Maia Sandu leads in the number of votes in the second round of the presidential election with 52.93% of the votes, according to preliminary results, information as of November 4, 2024, 00:15. Aleksandr Stoianoglo got just over 47.07%.
Some 1.6 million citizens cast their votes on November 3, 2024. According to data from the Central Electoral Commission, over 325,000 voted abroad.
Officials will release the final data after polling stations in the US and Canada close and count their votes. These stations opened on Saturday afternoon, Moldovan time.
In the diaspora, preliminary polls show Maia Sandu winning by a landslide, with more than 80% of the votes.
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In the first round of the presidential elections, held on October 20, 2024, Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo garnered the most votes, but neither won more than 50%. As a result, officials organized the second round of the presidential election two weeks later.