2005 Moldovan presidential election explained

Election Name:2005 Moldovan presidential election
Country:Moldova
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Party Colour:no
Previous Election:2001 Moldovan presidential election
Previous Year:2001
Next Election:May–June 2009 Moldovan presidential election
Next Year:May–June 2009
Seats For Election:The office of President of Moldova
Election Date:4 April 2005
Colour1:CC3333
Nominee1:Vladimir Voronin
Party1:Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
Electoral Vote1:75
Nominee2:Gheorghe Duca
Party2:Independent politician
Electoral Vote2:1
President
Before Election:Vladimir Voronin
Before Party:PCRM
After Election:Vladimir Voronin
After Party:PCRM

An indirect presidential election was held in Moldova on 4 April 2005. In the parliamentary elections in March 2005, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) received 46.1% of the vote and won 56 seats in the 101-member Parliament — more than enough for the 51-vote minimum required to remain in government, but short of the 61 votes necessary to elect a president. However, President Voronin received the necessary support from the Christian Democratic People's Party, the Democratic and Social Liberal factions, after he promised to deliver on needed reforms and Euro-Atlantic integration for the country. (The latter two factions broke away from the Electoral Bloc “Moldova Democrată” following the election, leaving the Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) of the former Mayor of Chişinău Serafim Urechean as the second-largest party in Parliament, with 26 seats). Voronin was re-elected with 75 votes; another candidate, Gheorghe Duca, received one vote, and two votes were invalid.[1]

Notes and References

  1. "Moldovan parliament re-elects Voronin as president", Moldova One TV (nl.newsbank.com), April 4, 2005.