Moldovan presidential election, 2016

Moldovan presidential election, 2016

30 October 2016

President before election Nicolae Timofti Independent Elected President

Presidential elections will be held in Moldova on 30 October 2016.^[1] They will be the first direct presidential elections since 1996 and follow a declaration by the Constitutional Court on 4 March 2016 that the 2000 constitutional revision that led to the president being indirectly elected by Parliament was unconstitutional.^[2][3]

Opinion polls

First round

Date	Poll source	Sample size							Others	Undecided
			Dodon PSRM	Sandu PAS	Usatîi* PN	Năstase PPPDA	Voronin PCRM	Leancă PPEM
16–23 April 2016	IPP	1.143	18.5	12.9	4.8	7.7	4.8	2.6	11.6	37.1
1–10 April 2016	IRI	1.500	18	10	20	12	6	3	14	18

• Renato Usatîi may not participate. Each candidate must be at least 42 years of age.

References

1. G. S. (1 April 2016). "Alegerile prezidentiale din R. Moldova se vor tine pe 30 octombrie". HotNews.ro.
2. "The Constitutional Court of Moldova has decided: the country's president will be directly elected by the people". publika.md. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
3. "The Constitutional Court: the president will be elected by the people". Unimedia.info. Retrieved 4 March 2016.