Alegeri parlamentare 2025

Over 291,000 Moldovans voted by 10:20

Over 291,000 Moldovans voted by 10:20, representing 10% of the total voters. In comparison, during the first round of the 2024 presidential elections, the turnout at the same time was over 7%.

Parliamentary elections are taking place in the Republic of Moldova, during which 101 deputies will be elected to the Parliament of the 12th legislature. The election will be declared valid if at least one-third of the voters turn out. The voting procedure started at 07:00 and will end at 21:00.

In this election, citizens will be able to vote in 2,274 polling stations open across the Republic of Moldova and abroad. In total, more than 24,000 election officials will operate at the polling stations.

For the first time in this type of election, voters in ten countries will have the option to vote by mail as an alternative to in-person voting. The Central Electoral Commission has approved a list of 301 polling stations abroad, in 41 countries, including four special stations for processing mail-in ballots. Compared to the 2024 election, 69 additional stations have been set up for direct voting.

The most polling stations have been organized in Italy – 75, Germany – 36, France – 26, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – 24, Romania – 23. Their locations can be found on the Commission's website and on diaspora.cec.md.

For the parliamentary elections, the CEC printed over 2,772,255 ballots, of which 2,117,039 in Romanian, 649,573 in Russian, 3,400 in Gagauz, 1,827 in Bulgarian, and 416 in Romani.

For polling stations organized for localities on the left bank of the Dniester, the total print run is 23,500 ballots, of which 14,500 in Romanian and 9,000 in Russian.

The elections are monitored by 3,423 observers. Of the total, 2,496 national observers represent eight non-governmental associations in the country. Most observers were accredited at the request of Promo-LEX Association and the Union of Jurists of Moldova. Additionally, the CEC accredited 912 international observers.

In the electoral race, 23 electoral contestants were registered, from a total of 32 applications submitted: 15 political parties, four electoral blocs, and four independent candidates.

Action and Solidarity Party

Democracy at Home Party

Coalition for Unity and Welfare

Andrei Năstase, independent candidate

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Olesea Stamate, independent candidate

European Social-Democratic Party

National Moldovan Party

Patriotic Electoral Bloc of Socialists, Communists, Heart, and Future of Moldova

Alternative Electoral Bloc

Respect Moldova Movement

Together Electoral Bloc

Cities and Municipalities League

Alliance for the Union of Romanians

Victoria Sanduța

Moldovans Alliance

Great Moldova Party – withdrawn

Union of Nation Bloc

New Historical Option Party

Liberal Party

Christian-Social Union of Moldova

Tatiana Crețu, independent candidate

Our Party

The Constitution of the Republic of Moldova stipulates that the Parliament is composed of 101 deputies, elected by universal, equal, direct, secret, and freely expressed vote, for a four-year term. Parliamentary elections are held based on a proportional system, in a single national constituency, in one round. Only electoral contestants who exceed the threshold – 5% for parties, 7% for blocs, 2% for independents – are eligible for the distribution of the 101 mandates. These are allocated according to the d'Hondt method, which involves dividing the obtained votes by a series of natural numbers, with the mandates being allocated based on the highest results. For the validation of the elections, a turnout of at least one-third of the voters listed on the electoral rolls is required.