Claim: In the 2005 Chisinau mayoral election, the July tenth and July 24th elections were declared invalid because of the participation of less than one-third of the voters; the November and December elections also had low turnout and did not result in the election of a mayor
Evidence: Elections for the post of mayor of Chișinău on 10 July 2005 have been declared invalid, as they participated in only 27% of voters. The by-election on 24 July 2005 was attended by only 19,8% of voters. These elections were also declared invalid because of the participation of less than one-third of voters on the electoral lists. Following elections were held on 27 November 2005. 22,42% of the voters was not enough to recognize the election. Another attempt to elect the mayor of the capital was made on 11 December 2005. At this time the polls were 22.62% of the inhabitants of Chişinău. The mayor was not elected.