At stake in this election:

• 101 seats in the Parliament

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Petru LUCINSCHI *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Dumitru BRAGHIS
• Assembly: Moldova has a unicameral Parliament with 101 seats.

* The president is elected by indirect vote in the Parliament under the terms of a constitutional amendment passed in July 2000. Prior to this amendment, the president was elected by popular vote.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by indirect vote to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Parliament 101 members are elected through a party-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** All members of the Parliament are elected in a nationwide constituency. At least 50% of registered voters must participate in the election for the poll to be deemed valid.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: The Party of Moldovan Communists (PCM)
  • Leader: Vladimir VORONIN
  • Seats won in this election: 71
  • Seats won in last election: 40
• Bloc: The Braghis Alliance
  • Leader: Dumitru BRAGHIS
  • Seats won in this election: 19
  • Seats won in last election: N/A
• Party: Christian Democratic People's Front (FPCD)
  • Leader: Iurie ROSCA
  • Seats won in this election: 11
  • Seats won in last election: 8
• Party: Party of Rebirth and Conciliation (PRAM)
  • Leader: Mircea SNEGUR
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 8
• Party: Democratic Party (DP)
  • Leader: Dumitru DIACOV
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 21
• Party: Party for Democratic Forces (PFD)
  • Leader: Valeriu Matei
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 11
• Party: Social Democratic Party of Moldova
  • Leader: N/A
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

• Parliamentary elections to decide 101 seats were last held on March 22, 1998.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 3,631,462 (2001)
• Registered Voters: 2,379,491 (February 2001)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 1,893,093 (2001)

·         Is Moldova a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Moldova ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (1 July 1994)

·         Gender Quota: No

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 14 (following the 2001 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 107 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Low (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Moldova a signatory to CRPD: Yes (30 March 2007)

·         Has Moldova ratified CRPD: Yes (21 September 2010)

·         Population with a disability: 544,719 (est.)