2024 Moldovan European Union membership constitutional referendum

2024 Moldovan European Union membership constitutional referendum
20 October 2024
Do you support the amendment of the Constitution with a view to the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union?
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 749,719 50.35%
No 739,155 49.65%
Valid votes 1,488,874 97.22%
Invalid or blank votes 42,518 2.78%
Total votes 1,531,392 100.00%
Registered voters/turnout 3,020,814 50.69%
Results by first-level administrative divisions, sectors of Chișinău and abroad
Yes:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      75–80%
No:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      90–95%

A nationwide constitutional referendum was held in Moldova on 20 October 2024 on whether the country should amend the Constitution of Moldova to include the Moldovan citizens' wish for European Union membership, in order to make it harder for future governments to shift the country away from its pro-European trajectory. The referendum occurred on the same day as the first round of the 2024 Moldovan presidential election. The proposal was approved and the constitution amended.

Incumbent president Maia Sandu campaigned for the "yes" side in the referendum. A narrow majority of votes were in favour of Moldova's EU aspirations, though the referendum was described as closer than expected. The voter turnout of 50% exceeded the 33.33% requirement for the referendum to be considered binding. Earlier, Sandu had told Moldovans that there was "clear evidence" that criminal groups backed by "foreign forces hostile to our national interests" had aimed to buy off 300,000 votes. The European Union meanwhile welcomed the results and condemned the "unprecedented malign interference by Russia".

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