Over 2.8 million Moldovans with the right to vote are expected to the polls to choose Moldova’s next President for a four-year-term on November 13. Polls work between 7am and 9pm, IPN reports.

There were established 2,081 polling places, 100 of which outside Moldova’s borders. Slightly over 3 million ballots were printed for the presidential runoff elections, with more than 2 million of these being in the Romanian language.

On Moldova’s territory, the people can vote with the identity card with the accompanying loose-leaf, or with a temporary identity card. The Moldovans who are outside the country’s borders can vote with the passport of the citizen of Moldova or, in case of sailors, with the sailor’s permit. These can vote with the expired passport on condition that this contains the personal identification code that the passports issued before 2000 do not include.

The persons who, for health reasons, cannot go to polling places can ask to be allowed to vote at home today as well. The applications for the mobile ballot box are accepted by 3pm and must be accompanied by a medical certificate. Only the persons with disabilities can make requests to vote at home, including in verbal form.

As none of the candidates polled at least half of the vote in the first round of voting, the two candidates who gained the largest number of votes on October 30 compete in the November 13 runoff. These are the candidate of the Party “Action and Solidarity” Maia Sandu (joint candidate) and the candidate of the Party of Socialists Igor Dodon.

Political campaigning and electioneering on Election Day is banned. No electoral propaganda or covering of the election campaign is allowed. The electoral competitors cannot appear in TV or radio programs. Dissemination of electoral propaganda on Election Day by the mass media, election runners and persons is an administrative offense that is punished with a fine of 500 to 1,000 lei in the case of private individuals and of 2,000 to 2,500 lei in the case of electoral competitors.