2001 Moldovan parliamentary election

25 February 2001
All 101 seats in Parliament 51 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	67.52% ( 1.60pp)
Party Leader % Seats +/– PCRM Vladimir Voronin 50.07 71 +31 Braghiș Alliance Dumitru Braghiș 13.36 19 New PPCD Iurie Roșca 8.24 11 +3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Dumitru Braghiș Braghiș Alliance Vasile Tarlev PCRM

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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]

Electoral system

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]

Results

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