Country: | Moldova |
Previous Election: | 1998 |
Next Election: | 2005 |
Seats For Election: | All 101 seats in Parliament |
Majority Seats: | 51 |
Election Date: | 25 February 2001 |
Turnout: | 67.52% (1.60pp) |
Leader1: | Vladimir Voronin |
Party1: | Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova |
Last Election1: | 40 |
Seats1: | 71 |
Percentage1: | 50.07 |
Leader2: | Dumitru Braghiș |
Party2: | Braghiș Alliance |
Last Election2: | New |
Seats2: | 19 |
Percentage2: | 13.36 |
Leader3: | Iurie Roșca |
Party3: | Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova) |
Last Election3: | 8 |
Seats3: | 11 |
Percentage3: | 8.24 |
Map: | MdAlegeri2001.png |
Prime Minister | |
Before Election: | Dumitru Braghiș |
After Election: | Vasile Tarlev |
Before Party: | Braghiș Alliance |
After Party: | Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova |
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 25 February 2001.[1] The result was a victory for the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), which won 71 of the 101 seats.[2]
Parliament was elected by proportional representation in a single national constituency. In 2000 the electoral law was amended to change the electoral threshold, which had previously been at 4% for both political parties and independents. For independent candidates the threshold was lowered to 3%, whilst for political parties and electoral blocs it was raised to 6%.[3]