Topic summary
2020 Moldovan presidential election
Second round results by electoral district
Sandu: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 80–85% 90–95%
Dodon: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 80–85% 85–90% 90–95%
Sandu: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 80–85% 90–95%
Dodon: 50–55% 55–60% 60–65% 65–70% 70–75% 80–85% 85–90% 90–95%
Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 1 November. The fourth direct elections since independence in 1991, voters had the possibility to either elect a new president or re-elect the incumbent Igor Dodon. Because no candidate received a majority of votes in the first round, a run-off between the top two candidates, Maia Sandu and Dodon, was held on 15 November. Maia Sandu won the second round with 58% of the vote, becoming the first female President of the country and the first winner from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS). Conversely, Igor Dodon became the second president after Mircea Snegur in 1996 to lose a re-election bid.