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 constitutional referendum failed to meet the 33% turnout required to validate the results, the Constitutional Court of Moldova 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 independent candidates. 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.

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

Party Lead candidate Main ideology Last election Government Vote % Seats PCRM Vladimir Voronin Communism 44.7% 48 PLDM Vlad Filat Liberal conservatism 16.6% 18 PL Mihai Ghimpu Conservative liberalism 14.7% 15 PDM Marian Lupu Social Democracy 12.5% 13 AMN Serafim Urechean Social liberalism 7.4% 7

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 integration into the European Union (EU).

Opinion polls According to the Chișinău-based Institute of Marketing and Polls IMAS-INC, a poll during the period of July 26-August 12 showed 42% of respondents trusted PLDM, 35% trusted PCRM, 35% - PDM and 30% - the PL.of Moldova: Liberal Democrats overcome Communists in trust poll

DateInstitutePartyPCRMPLDMPDMPLAMN 15 April–3 May 2010 Primul sondaj fără scoruri electorale IMAS 28% 16.5% 8.6% 4.9% 4 November 2010Results of Public Opinion Polls CBS-AXA 39% 21% 19% 13% 2% 12 November 2010 Vox Populi 35.3% 19.8% 12.5% 11% 6.5% 16 November 2010 BPO 37.2% 31.1% 14.4% 12.5% 0.8% 18 November 2010 AVA.MD 54.3% 22.6% 9.7% 8.6% 1% 19 November 2010 CBS-AXA 35% 28% 18% 12% 2% 22 November 2010 Vox Populi-II 32.1% 22.1% 12.1% 10.9% 7%

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

InstituteMargin of error% of seatsPCRMPLDMPDMPLAMN IRES poll (made for Publika TV) ±1% 26% (29) 34.4% (37) 15.1% (17) 15.6% (18) 3.1% (0) CBS AXA poll (made for Prime TV) <2% 33.8% (37) 32.2% (35) 14.1% (17) 10.2% (12) 3% (0)

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 Council of Europe 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 #DistrictRegisteredVotedTurnoutValidPCRMPLDMPLPDAMNMAEPUMPNL1Chișinău67.62%40.20%28.44%16.04%8.18%1.55%0.39%0.60%0.48%2Bălți58.70%56.90%18.33%4.93%13.70%1.38%0.24%0.88%0.31%3Gagauzia52.66%59.99%6.28%0.52%15.67%0.68%0.27%6.52%0.32%4Anenii Noi60.14%44.11%31.04%7.63%10.21%1.37%1.76%0.75%0.43%5Basarabeasca73.46%50.21%25.57%2.67%12.88%2.74%0.56%1.20%0.21%6Briceni58.97%47.25%17.44%4.30%21.21%4.00%0.83%0.63%0.52%7Cahul57.84%37.77%33.05%9.03%11.65%1.06%2.25%0.60%0.68%8Cantemir57.97%34.36%34.80%7.76%11.99%1.03%5.75%0.74%0.99%9Călărași56.07%25.81%35.85%16.24%12.31%3.76%1.07%0.68%0.65%10Căușeni57.76%41.17%32.13%6.43%12.12%0.96%2.14%0.68%0.54%11Cimișlia57.24%38.91%33.67%6.97%15.44%0.39%1.03%0.56%0.51%12Criuleni62.75%33.77%33.30%11.05%11.28%2.90%2.74%0.75%0.63%13Dondușeni65.33%53.99%19.59%4.26%14.32%1.23%1.27%0.98%0.67%14Drochia59.00%44.58%28.21%4.21%13.83%2.33%0.65%1.21%0.43%15Dubăsari59.10%62.34%16.29%5.52%9.10%1.04%2.73%0.51%0.29%16Edineț61.04%52.54%12.80%3.72%21.62%3.73%1.58%0.76%0.52%17Fălești57.62%47.59%25.82%3.72%15.81%2.54%0.67%0.89%0.66%18Florești60.63%47.60%23.11%4.16%17.25%2.66%1.15%0.61%0.55%19Glodeni57.25%43.64%24.63%4.37%17.03%3.40%1.13%1.06%0.57%20Hîncești56.17%23.24%50.96%6.84%13.73%0.85%0.63%0.56%0.60%21Ialoveni62.39%23.49%42.11%16.36%11.11%2.34%0.26%0.37%0.55%22Leova53.95%35.80%28.72%5.18%18.81%0.52%5.97%0.75%0.90%23Nisporeni60.63%19.00%37.21%14.98%18.78%4.23%2.49%0.29%0.50%24Ocnița63.44%60.11%12.81%2.75%16.24%3.51%0.49%0.67%0.47%25Orhei61.05%24.22%37.48%9.82%17.04%4.47%1.32%0.65%0.87%26Rezina61.98%39.40%27.81%7.73%14.67%1.08%3.44%0.76%0.73%27Rîșcani58.62%47.73%23.24%5.84%14.26%2.56%1.64%1.28%0.57%28Sîngerei57.37%38.33%28.66%5.40%19.23%2.01%2.01%0.84%0.60%29Soroca60.27%45.42%22.36%5.84%14.58%4.71%2.11%0.85%0.69%30Strășeni58.16%26.42%41.15%12.55%11.29%2.03%2.01%0.63%0.73%31Șoldănești60.94%40.93%31.75%6.22%12.50%1.74%2.05%0.55%0.62%32Ștefan Vodă56.21%33.03%38.79%7.46%11.52%2.61%0.88%1.07%0.44%33Taraclia60.81%69.80%6.18%1.10%11.12%1.31%0.10%2.48%0.30%34Telenești61.77%22.42%49.14%7.76%14.49%0.35%1.89%0.62%0.96%35Ungheni58.44%42.35%26.27%7.05%14.70%3.67%1.50%0.73%0.65%36Diplomatic missions89.02%6.88%48.88%25.44%8.92%1.36%1.02%0.33%2.71%Total61.72%39.32%29.38%9.96%12.72%2.05%1.22%0.90%||0.64%'Source: eDemocracy

Aftermath Even though the Alliance for European Integration did not get the supermajority 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.Sofia Echo - Moldova's new cabinet to face investiture vote on January 14

Moldova's highest court 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:

Party of CommunistsLiberal Democratic PartyDemocratic PartyLiberal PartyVladimir Voronin Zinaida Greceanîi Iurie Muntean Maria Postoico Mark Tkachuk Igor Dodon Vadim Mișin Vladimir Vitiuc Irina Vlah Grigore Petrenco Galina Balmoș Anatolie Zagorodnîi Violeta Ivanov Vasilii Sova Serghei Sârbu Oxana Domenti Zinaida Chistruga Miron Gagauz Vasilii Panciuc Alla Mironic Alexandr Bannicov Mihail Poleanschi Sergiu Stati Zurab Todua Anatolie Gorilă Elena Bodnarenco Constantin Starîș Veaceslav Bondari Veronica Abramciuc Oleg Reidman Eduard Mușuc Vladimir Eremciuc Oleg Garizan Oleg Babenco Victor Mîndru Serghei Filipov Artur Reșetnicov Inna Șupac Tatiana Botnariuc Alexandr Petcov Gheorghe Popa Gheorghe AnghelVladimir Filat Alexandru Tănase Mihai Godea Liliana Palihovici Iurie Leancă Grigore Belostecinic Vladimir Hotineanu Nicolae Juravschi Iurie Țap Lilia Bolocan Valeriu Ghilețchi Mihail Șleahtițchi Angela Agache Ion Balan Tudor Deliu Veaceslav Ioniță Valeriu Streleț Simion Furdui Chiril Lucinschi George Mocanu Grigore Cobzac Alexandru Cimbriciuc Ion Butmălai Ghenadie Ciobanu Nicolae Olaru Ivan Ionaș Nae-Simion Pleșca Anatolie Dimitriu Maria Ciobanu Petru Vlah Andrei Vacarciuc Petru StirbateMarian Lupu Vladimir Plahotniuc Valeriu Lazăr Igor Corman Dumitru Diacov Marcel Răducan Andrian Candu Valentina Buliga Pavel Filip Vasile Botnari Alexandr Stoianoglo Raisa Apolschii Iurie Bolboceanu Valeriu Guma Anatolie GhilaşMihai Ghimpu Anatolie Șalaru Corina Fusu Ion Hadârcă Valeriu Munteanu Oleg Bodrug Boris Vieru Vladimir Lupan Victor Popa Vadim Cojocaru Ana Guțu Gheorghe Brega

References

External links 2010 parliamentary elections eDemocracy Table with results by electoral districts Voteaza.md