegation of OSCE, Tonino Picula, saying "These elections reflected the will of the people."


By district


Aftermath

Even though the Alliance for European Integration did not get the
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needed to elect the president, the leaders of the three parties of the alliance pledged a new coalition agreement on 30 December. Their new cabinet was installed on 14 January 2011, when an investiture vote took place in parliament. Moldova's
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ruled on 8 February 2011 that the government could stay in place without early elections even if they were still unable to elect a new president.


Elected MPs

The list of deputies elected:Lista deputaţilor din parlamentul nou-ales
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References


External links


2010 parliamentary elections
eDemocracy
Table with results by electoral districts
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