Presidential Elections: PAS Candidate Maia Sandu Wins the First Round of Elections
The candidate supported by PSRM, Igor Dodon, and the PAS candidate, Maia Sandu, enter the second round of the presidential election. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) presented the results of 99,81% of the processed votes, showing that Maia Sandu and Igor Dodon earned the highest number of votes in the November 1 election.
Maia Sandu ranks first in this round, with 36.10%, followed by Igor Dodon with 32.66%.
Maia Sandu – 36.10% of votes
Igor Dodon – 32.66%
Renato Usatii – 16.91%
Violeta Ivanov – 6.50%
Andrei Nastase – 3.26%
Octavian Ticu – 2.01%
Tudor Deliu – 1.37%
Dorin Chirtoaca – 1.20%
For the presidential election of 1 November 2020, a total of 2,143 polling stations were set up.
Eight electoral contestants are registered in the race, of which seven are nominated by political parties and the current president of the country as an independent candidate. To be declared valid, at least 1/3 of the number of voters registered in the electoral lists must participate in the election.