(UPDATE 20:00) 216.055 citizens eligible to vote were recorded till this hour. The rate of the people who came to vote is the following one:

- Botanica - 35,16%, 48.142 citizens 

- Buiucani - 34,22%, 31.509 citizens

- Centru - 35,93%, 25.997 citizens

- Ciocana - 33,50%, 31.943 citizens

- Râșcani - 36,31%, 42.940 citizens

- Suburbs - 29,62%, 35.524 citizens

(UPDATE 18:00)  185.343 citizens eligible to vote recorded at this hour. Presence rate on each sector:

- Botanica - 30.45% - 41.671 citizens

- Buiucani - 29.32% - 26.981 citizens

- Centru - 30.79% - 27.219 citizens

- Ciocana - 28.56% - 27.219 citizens

- Râșcani - 31.29% - 36.978 citizens

- Suburbiile - 25.22% - 30.236 citizens

(UPDATE 18:00) The presence to vote on age categories:

Aged between 18 and 25: 9.000 citizens

Aged between  26 and 40: 40.301 citizens

Aged between  41 and 55: 42.350 citizens

Aged between  56 and 70:  63.137 citizens

71 and more: 20.556 citizens

(UPDATE 17:30) Presence rate in each sector

- Botanica - 29.17% - 39.924 citizens

- Buiucani - 28,03% - 25.797 citizens

- Centru - 29,52% - 21.341 citizens

- Ciocana - 27.30% - 26.019 citizens

- Râșcani - 29.91% - 35.337 citizens

- Suburbs - 24% - 28.768 citizens

(UPDATE 17:00) Presence rate in each sector

- Botanica - 27% - 38.300 citizens

- Buiucani - 26,84% - 24.897 citizens

- Centru - 28,34% - 20.480 citizens

- Ciocana - 26,07% - 24.850 citizens

- Râșcani - 28,59% - 33.751 citizens

- Suburbiile - 22,89 % - 27.438 citizens

(UPDATE 16:15) Presence rate in each sector:

- Botanica - 25%

- Buiucani - 24,2%

- Centru - 25,34%

- Ciocana - 23,26%

- Râșcani - 25,66 %

- Suburbs - 20,3 %

Presence at elections on ages:

Aged between 18 and 25 - 7.894 %

Aged between 26 and 40 - 32.873 %

Aged between 41 and 55  - 36,183 %

Aged between 56 and 70  - 56,035 %

71 and more -  12,616 %

At around 15:30, in Bălţi, the voter turnout is 24%, which represents 25,350 voters.

The number of voters presenting at the ballot boxes in Chisinau is 146,550, 23.11%

By 13:30, more than 110,000 inhabitants of Chisinau, accounting 16 percent, came to the polls.

According to representatives of Chisinau District Electoral Council, the most active are the voters in the Râşcani and Botanica sectors, followed by those in the Center, Buiucani and Ciocana. Regarding the suburbs, the best vote was recorded in Vadul lui Voda, and the worst in Băcioi.

CEC data show that the most active voters are those aged between 56 and 70. More than 40,000 of them have cast their votes. 

23,000 voters are 41 to 55 years old.

Less active are voters from 26 to 40 years old. Only about 20,000 of them have already appeared in the polls.

Approximately 14,000 of those over 71 have already voted. Young people between the ages of 18 and 25 are those with the lowest attendance. Until this hour, only four thousand of them recorded their vote.

In total, over 631,000 voters are expected today. Most of the people on the lists are the inhabitants of the Botanica sector, followed by those from the Râşcani, Centru, Buiucani and Ciocana sectors, but also from the suburbs of the capital.

The inhabitants of the capital hope that, after today's elections, their lives will become better. 

"Let's vote for better life."

"Let's live better in Chisinau. Be more clean and regular because there is a lot of corruption in the country."

Polling stations will close at 21:00.