Government and politics in Ialoveni, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Ialoveni District was divided into 25 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 town and 24 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Ialoveni?
Public administration staff in Ialoveni District earned 12,781 lei a month on average in 2024, 115% of the local average wage and 17th highest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Ialoveni council have?
The Ialoveni District Council has 33 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 87,834 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 Ialoveni?
Voters in Ialoveni District elected 25 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 12 of the posts (48%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Ialoveni?
Sergiu Armaşu was elected mayor of Ialoveni in 2023, standing for the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Ialoveni?
25 town and village councils in Ialoveni District share 307 councillor seats, an average of 12.3 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Ialoveni District contained 34 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.4 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Ialoveni District served 2,762 residents on average in 2025, 4th most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 703 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Ialoveni District at the end of 2024, 5.2% 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 Ialoveni District went to the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE) (4); the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM) (3); independent candidates (2). 6 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 5 of the 25 mayors elected in Ialoveni District in 2023 are women (20%, against 24% nationally); 8% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 48% of mayoralties in Ialoveni District after the 2023 vote, 4th 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 Ialoveni 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 Ialoveni compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Ialoveni ranks 4 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 34,821 |
| 2 | Balti | 28,586 |
| 3 | Gagauzia | 4,346 |
| 4 | Ialoveni | 2,762 |
| 5 | Ungheni | 2,340 |
| 6 | Singerei | 2,322 |
| 7 | Straseni | 2,256 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Ialoveni ranks 21 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Anenii Noi | 26 |
| 19 | Singerei | 26 |
| 20 | Criuleni | 25 |
| 21 | Ialoveni | 25 |
| 22 | Leova | 25 |
| 23 | Rezina | 25 |
| 24 | Cimislia | 23 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Ialoveni ranks 34 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Gagauzia | 6.7% |
| 30 | Orhei | 6.7% |
| 31 | Criuleni | 6.6% |
| 32 | Drochia | 6.1% |
| 33 | Chisinau Municipality | 5.8% |
| 34 | Ialoveni | 5.2% |
| 35 | Balti | 5.1% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Ialoveni ranks 17 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Dubasari | 12,908 lei |
| 15 | Straseni | 12,889 lei |
| 16 | Soroca | 12,813 lei |
| 17 | Ialoveni | 12,781 lei |
| 18 | Falesti | 12,619 lei |
| 19 | Basarabeasca | 12,522 lei |
| 20 | Taraclia | 12,397 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Ialoveni ranks 4 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Straseni | 70% |
| 2 | Cantemir | 56% |
| 3 | Cimislia | 52% |
| 4 | Ialoveni | 48% |
| 5 | Calaras | 46% |
| 6 | Leova | 44% |
| 7 | Basarabeasca | 43% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Ialoveni ranks 21 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Dubasari | 9% |
| 19 | Nisporeni | 9% |
| 20 | Soldanesti | 9% |
| 21 | Ialoveni | 8% |
| 22 | Soroca | 6% |
| 23 | Glodeni | 5% |
| 24 | Hincesti | 5% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Ialoveni ranks 23 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Briceni | 21% |
| 21 | Ungheni | 21% |
| 22 | Criuleni | 20% |
| 23 | Ialoveni | 20% |
| 24 | Gagauzia | 19% |
| 25 | Ocnita | 19% |
| 26 | Dubasari | 18% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Ialoveni ranks 16 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Falesti | 33 |
| 14 | Floresti | 33 |
| 15 | Hincesti | 33 |
| 16 | Ialoveni | 33 |
| 17 | Nisporeni | 33 |
| 18 | Riscani | 33 |
| 19 | Singerei | 33 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Ialoveni ranks 16 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Briceni | 308 |
| 14 | Drochia | 308 |
| 15 | Causeni | 307 |
| 16 | Ialoveni | 307 |
| 17 | Calaras | 302 |
| 18 | Singerei | 302 |
| 19 | Riscani | 292 |
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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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