CG/BUR(19)34

16 February 2011

Information Note on the elections of the Bashkan (Governor) of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova

Document submitted for information to the Bureau of the Congress on 18 February 2011

Document soumis pour information au Bureau du Congrès le 18 février 2011


Introduction

Background

National context



The Administrative-Territorial Unit of Gagauz-Yeri

Legal background

Organisation of the elections and election administration

Campaign

Election day


The results

  • the turnout was relatively high, 57 % of the voters.

  • Mr Dudoglo got nearly 32 % of the votes, Mr Formuzal 37 % and Irene Vlach  31 %.


Appendix I

PROGRAMME

Political assessment mission to the Republic of Moldova

9 – 13 December 2010

Friday, 10 December

10.00 -10.50                  Meeting with the Mr Iurie LEANCĂ, Deputy- Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration

                                   

11.00 - 11.50                 Meeting with Mr. Vlad LUPAN, adviser of the Republic of Moldova President on foreign policy 

                                   

12:00 - 12:50                 Meeting with Mr. Iurie MUNTEAN, PCRM Executive Secretary and Mr. Ion CEBAN, foreign relations coordinator

                                     

13:00 – 14:00                Meeting with Mr. Roman CAZAN, Deputy Minister of State and Mrs. Victoria CUJBA, deputy head of the regional policies division    

14:00 – 14:50                 Meeting with Mr. Igor CORMAN, Head of Parliamentary Commission for Foreign Relations and Mr. Alexandru STOIANOGLO

15:00 - 15:50                 Meeting with Mr. Eugen ŞTIRBU, Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova  

16:00 – 16:50                Meeting with representatives of the diplomatic community of Chisinau and international organisations (Confirmations: ambassadors of Russian Federation, OSCE, and second person in UNDP, Bulgaria, Turkish; SIDA, US, Ukrainian)

                                   

17:00 -17:45                  Joint meeting with national NGO’s

                                   

·                     APCJM – Mrs. Olga Straton, Monitoring and observing elections in Gagauzia

·                     CALM – Mr. Viorel Furdui, Alexandru Osadci

·                     Contact Centre – Mr. Sergiu Neicovcen

·                     CEeDO  - Mr. Sergiu Ostaf

·                     ADEPT - Mr Corneliu Gurin


Saturday, 11 December

09:00 -09:50                  Meeting with Mr. Mihail FORMUZAL, Bashkan of Gagauzia, electoral candidate

10:00 – 10:50                Meeting with Mr. Dmitri KARASENI, Deputy chairman

11:00 – 11:50                Meeting with Mrs. Irina ZIELINSKA, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Gagauzia

                                   

12:00  - 13:00                Lunch

13:00 – 13:50                Meeting with Mrs. Irina VLAH, electoral candidate of the Communist Party

14:00 – 14:50                Meeting with Mr. Nicolai DUDOGLO, Mayor of Comrat, electoral candidate of PSD

15:00 – 15:50                Meeting with regional media

·         Public Broadcasting Company in Gagauzia Compania Publică (“Găgăuziya Radio Televizionu”, MD 3801, mun. Comrat, str. Lenin, nr. 134, Ecaterina Jekova, tel: 298/2-30-86, 2-45-05, 2-69-34, fax: 2-20-34, m: 069369200)

·         Eni Ai” TV and Radio (MD 3801, or. Comrat, str. Tretiacov, nr. 4,Vladimir Lazarev, tel/fax: 298 / 24169 mb: 079867747)

·         Regional newspaper „Edinaya Gagauzia”, Mr. D. Popozoglo (confirmed)

16:00  - 16:50                Meeting with regional observers

·         Comrat Legal Clinic, Mrs. Natalia Spatarenco

·         Pelegrim Demo, Mr. Mihail Sirkeli

 

Sunday 12 December

Election Day

Monday 13 December

Departure


Appendix II

Media Advisory

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Ref: MA138a10

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Congress delegation heading for electoral assessment mission in Moldova’s autonomous Gagauz region

Date: 9 to 13 December 2010

Location: Moldova                                                                

A delegation from the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will carry out a political assessment mission in respect of the elections of the Governor (Bashkan) of the Gagauzia Autonomous Territorial Unit, Republic of Moldova, which will be held on 12 December 2010.

On 10 and 11 December the delegation will hold meetings in Chisinau and Comrat with representatives from the government, opposition, electoral bodies, NGOs and media. On 12 December visits of polling stations are planned.

Among the meetings requested by the Congress delegation are discussions with Prime Minister Vlad Filat and Deputy-Prime Minister Iurie Leancă, in charge of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, as well as with the Chairman of the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova, Eugen Ştirbu.

In the Gagauz region the Congress delegation plans to encounter, amongst others, incumbent Bashkan and electoral candidate Mihail Formuzal and Irina Zielinska, Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Gagauzia.

Congress members:

Volkram GEBEL, Germany (EPP/CD)

Britt-Marie LÖVGREN, Sweden (ILDG)

Valentina ROSSI, San Marino (SOC)

Congress secretariat

Renate ZIKMUND, Head of the Congress Division of Communication, International Relations and Election Observation,

Pauline CADÉAC, Assistant to the mission

Press contacts on the spot:

Renate Zikmund, Head of the Congress Division of Communication, International Relations and Election Observation, tel. +33 650 39 29 13 [email protected]

Council of Europe Office in Chisinau : Tel: +373 22 202 304 ou +373 22 212 930

More information at www.coe.int/congress

The Congress has two chambers, the Chamber of Local Authorities and the Chamber of Regions. It brings together 318 full and 318 substitute members representing more than 200 000 European territorial communities.

President of the Congress: Keith Whitmore (United Kingdom, ILDG), President of the Chamber of Regions: Herwig van Staa (Austria, EPP/CD),  President of the Chamber of Local Authorities: Jean-Claude Frécon (France, SOC)

Political Groups: Socialist Group (SOC), Group of the European People’s Party – Christian Democrats (EPP/CD),
Independent and Liberal Democrat Group (ILDG).



[1] It should be noted that the amendments brought to this Law were not submitted to the Venice Commission’s assessment before adoption.

[2] Opinion on the law of the Gagauz Autonomous Territorial Unit, on the Election of the Governor of Gagauzia (Moldova), Adopted by the Council for Democratic elections,  at its 22nd meeting (Venice, 18 October 2007),  and the Venice Commission at its 72nd plenary session,  (Venice, 19-20 October 2007)

[3] The Congress as well as the Venice Commission already pointed this fact  in his report on the elections of the Bashkan 2006 and raised the fact that it is not in conformity with the provision of the Code of Good practice on electoral matters