17 November 1996
1 December 1996 2001 → 603,652
782,933 159,393 38.8%
46.0% 10.2%
- | 430,836
919,831 603,652
782,933 27.7%
54.0% 38.8%
46.0% 147,555 138,605 | |
 | ||
Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 17 November 1996, with a second round on 1 December. Whilst incumbent President Mircea Snegur received the most votes in the first round, he was defeated in the second by Petru Lucinschi.
References
Moldovan presidential election, 1996 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA