Government and politics in Cantemir, Moldova: official figures

On 1 January 2025 Cantemir District was divided into 27 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 town and 26 villages or communes with their own council.

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• Cantemir District contained 51 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.9 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• Each first-level local government unit in Cantemir District served 1,235 residents on average in 2025, 3rd fewest of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• 549 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Cantemir District at the end of 2024, 9.8% of all employees (national share 7.3%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• Behind the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the most mayoralties in Cantemir District went to the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE) (4); the Coalition for Unity and Welfare (2); the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (2). 8 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• 3 of the 27 mayors elected in Cantemir District in 2023 are women (11%, against 24% nationally); 0% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 56% of mayoralties in Cantemir District after the 2023 vote, 2nd highest of 35 territorial units (national share 33%). Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
• Turnout in the 2023 raion council elections, of which Cantemir was one, was 41.75% nationally; across all raion councils the Party of Action and Solidarity took 29.4% of valid votes and the Party of Socialists 20.6%. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy

How Cantemir compares with other first-level divisions

Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)

Cantemir ranks 33 of 35, highest first.

First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)

Cantemir ranks 15 of 35, highest first.

Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)

Cantemir ranks 11 of 35, highest first.

Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)

Cantemir ranks 30 of 35, highest first.

Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)

Cantemir ranks 2 of 35, highest first.

Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)

Cantemir ranks 32 of 35, highest first.

Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)

Cantemir ranks 32 of 35, highest first.

Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)

Cantemir ranks 7 of 34, highest first.

Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)

Cantemir ranks 21 of 35, highest first.

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Sources

• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: Decision No. 1157 of 4 August 2023, annexes 1-2: number of councillor seats in each raion and municipal council and in each town and village council for the 5 November 2023 elections, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a09ce1a0a514…)
• National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova: Territorial statistics (Statistica teritoriala), edition 2025, Excel version: tables by raion and municipality for 2015-2024 (saved copy holds 12 of the 20 chapter workbooks unchanged: administrative division, population, labour force, earnings, housing, education, health, social protection, tourism, crime, investment and construction, entrepreneurship), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 80bb26547020…)
• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: Decision No. 1582 of 17 November 2023, annex: centralised results of the 5 November 2023 general local elections (raion councils, Chisinau and Balti councils and mayors, all mayors), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6aeb8aa270d4…)
• Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova: General local elections of 5 November 2023: list of elected mayors by municipality/raion, locality, sex and nominating party, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 51addef99d18…)

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