Moldova - October 2024
Maia Sandu wins presidential election and EU referendum passes
Moldova held a two-round presidential election on 20 October and 3 November. The incumbent President Maia Sandu of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) led in the first round with 42.49 per cent of the vote, ahead of Alexandr Stoianoglo of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM), but short of the 50 per cent threshold required to avoid a second round. Sandu won the second round with 54.34 per cent of the votes. A referendum on enshrining European Union (EU) accession in Moldova’s constitution was also on the ballot on 20 October and passed by a narrow margin, with 50.46 per cent in favour. Voter turnout increased; turnout for the first round rose to 51.68 per cent from 48.54 per cent in 2020 and to 54.29 per cent from 52.76 per cent in the second round.
Sources: British Broadcasting Corporation, Comisia Electorala Centrala, Moldova Matters, The Guardian, Reuters, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe
