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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
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Mircea Snegur | Party of Rebirth and Conciliation | 603,652 | 38.75 | 782,933 | 45.98 | |
| Petru Lucinschi | Independent | 430,836 | 27.66 | 919,831 | 54.02 | |
| Vladimir Voronin | Party of Communists | 159,393 | 10.23 | |||
| Andrei Sangheli | Democratic Agrarian Party | 147,555 | 9.47 | |||
| Valeriu Matei | Party of Democratic Forces | 138,605 | 8.90 | |||
| Marina Leviţchi | Independent | 33,115 | 2.13 | |||
| Anatol Plugaru | Independent | 28,159 | 1.81 | |||
| Iuliana Gorea-Costin | Independent | 9,926 | 0.64 | |||
| Veronica Abramciuc | Independent | 6,619 | 0.42 | |||
| Total | 1,557,860 | 100.00 | 1,702,764 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 1,557,860 | 95.30 | 1,702,764 | 97.40 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 76,801 | 4.70 | 45,375 | 2.60 | ||
| Total votes | 1,634,661 | 100.00 | 1,748,139 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 2,399,156 | 68.13 | 2,441,074 | 71.61 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1343
 Moldovan presidential elections | |
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| Direct elections | |
| Indirect elections | |
| Parliamentary elections | |
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| Presidential elections | |
| Local elections | |
| Referendums | |
See also: Elections and referendums in Gagauzia and Transnistria | |
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