Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 25 February 2001.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 (PCRM), which won 71 of the 101 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p1342
Electoral system Parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. In 2000 the electoral law was amended to change the electoral threshold, which had previously been at 4% for both political parties and independents. For independent candidates the threshold was lowered to 3%, whilst for political parties and electoral blocs it was raised to 6%.Nohlen & Stöver, p1322
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