Government and politics in Glodeni, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Glodeni District was divided into 19 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 town and 18 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Glodeni?
Public administration staff in Glodeni District earned 11,317 lei a month on average in 2024, 114% of the local average wage and 3rd lowest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Glodeni council have?
The Glodeni District Council has 27 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 46,882 residents on the State Population Register on 1 January 2023.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWhich party has the most mayors in Glodeni?
Voters in Glodeni District elected 19 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 8 of the posts (42%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Glodeni?
Stela Onuţu was elected mayor of Glodeni in 2023, standing for Our Party (Partidul Nostru).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Glodeni?
19 town and village councils in Glodeni District share 211 councillor seats, an average of 11.1 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Glodeni District contained 35 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.8 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Glodeni District served 2,076 residents on average in 2025, 12th most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 464 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Glodeni District at the end of 2024, 7.7% 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 Glodeni District went to the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM) (7); Our Party (Partidul Nostru) (2); the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (1). 4 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 19 mayors elected in Glodeni District in 2023 are women (16%, against 24% nationally); 5% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 42% of mayoralties in Glodeni District after the 2023 vote, 10th 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 Glodeni 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 Glodeni compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Glodeni ranks 12 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Anenii Noi | 2,185 |
| 10 | Criuleni | 2,107 |
| 11 | Dubasari | 2,096 |
| 12 | Glodeni | 2,076 |
| 13 | Causeni | 1,984 |
| 14 | Drochia | 1,981 |
| 15 | Cahul | 1,969 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Glodeni ranks 31 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Donduseni | 22 |
| 29 | Ocnita | 21 |
| 30 | Chisinau Municipality | 19 |
| 31 | Glodeni | 19 |
| 32 | Taraclia | 15 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 11 |
| 34 | Basarabeasca | 7 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Glodeni ranks 22 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Calaras | 8.6% |
| 20 | Soroca | 8.3% |
| 21 | Taraclia | 7.8% |
| 22 | Glodeni | 7.7% |
| 23 | Riscani | 7.2% |
| 24 | Singerei | 7.0% |
| 25 | Falesti | 6.9% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Glodeni ranks 33 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Donduseni | 11,646 lei |
| 30 | Cantemir | 11,451 lei |
| 31 | Nisporeni | 11,434 lei |
| 32 | Telenesti | 11,342 lei |
| 33 | Glodeni | 11,317 lei |
| 34 | Calaras | 11,168 lei |
| 35 | Floresti | 11,156 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Glodeni ranks 10 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Basarabeasca | 43% |
| 8 | Soroca | 43% |
| 9 | Ungheni | 42% |
| 10 | Glodeni | 42% |
| 11 | Telenesti | 42% |
| 12 | Criuleni | 40% |
| 13 | Anenii Noi | 38% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Glodeni ranks 23 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Soldanesti | 9% |
| 21 | Ialoveni | 8% |
| 22 | Soroca | 6% |
| 23 | Glodeni | 5% |
| 24 | Hincesti | 5% |
| 25 | Cimislia | 4% |
| 26 | Anenii Noi | 4% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Glodeni ranks 30 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Floresti | 18% |
| 28 | Nisporeni | 17% |
| 29 | Stefan Voda | 17% |
| 30 | Glodeni | 16% |
| 31 | Hincesti | 13% |
| 32 | Cantemir | 11% |
| 33 | Calaras | 11% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Glodeni ranks 29 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Cimislia | 27 |
| 27 | Donduseni | 27 |
| 28 | Dubasari | 27 |
| 29 | Glodeni | 27 |
| 30 | Leova | 27 |
| 31 | Ocnita | 27 |
| 32 | Rezina | 27 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Glodeni ranks 31 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Soldanesti | 225 |
| 29 | Ocnita | 223 |
| 30 | Donduseni | 214 |
| 31 | Glodeni | 211 |
| 32 | Taraclia | 167 |
| 33 | Dubasari | 129 |
| 34 | Basarabeasca | 89 |
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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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