Elections2009
Moldova's new elections: first five parties registered
June 18, 2009After the draw made on Wednesday, 17 June, the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) in Moldova determined the preliminary order of registration of political parties in the ballot paper, DECA-press informs. Thus, according to the draw in the ballot papers...
Gordon: US urges Moldova to conduct fair and transparent election
June 17, 2009"A country that has been a concern recently is Moldova, where repeat parliamentary elections will take place after the parliament failed to elect a president. We will urge the Government of Moldova to conduct the elections in a fair and transparent...
ODIHR final report on elections in Moldova: further shortcomings
June 17, 2009The monitoring of the post-election situation in Moldova brought to light further shortcomings with the 5 April parliamentary elections, concluded the final report on the election process released by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human...
Reconciliation à la Moldova: Mayor Chirtoaca charged w/ "crimes"
June 15, 2009The Moldovan Prosecutor-General's Office has opened a criminal investigation against Chisinau mayor and deputy leader of the opposition Liberal Party Dorin Chirtoaca who is charged with usurping power and organizing the April 6-7 riots in the capital...
Moldovan early election may be held in end of July
June 15, 2009First Deputy Chairman of the Moldovan Parliament Vladimir Turcan stated to the press after the plenary sitting that the early parliamentary elections may be held at the end of next month – most probably on July 26. “This date is in harmony...
Moldova crisis is an opportunity for the European Union
June 10, 2009By Louis O'Neill Events in Moldova have provided the European Union’s fledgling Eastern Partnership an early and excellent opportunity to prove its relevance and responsiveness to the six participants. The partnership was launched on May 7...
Voting outside Moldovan diplomatic missions abroad - impossible
June 10, 2009The creation of polling stations outside Moldovan diplomatic missions abroad is impossible due to the fact that it can not ensure the principles of an equal, direct and secret vote, Moldovan First Deputy Speaker Vladimir Turcan told MOLDPRES today. Turcan...
Transnistria’s independence policies stay on course
June 09, 2009The Transnistrian authorities have announced that the post-electoral political developments in the Republic of Moldova cannot influence their strategy on implementing objectives related to results of the September 2006 referendum. Hence, the Tiraspol...
Moldovan non-parliamentary opposition refuses to step aside
June 05, 2009The parliamentary opposition has proposed that the opposition parties that failed to enter parliament on 5 April 2005 should not participate in the forthcoming early election in order not to give extra mandates to the Communist Party in the future parliament...
Moldovan major TV channels biased in election campaign coverage
June 05, 2009During the parliamentary election campaign, TV channels Moldova One, NIT and N4 favoured representatives of the government, parliament and the presidential administration in their news programmes. This was published in a report on performance of the Audio...