Government and politics in Orhei, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Orhei District was divided into 38 first-level administrative-territorial units: 1 municipality and 37 villages or communes with their own council.
What is the average public sector salary in Orhei?
Public administration staff in Orhei District earned 12,352 lei a month on average in 2024, 109% of the local average wage and 14th lowest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Orhei council have?
The Orhei District Council has 35 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 100,719 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 Orhei?
Voters in Orhei District elected 38 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) won 13 of the posts (34%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Orhei?
Tatiana Cociu was elected mayor of Orhei in 2023, standing for the Force of Alternative and Salvation of Moldova.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Orhei?
38 town and village councils in Orhei District share 420 councillor seats, an average of 11.1 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Orhei District contained 75 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 2.0 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Orhei District served 1,938 residents on average in 2025, 16th most of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 1,222 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Orhei District at the end of 2024, 6.7% 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 Orhei District went to the Renaissance party (Renaștere) (8); independent candidates (5); the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM) (4). 8 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 11 of the 38 mayors elected in Orhei District in 2023 are women (29%, against 24% nationally); 13% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 34% of mayoralties in Orhei District after the 2023 vote, 18th 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 Orhei 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 Orhei compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Orhei ranks 16 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Causeni | 1,984 |
| 14 | Drochia | 1,981 |
| 15 | Cahul | 1,969 |
| 16 | Orhei | 1,938 |
| 17 | Taraclia | 1,916 |
| 18 | Stefan Voda | 1,903 |
| 19 | Falesti | 1,834 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Orhei ranks 3 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floresti | 40 |
| 2 | Hincesti | 39 |
| 3 | Orhei | 38 |
| 4 | Cahul | 37 |
| 5 | Soroca | 35 |
| 6 | Falesti | 33 |
| 7 | Ungheni | 33 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Orhei ranks 30 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Straseni | 6.7% |
| 28 | Anenii Noi | 6.7% |
| 29 | Gagauzia | 6.7% |
| 30 | Orhei | 6.7% |
| 31 | Criuleni | 6.6% |
| 32 | Drochia | 6.1% |
| 33 | Chisinau Municipality | 5.8% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Orhei ranks 22 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Basarabeasca | 12,522 lei |
| 20 | Taraclia | 12,397 lei |
| 21 | Riscani | 12,358 lei |
| 22 | Orhei | 12,352 lei |
| 23 | Drochia | 12,224 lei |
| 24 | Edinet | 12,205 lei |
| 25 | Stefan Voda | 12,082 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Orhei ranks 18 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Nisporeni | 35% |
| 16 | Stefan Voda | 35% |
| 17 | Singerei | 35% |
| 18 | Orhei | 34% |
| 19 | Balti | 33% |
| 20 | Causeni | 33% |
| 21 | Chisinau Municipality | 32% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Orhei ranks 15 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Chisinau Municipality | 16% |
| 13 | Causeni | 15% |
| 14 | Straseni | 15% |
| 15 | Orhei | 13% |
| 16 | Edinet | 12% |
| 17 | Criuleni | 12% |
| 18 | Dubasari | 9% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Orhei ranks 10 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Edinet | 31% |
| 8 | Anenii Noi | 31% |
| 9 | Causeni | 30% |
| 10 | Orhei | 29% |
| 11 | Basarabeasca | 29% |
| 12 | Riscani | 29% |
| 13 | Singerei | 27% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Orhei ranks 4 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chisinau Municipality | 51 |
| 2 | Balti | 35 |
| 3 | Cahul | 35 |
| 4 | Orhei | 35 |
| 5 | Anenii Noi | 33 |
| 6 | Briceni | 33 |
| 7 | Cantemir | 33 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Orhei ranks 2 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hincesti | 435 |
| 2 | Orhei | 420 |
| 3 | Floresti | 414 |
| 4 | Cahul | 411 |
| 5 | Ungheni | 371 |
| 6 | Soroca | 369 |
| 7 | Gagauzia | 366 |
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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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