1994 Moldovan parliamentary election explained

Country:Moldova
Previous Election:1990
Next Election:1998
Seats For Election:All 104 seats in Parliament
Majority Seats:53
Election Date:27 February 1994
Turnout:79.31%
Leader1:Dumitru Moțpan
Party1:PDAM
Last Election1:New
Seats1:56
Percentage1:43.18
Leader2:Valeriu Senic
Party2:PSMMUE
Last Election2:New
Seats2:28
Percentage2:22.00
Leader3:Simion Certan
Party3:Bloc of Peasants and Intellectuals
Last Election3:New
Seats3:11
Percentage3:9.21
Leader4:Iurie Roșca
Party4:Alliance of the Christian Democratic Popular Front
Last Election4:New
Seats4:9
Percentage4:7.53
Map:MdAlegeri1994.png
Prime Minister
Before Election:Andrei Sangheli
After Election:Andrei Sangheli
Before Party:PDAM
After Party:PDAM

Early parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 27 February 1994.[1] They were the country's first competitive elections, and followed deadlock in Parliament over the issue of joining the Commonwealth of Independent States.[2] The result was a victory for the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova (PDAM), which won 56 of the 104 seats.[3]

Electoral system

In 1993 a new electoral law was passed,[4] which removed the right to vote from serving members of the military, whilst removing the right to run for election from all members of the military, the judiciary, the police force, national security services and prosecutors.[5] A special Central Election Commission was formed by the Supreme Court, consisting of the five judges in the Court and one representative of each party or alliance.[6] The parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. The electoral threshold was set at 4% for both independent candidates and political parties.[6]

Notes and References

  1. [Dieter Nohlen]
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1317
  3. Nohlen & Stöver, p1342
  4. Nohlen & Stöver, p1320
  5. Nohlen & Stöver, p1321
  6. Nohlen & Stöver, p1322