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Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
b . Deposit requirement (specify amount) c . Regional distribution requirement f . Other
Comments: Documents required to be filed with the Ministry of Justice for the registration of a political party are:
the application for registration; the status of the party; party program; the constitutive act (including list of members whose number can be no less than 4.000, as well as other territorial specifications); statement on the legal address of the party;
and proof of bank account opening.
In order to register a political party, a state fee of 200 lei is charged.
Source: Law on Political Parties of the Republic of Moldova as of February 2008, article 8:1 a-f, 8:5.
Verified: 2019/02/18
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship d . Residence
Comments: Article 12. The Right to Be Elected
Citizens of the Republic of Moldova eligible to vote and meeting the requirements set forth in this Code have the right to be elected
Article 11. The Right to Elect
Citizens of the Republic of Moldova, who by the day of the elections have reached the age of 18, have the right to vote, except for those legally deprived of this right.
Article 82. Candidates for Parliamentary Elections
(1) People eligible to vote who have attained the age of 18 years before or on Election Day, hold Moldovan
citizenship, do not fall within Article 2(61) of the Law on the Status of Member of Parliament and meet the
requirements provided herein, may stand as candidates for members of Parliament
Source: Electoral Code of The Republic of Moldova, article 12 and 82.
Verified: 2019/02/18
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
e . In both presidential and legislative elections
Comments:
In both parliamentary and presidential elections, the following entities shall have the right to nominate candidates, provided they meet all requirements set forth by the present Code:
c) Moldovan citizens who nominate themselves for elections (independent candidates).
Source: Electoral Code of The Republic of Moldova 46:2 (c)
Verified: 2019/02/18
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
b . Direct c . Indirect
Comments: The state may grant the electoral competitors interest-free loans. Electoral competitors that received less than 3 per cent of valid votes cast in the election throughout the country or within the respective constituencies, including independent candidates who were not elected, shall pay back the state loans received within 2 months from the end of voting. The other electoral competitors shall pay back the state loans within four months.
Source: Electoral Code of The Republic of Moldova, article 40:1, 40:5
Verified: 2019/02/18
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
c . Based on current legislative representation
Comments: The loans received from the state budget shall be cleared, in full or in part, by the state depending on
the overall number of votes received by the electoral competitor in the respective constituency. The amount
to be cleared by the state shall be calculated by dividing the sum of the loan received by the number of voters who voted,
and then multiplying it by the number of valid votes cast for the respective electoral competitor.
Source: Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova, article 40:3.
Verified: 2019/02/18
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: Only financial resources derived from labour, entrepreneurial, scientific or creative activities undertaken
on the territory of the Republic of Moldova may be used for financing of the political parties and electoral
campaigns.
In Article 41:2 the requirements are stated for individual or legal persons financing directly or indirectly the initiative groups, as well as providing material support of any kind of electoral campaigns held by the competitors.
Source: Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova, article 41:1, 41:2.
Verified: 2019/02/18
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