Moldovan presidential election, 2009

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An indirect presidential election is being held in Moldova following the parliamentary election held in April 2009. The incumbent president, Vladimir Voronin, is term-limited and was elected to become speaker of the Parliament of Moldova in early May 2009; the ruling Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) nominated Zinaida Greceanîi.^[1] As the PCRM holds only 60 of 101 seats in parliament, but 61 seats are required to elect the president, at least one dissenting vote from the opposition will be required; the opposition has announced, however, that it will boycott the election, thus forcing repeated parliamentary elections.^[2]

In the first round on 20 May 2009, the opposition successfully boycotted the election procedure; a second round was set for 28 May 2009.^[3] On that day, the election was postponed to 3 June 2009; the PCRM claimed that it was due to Ascension Thursday falling that day, while the opposition criticised the PCRM's attempts to delay the election.^[4]

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