Government and politics in Rezina, Moldova: official figures
On 1 January 2025 Rezina 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 Rezina?
Public administration staff in Rezina District earned 13,112 lei a month on average in 2024, 116% of the local average wage and 9th highest of 35.
Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many members does the Rezina council have?
The Rezina District Council has 27 seats, filled at the general local elections of 5 November 2023; the Central Electoral Commission set the number from the 38,244 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 Rezina?
Voters in Rezina District elected 25 mayors in the November 2023 general local elections; the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM) won 7 of the posts (28%).
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyWho is the mayor of Rezina?
Simion Tatarov was elected mayor of Rezina in 2023, standing for the Party of Change.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyHow many local councillors are there in Rezina?
25 town and village councils in Rezina District share 253 councillor seats, an average of 10.1 per council.
Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copyMore figures
- Rezina District contained 41 localities in all on 1 January 2025, about 1.6 per first-level unit. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Each first-level local government unit in Rezina District served 1,274 residents on average in 2025, 4th fewest of 35. Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 785 people worked in public administration, defence and compulsory social security in Rezina District at the end of 2024, 11.7% of all employees (national share 7.3%). Source: National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- Behind the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM), the most mayoralties in Rezina District went to the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) (6); independent candidates (4); the Party of Socialists (PSRM) (4). 5 parties won at least one mayor's office there in 2023. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- 2 of the 25 mayors elected in Rezina District in 2023 are women (8%, against 24% nationally); 16% ran as independents. Source: Central Electoral Commission of the Republic of Moldova · saved copy
- The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) holds 24% of mayoralties in Rezina District after the 2023 vote, 10th lowest 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 Rezina 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 Rezina compares with other first-level divisions
Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 (2025)
Rezina ranks 32 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Residents per first-level local government unit (municipality, town or commune), 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Cimislia | 1,356 |
| 30 | Telenesti | 1,322 |
| 31 | Donduseni | 1,314 |
| 32 | Rezina | 1,274 |
| 33 | Cantemir | 1,235 |
| 34 | Leova | 1,230 |
| 35 | Soldanesti | 1,175 |
First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 (2025)
Rezina ranks 23 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | First-level local government units (municipalities, towns and communes), 1 January 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Criuleni | 25 |
| 21 | Ialoveni | 25 |
| 22 | Leova | 25 |
| 23 | Rezina | 25 |
| 24 | Cimislia | 23 |
| 25 | Nisporeni | 23 |
| 26 | Soldanesti | 23 |
Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 (2024)
Rezina ranks 6 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Public administration and defence employees as % of all employees, end of 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cahul | 12.8% |
| 4 | Leova | 12.7% |
| 5 | Dubasari | 12.4% |
| 6 | Rezina | 11.7% |
| 7 | Floresti | 10.9% |
| 8 | Causeni | 10.9% |
| 9 | Telenesti | 10.4% |
Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 (2024)
Rezina ranks 9 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Average monthly gross earnings in public administration (lei), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Criuleni | 13,524 lei |
| 7 | Hincesti | 13,303 lei |
| 8 | Gagauzia | 13,207 lei |
| 9 | Rezina | 13,112 lei |
| 10 | Anenii Noi | 13,051 lei |
| 11 | Causeni | 12,921 lei |
| 12 | Singerei | 12,916 lei |
Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Rezina ranks 26 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected from the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Cahul | 30% |
| 24 | Dubasari | 27% |
| 25 | Soldanesti | 26% |
| 26 | Rezina | 24% |
| 27 | Ocnita | 24% |
| 28 | Riscani | 21% |
| 29 | Drochia | 18% |
Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) (2023)
Rezina ranks 11 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of mayors elected as independents, 2023 local elections (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Floresti | 20% |
| 9 | Ocnita | 19% |
| 10 | Ungheni | 18% |
| 11 | Rezina | 16% |
| 12 | Chisinau Municipality | 16% |
| 13 | Causeni | 15% |
| 14 | Straseni | 15% |
Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) (2023)
Rezina ranks 34 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of women among mayors elected in 2023 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Stefan Voda | 17% |
| 30 | Glodeni | 16% |
| 31 | Hincesti | 13% |
| 32 | Cantemir | 11% |
| 33 | Calaras | 11% |
| 34 | Rezina | 8% |
| 35 | Balti | 0% |
Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 (2023)
Rezina ranks 32 of 34, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Seats on the raion or municipal council elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Dubasari | 27 |
| 29 | Glodeni | 27 |
| 30 | Leova | 27 |
| 31 | Ocnita | 27 |
| 32 | Rezina | 27 |
| 33 | Soldanesti | 27 |
| 34 | Taraclia | 27 |
Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 (2023)
Rezina ranks 26 of 35, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Councillor seats in town and village councils elected in 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Stefan Voda | 269 |
| 24 | Nisporeni | 261 |
| 25 | Cimislia | 253 |
| 26 | Rezina | 253 |
| 27 | Leova | 251 |
| 28 | Soldanesti | 225 |
| 29 | Ocnita | 223 |
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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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