Moldovan presidential election, May–June 2009
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An indirect presidential election was held in Moldova following the April 2009 parliamentary election.
Overview
The incumbent president, Vladimir Voronin, is term-limited and was elected to become speaker of the Parliament of Moldova in early May 2009; the ruling Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) nominated Zinaida Greceanîi.[1] As the PCRM held only 60 of 101 seats in parliament, but 61 seats were required to elect the president, at least one dissenting vote from the opposition was required; the opposition had announced, however, that it would boycott the election, thus forcing repeated parliamentary elections.[2]
In the first round on 20 May 2009, the opposition successfully boycotted the election procedure; a second round was set for 28 May 2009.[3] On that day, the election was postponed to 3 June 2009; the PCRM claimed that it was due to Ascension Thursday falling that day, while the opposition criticised the PCRM's attempts to delay the election.[4]
On 2 June 2009, the former parliamentary speaker Marian Lupu (who had been expected to become prime minister in a musical chairs-like shift of offices among Voronin, Greceanîi and Lupu) defected to the opposition, stating that he had realised that the PCRM was undemocratic and could not be reformed from within.[5] As had been expected, the second round of the presidential elections was also unsuccessful, leading to early parliamentary elections held on 29 July 2009.[6]
In both rounds, alternative candidates were also nominated by the PCRM – Stanislav Groppa, a doctor, in the first round; and Andrei Neguţă, the Moldovan ambassador to Russia, in the second round.
Candidates | Party | Votes |
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Zinaida Greceanîi | PCRM | 60 |
Stanislav Groppa | PCRM | 0 |
There were 60 voters of 101 seats in parliament |
Candidates | Party | Votes |
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Zinaida Greceanîi | PCRM | 60 |
Andrei Neguţă | PCRM | 0 |
There were 60 voters of 101 seats in parliament |
References
- ↑ http://www.kyivpost.com/world/41316
- ↑ http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4200826,00.html
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8059039.stm
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8071251.stm
- ↑ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/world-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=06&dd=02&nav_id=59561
- ↑ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5htZt2vo56eYZtzMxfOX2b6_xvTNAD98J5MQ80
External links
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