Moldovan presidential election
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1991 ←
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17 November 1996
1 December 1996
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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[edit]
| Candidate |
Party |
First round |
Second round |
| Votes |
% |
Votes |
% |
| Mircea Snegur |
Party of Rebirth and Conciliation of Moldova |
630,652 |
38.8 |
782,933 |
46.0 |
| Petru Lucinschi |
Independent |
430,836 |
27.7 |
919,831 |
54.0 |
| Vladimir Voronin |
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova |
159,393 |
10.2 |
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| Andrei Sangheli |
Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova |
147,555 |
9.5 |
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| Valeriu Matei |
Party of Democratic Forces |
138,605 |
8.9 |
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| Marina Leviţchi |
Independent |
33,115 |
2.1 |
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| Anatol Plugaru |
Independent |
28,159 |
1.8 |
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| Iuliana Gorea-Costin |
Independent |
9,926 |
0.6 |
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| Veronica Abramciuc |
Independent |
6,619 |
0.4 |
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| Invalid/blank votes |
76,801 |
– |
45,375 |
– |
| Total |
1,634,661 |
100 |
1,748,139 |
100 |
| Registered voters/turnout |
2,399,156 |
68.1 |
2,441,074 |
71.6 |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References[edit]
