Sandu won, but there will be a second round: final results of the elections in Moldova

Sandu won, but there will be a second round: final results of the elections in Moldova Dmitry Usik

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On Sunday, October 20, Moldova held presidential elections. The country's Central Electoral Commission announced the results.

According to the results of processing all the protocols, Moldova is expecting a second round of elections – none of the candidates crossed the 50% mark of the votes. Who will fight for the post of president next and how many votes they received, 24 Kanal reports.

Election results in Moldova

As predicted, the current president of Moldova Maia Sandu received the greatest support among voters. According to the results of processing all the protocols, she received 42.45% of the votes. The politician's hopes for victory in the first round were not justified.

Sandu's opponent will be the Prosecutor General and the candidate from the pro-Russian Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Alexander Stoianoglo – he took second place with 25.99% of the vote.

According to the Central Election Commission of Moldova, 1,543,081 citizens took part in the voting. The turnout is 51.68%. The most active voters were in the age range of 36-45 and 56-65.

Referendum results in Moldova

On the same day, a referendum on the country's European integration was held in Moldova. Citizens were asked the following questions: “Do you support amendments to the Constitution with the aim of the Republic of Moldova joining the European Union?”.

According to preliminary data from the Central Election Commission, the number of those who voted “yes” is 50.45%, “no” – 49.55%.

As the publication points out, despite the general preliminary support, in 23 of the 32 districts of Moldova, the overwhelming majority of voters in the constitutional referendum chose “no”.