Moldovan presidential election, 1996

Moldovan presidential election
Moldova
17 November 1996 (first round)
1 December 1996 (second round)

 
Nominee Petru Lucinschi Mircea Snegur Vladimir Voronin
Popular vote 430,836
919,831		 603,652
782,933		 159,393
Percentage 27.7%
54.0%		 38.8%
46.0%		 10.2%
-
 
Nominee Andrei Sangheli Valeriu Matei
Popular vote 147,555 138,605
Percentage 9.5%
-		 8.9%
-

Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 17 November 1996, with a second round on 1 December.[1] Whilst incumbent President Mircea Snegur received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated in the second by Petru Lucinschi.[2]

Results

Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Mircea SnegurParty of Rebirth and Conciliation of Moldova630,65238.8782,93346.0
Petru LucinschiIndependent430,83627.7919,83154.0
Vladimir VoroninParty of Communists of the Republic of Moldova159,39310.2
Andrei SangheliDemocratic Agrarian Party of Moldova147,5559.5
Valeriu MateiParty of Democratic Forces138,6058.9
Marina LeviţchiIndependent33,1152.1
Anatol PlugaruIndependent28,1591.8
Iuliana Gorea-CostinIndependent9,9260.6
Veronica AbramciucIndependent6,6190.4
Invalid/blank votes76,801–45,375–
Total1,634,6611001,748,139100
Registered voters/turnout2,399,15668.12,441,07471.6
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ↑ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1343
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