Gagauzia expects more than 129,000 voters on Sunday
More than 129,000 voters in Gagauzia will go to the polls on Sunday, November 15, to elect the region’s governor and members of its 35-seat People’s Assembly.
Two ballots for voters
The 67 polling stations across the autonomous region will open at 07:00 and close at 21:00. Each voter will receive two ballot papers: one for the election of the Governor (Bashkan) of Gagauzia and another for the People's Assembly.
The ballots have been printed in Romanian, Russian and Gagauz. The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has produced 258,780 ballot papers in total, with 129,390 allocated to each election.
For each contest, 100,740 ballots are printed in Russian, 20,500 in Gagauz and 8,150 in Romanian.
Eight candidates running for Governor
Eight candidates are competing for the position of Governor (Bashkan) of Gagauzia. Three have been nominated by political parties, while five are running as independents.
A further 132 candidates are contesting the 35 seats in the People's Assembly. Of these, 42 have been nominated by political parties and 90 are running as independents.
More than 230 observers accredited
The elections will be monitored by 149 domestic observers representing five non-governmental organizations, accredited by the Central Electoral Council of Gagauzia.
They will be joined by 83 international observers representing 14 diplomatic missions and two international organizations, accredited by Moldova's Central Electoral Commission.
The People's Assembly election will take place in 35 single-member electoral districts, with one deputy elected in each constituency.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
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