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Registration of electoral competitors
(1) For registration as competitor, political parties, electoral blocks, independent
candidate or candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Moldova shall submit the
following documents no later than 30 days before the election day, to the Central Electoral
Commission or to the electoral constituency councils:
a) ruling/decision confirmed by the minutes or, as the case may be, by an extract from
the minutes of the meeting of the central or territorial body of the political party or electoral
block on the nomination of the candidate (list of candidates drawn up in accordance with
Articles 111 and 163).
b) subscription lists with a sufficient number of signatures of supporters of the
independent candidate or candidate for President of the Republic of Moldova, in accordance
with Articles 113, 139 and 164;
c) candidate’s biographical data;
d) declaration of the candidate’s consent to stand as a candidate for the position for
which he/she has been appointed;
e) declaration of personal assets and interests during the last year before the ballot.
The declaration shall be made public according to the procedure laid down in the rules
approved by the Central Electoral Commission.
f) candidate’s declaration on honour confirming that:
– he/she is not be subject to the restrictions laid down in Article 16 (2) (c) and (d);
– no definitive declaratory acts have been issued on his/her name in connection to the
regime of declaration of personal assets and interests, situations of incompatibility and the
confiscation of unjustified assets, documents that are not prescribed;
g) health certificate of the candidate for President of the Republic of Moldova, issued
by the medical institution in which he/she is registered;
h) statement by the candidate for the office of President of the Republic of Moldova or
for the position of mayor on the suspension, during his/her term of office, from office
incompatible with the office of President of the Republic of Moldova or mayor if the person is
elected and validated;
i) declaration of suspension from office, from the time of registration as an electoral
competitor - for persons falling within the scope of Article 16 (3);
j) copy of the study diploma, in the case of candidates for the position of President of
the Republic of Moldova and mayor;
k) where applicable, the electronic and paper electoral symbol;
l) copy of the candidate’s identity document.
(2) The templates or technical characteristics of the documents referred to in
paragraph (1) and the manner in which they are to be completed and/or submitted shall be
laid down in the regulations on the specific characteristics for the nomination and registration
of candidates for each type of election approved by the Central Electoral Commission.
(3) Lists of candidates for parliamentary and local elections shall be drawn up
respecting the minimum representation quota of 40 % for both sexes. Candidates shall be
placed on the lists according to the formula: a minimum of four candidates for every ten seats.
(4) Representatives of political parties, electoral blocks, candidates for President of the
Republic of Moldova and independent candidates shall submit the necessary documents for
registration only after the Central Electoral Commission, the respective electoral constituency
councils make public the information on the place (office) and time of receipt of the documents.
The time elapsing between the adoption of the decision determining the place and time of
receipt of the documents and the time set for receipt of the documents shall be at least 24
hours. Where representatives of more than one political party, more than one electoral block,
several candidates submit at the same time all the documents required for registration with
the respective electoral body, the order for receipt of the documents shall be determined by
drawing lots, in accordance with the rules approved by decision of the Central Electoral
Commission.
(5) Within 7 days of receipt of the documents listed in paragraph (1), the electoral body
concerned shall register or refuse to register the candidates nominated in elections. Decisions
taken by electoral bodies to that effect may be challenged under the conditions laid down in
(6) In the same elections, a person may stand for more than one elective positions, but
for different categories/levels and from only one electoral party or block, or as an independent
candidate.
(7) Candidates registered in elections may not be employed or work in any electoral
body during the election period.
(8) The electoral body registering the candidates shall issue badges to registered
candidates as soon as possible, but no later than 3 days from the date of registration.
(9) The electoral body registering the candidates shall publish its decisions on the
registration of independent candidates or lists of candidates in the media financed from the
budget.
(10) Upon expiry of the deadline for registration of candidates, the electoral body
concerned shall publish in full the list of candidates, which it has registered, indicating the
name, surname, year of birth, political affiliation, profession (occupation) of the candidates and
the name of the party, political or electoral block, which nominated them. The lists of
candidates shall be available for consultation at each polling station.
(11) Where an electoral competitor submits the list of candidates nominated for
elections which do not meet the requirements of paragraph (3), and where restrictions referred
to in paragraph (1) (f) exist, the Central Electoral Commission or the electoral constituency
council shall refuse to register it.