Why is this election important? These conversations are inspiring and underscore an unflagging commitment by its citizens to build a more democratic, prosperous, and secure nation. [58] Shor rejected Sandu's accusations and said that his actions should be seen not as bribing but as "investments on the people". This upcoming contest will give citizens a chance to vote against corruption. He also said that he was congratulating Sandu as a precaution.[121]. Maia Sandu won the second round with 57.72% of the vote,[2][3] becoming the first female President of the country and the first winner from the Party of Action and Solidarity. [100] Multiple analysts voiced the opinion that Renato Usatîi, who came in third and positioned himself as a centrist, was expected to play a decisive role in the second round by announcing his support for one of the two candidates. CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s presidential election is heading to a runoff after no candidate earned a majority in a first round of weekend voting which, however, gave … An elderly woman votes in Moldova's presidential election in the village of Stetcani, some 40 kilometres north of Chisinau, on November 1, 2020. [39], On 7 September 2020, Usatîi was the second candidate to submit the necessary signatures supporting him to the CEC. Photograph: Valery Sharifulin/Tass. [53] Shortly after, she became the vice-president of the Șor Party's parliamentary faction. The president is elected by the parliament in an indirect election. CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldova’s presidential election is heading to a runoff after no candidate earned a majority in a first round of weekend voting which, however, gave a narrow lead to a pro-Western candidate. With almost all the ballots counted, Ms Sandu has won 57.7% of the vote compared to Mr Dodon's 42.2%. A woman carrying her baby casting her ballot in the presidential elections in Hrusevo, a village north of the capital, Chisinau, Moldova, November 1, 2020. We also congratulate Maia Sandu on being elected the president of Moldova. [82], Chirtoacă endorsed Maia Sandu in the second round. Because Moldova’s political situation is volatile, snap parliamentary elections are also possible. Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 30 October 2016. [80], Chirtoacă officially launched his campaign on 10 October 2020. The electoral campaign for the first round started on 2 October 2020 and ended on 30 October 2020. On 15 October, Năstase publicly asked Sandu to withdraw her candidacy and endorse him for president. Îi promite o funcție înaltă în stat, dacă ajunge președinte", "Reacția Maiei Sandu după ce Andrei Năstase a declarat că el este "singurul candidat capabil să-l învingă pe Igor Dodon, "Andrei Năstase anunță că o va susține pe Maia Sandu în turul II", "Tudor Deliu starts campaigning: It is great honor and also big responsibility", "Nu a devenit primar, însă își dorește să fie președinte. [77], On 29 September 2020, Chirtoacă submitted the necessary signatures in his support to the CEC and sharply criticized the fact that the signature collection requirement was kept in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. 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Moldova has been beset by instability and corruption scandals in recent years, including the disappearance of $1 billion from the banking system. In the presidential election just held (as well as in 2019), Russia failed to deliver on Dodon’s repeated requests to have Putin visit Moldova, have Patriarch Kirill visit Moldova, hold a Russian business and investment forum in Chisinau, lend €200 million ($237 million) to Moldova (as the first tranche of a €500 million, or $593 million, loan). Iată cine va lupta pentru funcția de șef al statului", "/VIDEO/ Violeta Ivanov se lansează în campania electorală. How Russia glosses over its Covid death toll, Atlanta shootings and how we talk about violence, China and Taiwan face off in pineapple war. What happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine? Pro-EU opposition candidate Maia Sandu won Moldova's presidential runoff with 57.75% of the vote, according to the country's central election commission. Elections in Moldova: 2020 Presidential Election Frequently Asked Questions Page 3 of 8 before the election (between September 1 and October 1).16 In total, eight candidates, including two women, were approved for the 2020 presidential election.17 Who can vote in this election, and how many registered voters are there? Moldova held its presidential election Sunday in a vote that could push the ex-Soviet eastern European nation further away from Moscow’s orbit. Moldova’s presidential election on Sunday, November 1, is an opportunity for Moldovans to weigh in on a variety of domestic and geopolitical challenges the country faces and help set the country on a more certain path after a tumultuous 18-months that have seen successive governments fall and the [18] The electoral campaign for the second round started on 2 November and ended on 13 November 2020. Opposition candidate Maia Sandu won presidential election run-off in Moldova, defeating pro-Moscow incumbent Igor Dodon, preliminary results from the central election commission showed on Monday. [26] After running as a joint candidate of DA and PAS in 2016, she stated that in 2020, a joint pro-European candidate would not be needed as there was not a risk of there being no pro-European candidates in the second round of the election. Moldova prepares for presidential election as economic and social impact of Covid-19 bite hard. ", "CEC l-a înregistrat pe Dorin Chirtoacă în calitate de candidat la prezidențiale", "Dorin Chirtoacă s-a lansat în campania pentru prezidențiale", "Dorin Chirtoaca cere repetat ca Igor Dodon sa fi exclus din cursa prezidentiala /DOC", "Dorin Chirtoaca isi anunta sustinerea pentru Maia Sandu in al doilea tur al alegerilor prezidentiale: "Sa avem o victorie zdrobitoare fata de Dodon" - VIDEO", "Dodon, atac la Maia Sandu: Nu schimbaţi porumbelul din mână pe coţofana de pe gard / Val de ironii pe internet în Modova, meme-uri cu Putin și porumbei", "Febra campaniei electorale se incheie astazi, iar duminica cetatenii sunt asteptati la urne ca sa-si aleaga presedintele. [78] After initially invalidating a large portion of the signatures Chirtoacă presented,[79] which could have resulted in him being denied registration, the CEC revised its decision and registered him as a candidate on 5 October 2020. October 29, 2020. The election will be an opportunity for voters to weigh in on a Opposition candidate Maia Sandu won presidential election run-off in Moldova, defeating pro-Moscow incumbent Igor Dodon, preliminary results from the central election … But this was also a vote on whether Moldova should look east or west. Mr Dodon, meanwhile, is openly backed by Russia. Moldova election: blow to Kremlin as opposition candidate sweeps to victory This article is more than 3 months old Maia Sandu wins presidential run … Opposition candidate Maia Sandu has won Moldova's presidential election after a run-off vote against the incumbent Igor Dodon, preliminary results show. Şeful CEC: "Dumnealui putea doar să îşi facă o concluzie, "Octavian Țîcu a fost înregistrat în cursa prezidențială", "Octavian Țîcu s-a lansat în campania electorală, la Ungheni", "VIDEO. What happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine? [73], Țîcu endorsed Maia Sandu in the second round. [63] It focused on eradicating corruption, reforming the judiciary, raising the minimum pension to 2500 lei (around 147 USD), improving Moldova's international credibility, building closer ties with the European Union, promoting family values and preserving national culture. Later, it was announced that he would be listed first on the ballot. [27] On 23 September, Sandu announced that her team managed to collect 30,000 signatures in her favor, out of which only 25,000 (the maximum number allowed) were presented to the CEC. The Associated Press. Other key pillars of his campaign were preserving Moldova's territorial sovereignty, strengthening the social security system and promoting Christian and family values. Moldova government resigns in wake of presidential election. [59], After Ivanov's elimination in the first round, Ilan Shor advised the Șor Party's voters to vote for the candidate that would support the party's program and did not explicitly endorse any of the candidates in the second round. Opposition candidate Maia Sandu has won Moldova's presidential election after a … [19] His stated reason for running as such was the fact that, according to Moldovan law, the president cannot be a member of a political party. [83], On 3 November, during the second round of the electoral campaign, while Dodon was talking about Sandu, he modified a proverb and said nu schimbați porumbelul din mână pe coțofana de pe gard, meaning "do not change the pigeon on your hand by the magpie on the fence" and referring to himself as the "pigeon". Moldova elects a legislature at national level. President Maia Sandu’s nomination of Natalia Gavrilita as prime minister … ... Moldova government resigns in wake of presidential election 23/12/2020. The 2020 Moldovan presidential election, the fourth direct Moldovan presidential election since independence in 1991, was held on 1 November. VideoWhat happened with the AstraZeneca vaccine? A presidential election was held in Moldova on 16 December 2011. Voters had been able to cast their ballots in more than 2,000 polling stations, including those available for Moldovans living abroad, the central election commission said. Moldova will hold a presidential election on November 1, 2020. [5] The election results can be considered valid only if the turnout is above or equal to 33%. Maia Sandu announced her candidacy for the 2020 presidential election on 18 July 2020. [36], On 27 July 2020, Renato Usatîi announced that he wanted the people to decide whether he should run for president in 2020. Presidential Elections: A New Hope in Moldova? [1] Voters had the possibility to either elect a new president or re-elect the incumbent Igor Dodon. [38] The next day, Usatîi organized an open air press conference during which he officially announced his candidacy for the 2020 elections. The disputed 'smuggler's haven' ruled by 'football kings', Germany warns of 'exponential' rise in Covid cases. Moldova sits at a geopolitical crossroads, and political debate has focused on whether to orient the country toward Europe or Russia. The opposition candidate Maia Sandu has won a landslide victory in Moldova’s presidential elections, easily defeating the … Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova & Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Turnout at the presidential election in Moldova … French drugs haul 'was strawberry Haribo', Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap, Viral video exposes college basketball inequality, Finland ranked happiest country in the world again, Angry exchanges at US and China talks in Alaska, Heavy rain unearths ancient Greek bull figurine, The woman who is Tanzania's new president, data on the Central Election Commission website (in Romanian and Russian) shows. Moldova are totul pentru o dezvoltare de succes, "Patriarhul Rusiei Kirill a felicitat-o pe Maia Sandu cu ocazia victoriei în alegerile prezidențiale. Why did China's most famous tech titan disappear? He espoused separation of powers, emphasizing the need to reduce corruption in the judiciary. Marek Grzegorczyk. The most important new factor in Moldova’s 2020 presidential elections was the candidacy of Renato Usatii, mayor of the country’s second largest, heavily pro … [71] Two days later, the CEC revised its decision and registered Țîcu as a candidate. The electoral campaign for the second round started on 2 November and ended on 13 November 2020. Usatîi accused him of spending a week in a luxury resort financed by taxpayer money,[41] fabricating opinion polls,[42] illegally spying on his campaign[43] and attempting to rig the election by paying Moldovan citizens from Transnistria to vote for him. Moldova’s presidential election is heading to a runoff after no candidate earned a majority in a first round of weekend voting which, however, gave a narrow lead to a pro-Western candidate About the Author: Denis Cenusa, PhD candidate and researcher at Justus-Liebig University (Germany), Policy & Political Analyst on Eastern Partnership States and Russia, Energy Security Program Director at Expert-Grup (Moldova). Read about our approach to external linking. Voters in Moldova are going to the polls Sunday for the second round of presidential election to choose between the pro-Moscow incumbent Igor Dodon and pro-European opposition leader Maia Sandu. English; Moldova’s presidential elections offer no hope for change in a country run by a destructive and shortsighted elite. Biden condemns anti-Asian racism in Atlanta visit, Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik, Rare view inside Ethiopia's conflict zone. Moldova, Presidential Election, 15 November 2020: Statement of Preliminary Findings and Conclusions. [60], At the start of 2020, Andrei Năstase promoted the idea of there being a joint pro-European candidate for the 2020 elections, a candidate who was not a member of any political party and would be supported by all the right-wing and unionist parties of Moldova. On November 1, Moldovans elect their next head of state. Publisher. (Photo by … Maia Sandu from the party Action and Solidarity won the presidential election in Moldova in the second round held on November 15, 2020. Moldova election: Pro-EU candidate Maia Sandu wins presidency. Ce urări i-a transmis", "Зеленський привітав Санду з перемогою на президентських виборах", "Dodon va contesta rezultatele alegerilor: Felicit preliminar oponenta", "Moldova election: Pro-EU Maia Sandu wins presidency", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2020_Moldovan_presidential_election&oldid=1009731536, Articles containing Romanian-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Member of the Chișinău Municipal Council; Chairman of the PL, Member of Parliament; Chairman of the PMP, Ex-First Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova, This page was last edited on 2 March 2021, at 01:24. 16 November 2020. Sandu, who has been projected the victor of the election, has promised to fight corruption, poverty, and … [74], In June 2020, the Mișcarea Politică Unirea (MPU) promoted the idea of a joint unionist candidate for the 2020 elections. The United States congratulates Moldova on their recent election. Many memes were spread on Moldovan social media based on this statement of Dodon. President Maia Sandu’s nomination of Natalia Gavrilita as prime minister … He also promised to defend human rights of all citizens, including minorities, and to sign a trade agreement with the European Union. This is based on the findings and conclusions of the Needs Assessment Mission deployed from 17 to 21 August, and in accordance with ODIHR's mandate. They have to collect at least 15,000 voter signatures in their support from at least half of Moldova's level 2 administrative territorial units with at least 600 signatures in each of them. Both have lost international legitimacy and will take different turns depending on who is in the White House—and both matter for the path Moldova’s development will follow. Mindful of this result, Sandu warned supporters about the potential for foreign interference and fraud to affect the outcome.[91]. The choice is between the pro-Russian incumbent and his pro-European challenger. [68], Octavian Țîcu announced that he intended to participate in the presidential elections in October 2019. [61] After the negotiations for a joint candidate failed, Năstase announced on 2 March 2020 that he would participate in the presidential elections. Moldova’s Presidential Elections On November 15, incumbent Moldovan President Igor Dodon faced pro-European opposition candidate Maia Sandu in a national run-off election. On November 1, Moldovans will go to the polls and exercise their right to choose the country’s president. The Constitution of Moldova (Article 78, Clause 2) defines four conditions that a presidential candidate must satisfy: Moldovan citizenship, at least 40 years of age, residence in Moldova for at least 10 years, and ability to speak the state language. The first round of the election was characterized by a historically high turnout of the diaspora. Volcano erupts near Iceland's capital Reykjavik1, Germany warns of 'exponential' rise in Covid cases2, French drugs haul 'was strawberry Haribo'3, Goldman Sachs bankers ask for 80-hour week cap4, Viral video exposes college basketball inequality5, Finland ranked happiest country in the world again6, Angry exchanges at US and China talks in Alaska7, Heavy rain unearths ancient Greek bull figurine8, The woman who is Tanzania's new president9, Biden condemns anti-Asian racism in Atlanta visit10. Am putea avea opt candidați", "Declarațiile lui Dodon, după ce a anunțat că va candida pentru încă un mandat prezidențial", "Igor Dodon explică de ce a decis să fie candidat independent: Noi am analizat riscurile, mulți vor vrea să anuleze candidatura mea", "Grupul de inițiativă a depus semnăturile necesare pentru înregistrarea lui Igor Dodon în alegerile prezidențiale", "Igor Dodon se lanseaza în campanie: "Noi, moldovenii, suntem un popor fericit, care își are statul său, "PSRM anunță că-l susține la alegerile prezidențiale pe Igor Dodon", "Igor Dodon și-a prezentat totalurile campaniei electorale și a îndemnat cetățenii să iasă, duminică, la vot", "Maia Sandu este candidata PAS la alegerile prezidențiale din noiembrie", "Maia Sandu: "Nu este atât de important să fie un candidat comun al dreptei pentru prezidențiale, "LIVE/ Maia Sandu depune listele cu semnături. According to preliminary results, Maia Sandu has scored an emphatic victory. In satele de bastina ale celor doi candidati se fac deja pronosticuri - VIDEO", "VIDEO/ Moldoveni din diasporă condamnă declarațiile lui Igor Dodon: "Am plâns amar căci am ajuns să fiu acuzată că sunt în străinătate", "Ne vedem pe 15 noiembrie, iar, aduși organizat de voința de a scăpa de porumbel, "/VIDEO/ Dodon instigă la ură? [62], On 3 October 2020, Năstase officially started his campaign. Whatever is the outcome of the presidential election on 1 November 2020, it can be said with sufficient certainty that they will be influenced by the existence of certain messages related to conspiracies, such as the so-called "colored revolutions", and especially by the fusion of them. Her rival Igor Dodon, the outgoing president and the informal leader of the pro-Russian Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) won 42.25% of the vote. After 300M miles, NASA rover nears touchdown on Mars. [90], Sandu's entry to the second round set up a rematch of the 2016 Moldovan presidential election, where Dodon defeated Sandu by less than 5 percent. [72], Țîcu officially launched his campaign on 7 October 2020. Moldova court rules against presidential decree on new government. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Moldova's presidential candidate Maia Sandu, poses for a selfie photo with her supporters as she leaves the Action and Solidarity Party office in Chisinau, Nov. 16, 2020. [31][32][33][34] Sandu tried multiple times to organize a debate with Dodon, which the latter refused to attend. [92] Five TV channels organized debates: Moldova 1, ProTV Chișinău, Jurnal TV, TVR Moldova and TV8. Reacția PAS", "/VIDEO/ Pe cine va susține partidul "Șor" în turul II al alegerilor prezidențiale? After the election on 16 December failed, a second attempt was made on 15 January 2012. [40] During his campaign, Usatîi emerged as a very fierce critic of the incumbent president Dodon. Meanwhile, Mr Dodon said he had voted "for friendship with the European Union, and the Russian Federation, and Romania, and Ukraine - for balanced foreign policy". [103] The actual results (released later) showed Sandu winning by a larger margin, with 57.72% of the vote. Moldovans living abroad were responsible for 15% of the cast ballots. Presidents here struggle to get things done without a parliamentary majority, and that's something Ms Sandu doesn't have. [64] Throughout his campaign, Năstase emphasized that, according to opinion polls, he was the only one able to beat incumbent President Dodon in a potential runoff and that Sandu would lose in the second round in the same way she did in the 2016 elections. [24], After announcing the official end of his campaign for the first round on 30 October, Dodon stated that he had organized more than 240 meetings with voters in hundreds of cities and villages which allowed him to meet more than 45,000 people.[25]. CHISINAU -- The winner of Moldova's presidential election has vowed to balanced ties with the West and Russia, while tackling corruption and drawing … While a new term for Dodon may mean political stagnation, a victory for Sandu may reset the internal political landscape and relaunch Moldova’s partnerships. Octavian Ţîcu anunţă că a fost eliminat din cursa electorală. Șeful statului va avea o vizită oficială la Chișinău", "Ludovic Orban: Am crezut de la început în Maia Sandu. [86][87][88] Sandu responded to this the next day by declaring that "an injured pigeon came out to the press and began to chant songs of mourning",[88][89] later uploading a video on her TikTok account feeding pigeons and saying that "they are not at fault". On Sunday, November 1, Moldovans will directly elect the next president for the first time since 2000 – the result of a 2016 Constitutional Court ruling. Pro-EU opposition candidate Maia Sandu won Moldova's presidential runoff with 57.75% of the vote, according to the country's central election commission.
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