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2001 Moldovan parliamentary election All 101 seats in Parliament 51 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 67.52% ( 1.60pp )
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 25 February 2001.[1] The result was a victory for the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), which won 71 of the 101 seats.[2]
Parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. In 2000 the electoral law was amended to change the electoral threshold , which had previously been at 4% for both political parties and independents. For independent candidates the threshold was lowered to 3%, whilst for political parties and electoral blocs it was raised to 6%.[3]
Party Votes % Seats Party of Communists 794,808 50.07 71 Braghiș Alliance 212,071 13.36 19 Christian-Democratic People's Party 130,810 8.24 11 Party of Rebirth and Conciliation 91,894 5.79 0 Democratic Party 79,757 5.02 0 National Liberal Party 44,548 2.81 0 Social Democratic Party 39,247 2.47 0 National Christian Democratic Peasants' Party 27,575 1.74 0 Electoral Bloc Motherland 25,009 1.58 0 For Order and Justice 23,099 1.46 0 Party of Democratic Forces 19,405 1.22 0 Democratic Agrarian Party 18,473 1.16 0 Alliance of Jurists and Economists (PDCM–NPNM ) 14,810 0.93 0 Faith and Justice Electoral Bloc (PR–PNR ) 10,686 0.67 0 Unity Electoral Bloc (PSRM –PRM ) 7,277 0.46 0 Republican Movement "Equality" 7,023 0.44 0 Christian Democratic Peasants' Party 4,288 0.27 0 Independents 36,477 2.30 0 Total 1,587,257 100.00 101 Valid votes 1,587,257 98.79 Invalid/blank votes 19,446 1.21 Total votes 1,606,703 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,379,491 67.52 Source: eDemocracy