2016 Moldovan presidential election

2016 Moldovan presidential election

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Candidate Igor Dodon Maia Sandu Party PSRM PAS Popular vote 834,081 766,593 Percentage 52.11% 47.89%

Second round results by territorial electoral commission Dodon:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      >95% Sandu:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      75–80%

President before election Nicolae Timofti Independent Elected President Igor Dodon PSRM

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Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 30 October 2016.^[1] They were the first direct presidential elections since 1996 and followed a declaration by the Constitutional Court on 4 March 2016 that the 2000 constitutional revision that led to the president being indirectly elected by Parliament was unconstitutional.^[2][3] The elections were won by Igor Dodon of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM).^[4][5]