1998 Moldovan parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 22 March 1998.[1] The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova emerged as the largest party in Parliament, winning 40 of the 101 seats. However, the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms was formed by the Democratic Convention of Moldova (26 MPs), For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova (24 MPs) and the Party of Democratic Forces (11 MPs), and held an absolute majority.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	Party of Communists	487,002	30.01	40
	Democratic Convention	315,206	19.42	26
	For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova	294,691	18.16	24
	Party of Democratic Forces	143,428	8.84	11
	Democratic Agrarian Party	58,874	3.63	0
	Civic Alliance "Ant" (ACR–UC–PFPM–PCDR–UTM)	53,338	3.29	0
	Alliance of Democratic Forces (PNŢM–PLM–PNL)	36,344	2.24	0
	Party of Socio-Economic Justice	31,663	1.95	0
	Social Democratic Party	30,169	1.86	0
	Socialist Unity (PSM–MUE–UCM–PPV)	29,647	1.83	0
	Social Democratic Bloc "Hope" (PSDUM–MSN–AFM)	21,282	1.31	0
	Party of Socialists	9,514	0.59	0
	Reform Party	8,844	0.54	0
	Christian Democratic Union of Moldova	8,342	0.51	0
	United Labour Party	3,124	0.19	0
	Independents	91,519	5.64	0
Total		1,622,987	100.00	101
Valid votes		1,622,987	96.58
Invalid/blank votes		57,483	3.42
Total votes		1,680,470	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,324,295	72.30
Source: eDemocracy

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1330 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7