2001 Moldovan presidential election

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2001 Moldovan presidential election

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Nominee Vladimir Voronin
Dumitru Braghiş
Party PCRM Braghiș Alliance
Electoral vote 71 15

President before election

Petru Lucinschi
Independent

Elected President

Vladimir Voronin
PCRM

An

Dumitru Braghiş, and three voted for Valerian Cristea.[3] He was sworn in at a ceremony in Chişinău on April 7, 2001.[4] The Constitutional Court ruled that the President could also lead a political party, and Voronin was re-elected as the PCRM's leader.[1]

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Dumitru Braghiş
Braghiș Alliance1516.85
Valerian CristeaIndependent33.37
Total89100.00
Registered voters/turnout101
Source: eDemocracy

References

  1. ^ a b Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 414.
  2. ^ "Moldovan communists determined to keep links with West", Kommersant (nl.newsbank.com), March 7, 2001.
  3. Basapress news agency
    (nl.newsbank.com), April 4, 2001.
  4. ^ "Moldovan president sworn in", ITAR-TASS news agency (nl.newsbank.com), April 7, 2001.