§ Electoral Code art. 146Second ballot. Special provisions

Second ballot. Special provisions
(1) If none of the candidates for President of the Republic of Moldova has received at
least half of the votes of voters who took part in the elections, the second ballot shall be held
for the first two candidates established in decreasing order of the number of votes obtained in
the first ballot.
(2) If more than one candidates have accumulated an equal number of votes to
participate in the second ballot, the Central Electoral Commission shall draw lots by recording
that fact in minutes. Candidates shall be given the opportunity to decide by mutual agreement
which of them will candidate in the second ballot or to participate in the lot.
(3) If the two candidates taking part in the second ballot have received the same
number of votes in the first ballot, the order of inclusion of their names in the ballot papers
shall be determined by lot.
(4) The second ballot shall take place 2 weeks from the date of the first ballot under
the terms of this Code. The date of the second ballot shall be fixed by decision of the Central
Electoral Commission as soon as the results of the vote in the first ballot have been processed.
The Central Electoral Commission shall make information on the conduct of the second ballot
public within 24 hours of the date on which it was established.
(5) The candidate who obtained the highest number of votes in the second ballot shall
be declared elected.
(6) If both candidates have obtained the same number of votes, the candidate with the
most votes in the first ballot shall be deemed elected. If both candidates have accumulated
the same number of votes in the first ballot, the Central Electoral Commission shall draw lots
by recording that fact in minutes.
(7) If one of the candidates withdraws, the remaining candidate shall be deemed
elected if he or she has received at least half of the votes of the voters who participated in the
elections.