2024 Moldovan presidential election
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Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Moldova on 20 October 2024.[1][2]
In addition, a referendum on whether Moldova should join the EU is to be held on the same day as the presidential election.[3]
Electoral system
Date
On 17 April 2024, Parliament speaker Igor Grosu announced the holding of the presidential election in conjunction with the referendum on joining the European Union on 20 October.[1] The decision was approved by the Parliament of Moldova on 16 May.[4][5]
Eligibility requirements
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. Article 80 of the Constitution establishes a term limit: one individual cannot serve more than 2 terms in a row.[6]
Procedure
Candidates can be nominated by a political party, an electoral alliance, or run as independents. 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.[7] The election results can be considered valid only if the turnout is above or equal to 33%. The candidate who receives an absolute majority of the votes is elected president. If no candidate receives a majority of the votes, a second round between the top 2 candidates is held two weeks after the first round. The candidate with the largest number of votes in the second round then becomes president.[8]
Candidates
Declared
Name | Born | Experience | Party | Ref | |
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![]() Maia Sandu | 24 May 1972 (52) Risipeni, Fălești District | President of Moldova (2020–present) Prime Minister of Moldova (2019) Minister of Education (2012–2015) | Independent endorsed by Party of Action and Solidarity | [9] | |
![]() Renato Usatîi | 4 November 1978 (45) Fălești | Mayor of Bălți (2015–2018, 2019–2021) | Our Party | [10] | |
![]() | 26 February 1972 (52) | Member of the Superior Council of Magistrates (2013–2017) | Independent | ||
![]() Tudor Ulianovschi | 25 May 1983 (41) | Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (2018–2019) Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein; Permanent Representative to the United Nations (2016–2018) | Independent | [11] | |
![]() Andrei Năstase | 6 August 1975 (49) | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Internal Affairs (2019) | Independent | [12] | |
![]() Vlad Filat | 6 May 1969 (55) | Prime Minister of Moldova (2009–2013) Minister of State (1999) | Liberal Democratic Party | [13] | |
![]() Ion Chicu | 28 February 1972 (52) | Prime Minister of Moldova (2019–2020) Minister of Finance (2018–2019) | Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova | [14] | |
![]() Alexandr Stoianoglo | 3 June 1967 (57) | Prosecutor General of Moldova (2019–2021) Vice President of the Parliament (2009–2010) | Independent endorsed by Party of Socialists | ||
![]() Irina Vlah | 26 February 1974 (50) | Governor of Gagauzia (2015–2023) | Independent | ||
![]() Natalia Morari | 12 January 1984 (40) | Journalist Host of Morari.live | Independent | ||
Alexandru Arseni | 30 August 1952 (71) Prigornoe, Kazakh SSR[15] | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (1990–1994) | Independent | [16] | |
![]() Vasile Tarlev | 9 October 1963 (60) | Prime Minister of Moldova (2001–2008) | Future of Moldova Party | ||
Victoria Furtună | 24 February 1981 (43) Hîncești | Prosecutor | Independent | ||
Valeriu Pleșca | 8 November 1958 (65) | Minister of Defense (2004–2007) | European Social Democratic Party | ||
![]() Vasile Bolea [ro] | 27 October 1982 (41) | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (2014–present) | Victory | ||
![]() | 21 August 1972 (51) | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (2019–2021) Minister of Youth and Sport (2013) | Together Bloc | ||
![]() | 10 August 1965 (59) Costuleni, Ungheni District | Member of the Moldovan Parliament (2019–2021) Ambassador to the United States, Canada and Mexico (2010–2015) | Coalition for Unity and Welfare |
Declined
As of July 2024, the following people have been subjects of speculation about their potential candidacy within the previous six months, but they rejected and announced they won't candidate:
- Ion Ceban, Mayor of Chișinău (2019–present)[17]
- Igor Dodon, 5th President of Moldova (2016–2020)[18]
Opinion polls
Hypothetical candidates
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Other | None/ Undecided/ Abstention |
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Maia Sandu | Igor Dodon | Alexandr Stoianoglo | Ion Ceban | Ilan Shor | Vladimir Voronin | Ion Chicu | Marina Tauber | Renato Usatîi | Irina Vlah | |||||
Independent | PSRM | Independent | MAN | ȘOR | PCRM | PDCM | ȘOR | PN | Independent | |||||
8–21 Jul 2024 | IMAS[19] | 1,093 | 33.7% | – | 11.5% | – | – | – | 6.0% | – | 10.8% | 8.9% | 10.3% | 18.8% |
28 Jun–18 Jul 2024 | CBS-AXA-IPRE | 1,119 | 30.3% | 13.0% | 1.0% | 5.4% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 3.2% | – | 6.5% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 23% |
23 May–13 Jun 2024 | IRI[20] | 1,225 | 34% | 18% | – | 4% | 4% | – | 5% | – | 5% | 4% | 3% | 24% |
22–27 May 2024 | iData[21] | 1,022 | 30.4% | 14.3% | – | 3.0% | – | 2.5% | 6.1% | – | 3.9% | 1.6% | 6.1% | 32.1% |
2–19 May 2024 | IMAS[22] | 1,088 | 35.2% | 16.4% | – | 5.9% | – | 5.3% | 5.7% | – | 4.7% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 14.9% |
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog[23] | 1,008 | 35.1% | 15.8% | – | 5.4% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 5.6% | – | 3.9% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 18.0% |
18–24 Mar 2024 | iData[24] | 1,131 | 27.9% | 13.3% | – | 4.4% | – | 2.6% | 5.7% | – | 3.0% | 4.3% | 6.5% | 32.3% |
27 Jan–22 Feb 2024 | IRI[25] | 1,247 | 30% | 24% | – | 6% | 4% | – | 5% | – | 4% | 4% | 1% | 22% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research[26] | 1,104 | 29.8% | 14.8% | – | 4.5% | 8.5% | 1.6% | 5.0% | – | 4.4% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 22.4% |
26–30 Jan 2024 | iData[27] | 1,011 | 24.1% | 29.7% | 46.2% | |||||||||
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS[28] | 954 | 30.1% | 24.0% | – | 8.1% | – | 2.7% | 6.1% | – | 4.1% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 13.3% |
2–24 Sep 2023 | IMAS[29] | 822 | 27.8% | 16.0% | – | 6.0% | – | 4.3% | 5.9% | – | 6.0% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 24.4% |
9–23 Aug 2023 | CBS-AXA–IPP[30] | 1,215 | 29.4% | 18.1% | – | 5.6% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 4.1% | – | 5.1% | – | 3.0% | 30.1% |
13–28 Jun 2023 | CBS-AXA–IPRE[31] | 1,120 | 32.6% | 17.8% | – | 5.3% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 4.3% | – | 1.5% | 24.0% |
10–19 Jun 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog[32] | 1,121 | 37.9% | 14.2% | – | 6.2% | 2.5% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 3.5% | 4.7% | – | 3.0% | 18.3% |
2–19 May 2023 | IMAS[33] | 1,112 | 28.5% | 23.9% | – | 8.3% | – | 3.7% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 3.8% | – | 4.1% | 18.0% |
27 Apr–8 May 2023 | iData[34] | 1,049 | 30.4% | 18.3% | – | 6.7% | 12.2% | – | 5.9% | – | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 17.7% |
4–13 Apr 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog[35] | 1,015 | 38.3% | 18.4% | – | 6.2% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 3.2% | – | 1.9% | 19.2% |
15–26 Mar 2023 | iData[36] | 1,065 | 29.4% | 17.6% | – | 7.2% | 9.2% | 0.9% | 5.4% | – | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 23.9% |
24 Feb–3 Mar 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog[37] | 1,000 | 31.8% | 17.8% | – | 4.7% | 2.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 28.8% |
6–23 Feb 2023 | IMAS[38] | 1,100 | 25.2% | 20.4% | – | 8.2% | – | 4.9% | 5.4% | 4.3% | 3.4% | – | 3.8% | 24.6% |
17–26 Jan 2023 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog[39] | 1,001 | 28.2% | 17.6% | – | 8.5% | 4.2% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 21.8% |
15–26 Dec 2022 | iData[40] | 1,006 | 27.2% | 24.1% | – | 10.0% | 13.4% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.1% | 3.0% | 16.0% |
10–29 Nov 2022 | IMAS[41] | 1,100 | 26.9% | 19.6% | – | 8.8% | – | 4.0% | 7.1% | 2.8% | 2.2% | – | 7.3% | 21.3% |
29 Oct–10 Nov 2022 | CBS Research/IPP[42] | 1,134 | 27.3% | 15.4% | – | 7.1% | 9.1% | 4.3% | – | – | 2.9% | – | 3.5% | 30.5% |
29 Sep–11 Oct 2022 | IDIS–CBS Research–IPRI[43] | 1,066 | 34.1% | 19.1% | – | 7.1% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 2.5% | – | 3.3% | 1.2% | 3.2% | 18.1% |
6–18 Jul 2022 | IMAS[44] | 1,007 | 24.4% | 25.4% | – | 9.2% | – | 7.1% | 5.2% | 3.6% | 2.8% | – | c. 5.4% | 16.0% |
Second round
- Sandu vs. Dodon
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | ![]() | ![]() | None/ Undecided/ Abstention |
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Maia Sandu | Igor Dodon | ||||
Independent | PSRM | ||||
2–19 May 2024 | IMAS[22] | 1,088 | 41.3% | 43.5% | 15.3% |
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog | 1,008 | 42.2% | 34.9% | 22.9% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research[26] | 1,104 | 40.2% | 39.3% | 20.4% |
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS[28] | 954 | 35% | 46% | 19% |
2–19 May 2023 | IMAS[45] | 1,112 | 38% | 45% | 17% |
- Sandu vs. Ceban
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | ![]() | None/ Undecided/ Abstention | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maia Sandu | Ion Ceban | ||||
Independent | MAN | ||||
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog | 1,008 | 40.2% | 32.3% | 27.4% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research[26] | 1,104 | 39.5% | 35% | 25.8% |
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS[28] | 954 | 34% | 42% | 24% |
- Sandu vs. Usatîi
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | ![]() | ![]() | None/ Undecided/ Abstention |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Maia Sandu | Renato Usatîi | ||||
Independent | PN | ||||
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS[28] | 954 | 37% | 30% | 33% |
- Sandu vs. Vlah
Fieldwork date | Polling firm/ Commissioner | Sample size | ![]() | ![]() | None/ Undecided/ Abstention |
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Maia Sandu | Irina Vlah | ||||
Independent | Independent | ||||
6–13 Apr 2024 | CBS-AXA–WatchDog | 1,008 | 43.2% | 28.3% | 28.5% |
7–12 Feb 2024 | CBS Research[26] | 1,104 | 42.2% | 33% | 24.7% |
29 Nov–16 Dec 2023 | IMAS[28] | 954 | 38% | 35% | 27% |
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