Two opposition parties contest seat distribution formula, Central Election Commission reacts by showing math formulas on a board

Moldova uses the d'Hondt formula for the proportional distribution of legislative seats.

The Moldova Noastra [Our Moldova] Alliance and the Liberal Party, two of the three liberal opposition parties that gained seats in Parliament, have contested the final seat distribution, however, asking that they get more seats.

Central Election Commission secretary Iurie Ciocan, whose organization rejected the challenge, used a board to write down mathematical formulas proving the correctness of the seat distribution formula. He did so in response to a Moldova Noastra representative who presented his own mathematical formula.

This "debate" about mathematics is a rather amusing end to a very heated election.

If anyone would like to see Mr. Ciocan's explanation of the d'Hondt formula, it is available on Unimedia.

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