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Name: Igor Dodon
Age: 41
Job: President of the Republic of Moldova, economist
Party: Socialists Party (PSRM)
Slogans: Moldova has a future!; For the motherland, for the people!
Studies:
1997 — Agrarian University of Moldova, Faculty of Economics
1998 — Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Management Faculty
2002 — PhD in Economic Sciences at the Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Faculty of Banks and Stock Market
International Management Institute, Faculty of Economic Law
2006 — coordinating researcher, Institute of Economy, Finance and Statistics (IEFS)
Professional experience:
1997–2001 — superior specialist of the clearing Department, super specialist of the listing Department, electronic administrator of negotiations, director of marketing, listing and quotas Department, Bursa de Valori a Moldovei S.A.
2001–2005 — president, member of the Directors’s Council, Depozitarul Naţional de Valori Mobiliare al Moldovei S.A.
2002–2005 — president, member of the stock committee, Bursa Universală de Mărfuri a Moldovei S.R.L.
2003–2005 — member of the experts council, National Commission Mobile Values
2004–2005 — members of Arbitration Commission, Bursa de Valori a Moldovei S.A.
2005–2006 — Vice-Minister of Economy and Commerce
2006–2008 — Minister of Economy and Commerce
2008–2009 — Prime Vice-Prime-Minister, Minister of Economy and Commerce
2009–2011 — deputy in the Parliament of Moldova, Communist caucus
2011-present — deputy in the Parliament of Moldova, Socialist caucus
Foreign languages: Russian, English, French, German
Income: Dodon’s family declared an income of 309118 lei in 2015.
Property: Dodon lives in a 162 sq.meters house with a urban land of 0,06 hectares. He has 42615 lei in his bank accounts and a debt of 1,477 million lei.
Website: dodon.md
Facebook: facebook.com/dodon.igor1
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Russia’s legislative elections: Why are there 27 polling stations in Transnistria?

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Legislative elections are currently being held in Russia between September 17-19, as 450 new members in the State Duma need to be elected.

The Central Election Commission (CEC) of the Russian Federation decided to open a record number of polling stations in the Transnistrian region – 27 polling stations, in addition to only 3 polling station opened on the right bank of the Dniester in such big cities as Chisinau, Comrat and Balti.

That is the largest number of polling stations opened by the Russian CEC in a foreign country, and five polling stations more than in the 2016 elections. Two of the polling stations were established in Tiraspol, being open from Friday to Sunday. The rest of the Russian polling stations on the Transnistrian territory are opened on Sunday only. The most astonishing fact is that no state other than Russia has ever opened polling stations in the separatist region of the Republic of Moldova. Actually, no polling stations are being opened on the Transnistrian territory when it comes to national elections of the Republic of Moldova either.

Therefore, one could say that the stakes are high when it comes to Transnistrian voters, especially since, most likely, the hopes of Russian authorities are not necessarily based on a large turnout and their real support, rather on the real possibility of electoral fraud on a territory that is not controlled by the constitutional authorities in Chisinau.

Before the presidential elections in 2018, Russian authorities announced that there are 220 thousand Russian citizens living in the Transnistrian region. That time, 24 polling stations were opened in the separatist area. Despite the fact that the Tiraspol Electoral Commission announced that, in the last year and a half alone, the voter turnout has officially fallen in the region by more than 7 700 people, the Russian CEC still decided to establish a record number of polling stations this year, which strengthened the argument about the possibility of election fraud.

Both Tiraspol’s administration and the regional media campaigned for the ruling political party United Russia and called for a high turnout at polling stations. Transnistria’s leader, Vadim Krasnoselski, urged the people on the left bank of the Dniester to come to the polls “because despite all the difficulties, Russia does not forget Transnistria and helps it as much as possible.”

It seems that the campaigning, along with the Russian sponsorship in the region, show great results during every election ballot, as Russian citizens voting in Russian elections in Transnistria are a more active electorate than Moldovan citizens residing in Transnistria and voting in the Moldovan elections at the polling stations arranged on the other bank of the Dniester, especially for them. In the previous Russia’s legislative elections, 56 thousand people voted in Transnistria, while just under 29 thousand inhabitants of the Transnistrian region voted in the recent Moldova’s parliamentary elections.

Before every election ballot held in the Russian Federation, Moldovan authorities make statements, suggesting the Russian side to abstain from opening polling stations in Transnistria, whereas Russian authorities ignore them every time.

This year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova also sent a note of protest against opening the polling stations in Transnistria. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration regrets that, despite the position consistently expressed by the Moldovan authorities, the Russian side acted in a manner that does not correspond to the principle of sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and the bilateral legal framework.”

The Ministry representatives noted that Russian authorities were informed of the lack of impediments to open polling stations in localities under the control of Moldova’s constitutional authorities and requested the Russian side to refrain from opening the 27 polling stations in the localities of the breakaway region, given the impossibility of ensuring the necessary security conditions for the current elections.

Moscow’s Central Election Commission also opened nine polling stations in Abkhazia and ten in South Ossetia – two disputed territories that were internationally recognised by Russia and a few more countries, while considered under military occupation, according to the Georgian Government. These lands, that are under the exclusive control of Russia, offer good opportunities to ‘correct’ any uncomfortable results obtained in the country, where the ruling political party no longer enjoys as much support as it wants to appear.

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Constitutional Court confirmed the parliamentary election results and validated the list of MPs

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The Constitutional Court (CC) confirmed the legality of the results of the parliamentary elections held on July 11 and validated the list of Members of Parliament (MPs) in a decision issued today.

The Court noted that three political parties have obtained the minimum representation threshold in Parliament: the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists (EBCS) and the “Shor” Political Party. The number of seats in Parliament established by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) was as following: PAS – 63 seats; EBCS – 32 seats; “Șor” PP – 6 seats.

“The Court did not find any infringements likely to influence the results of the voting and the allocation of seats. The Court, therefore, confirmed that the snap parliamentary elections of 11 July, 2021, were organized and conducted correctly, by universal, equal, direct, secret and free suffrage.”

The CC also noted that, according to the information presented by the CEC, all the candidates included in the list were eligible for the position of MP and have submitted declarations that they are not prohibited from holding office.

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, signed the Decree convening the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova of the 11th Legislature. The first plenary session of the new Parliament will take place on Monday, July 26.

“Next, is the election of the governing and working bodies of Parliament, as well as the investiture of a new Government. The problems are many and complex, we have no time to waste. I hope that the new Parliament will be able to quickly regain the trust of the citizens in this important institution through correct and courageous decisions, which will stop corruption and will improve the living conditions of the people,” said President Maia Sandu.

In the meantime, preparations are underway in the Parliament building to set up the new Legislature.

Source: multimedia.parlament.md

The Constitutional Court ascertained, on April 15, that the conditions justifying the dissolution of the Parliament were met. On April 28, President Maia Sandu signed the decree of dissolving the previous Legislature and announced the date of snap parliamentary elections.

See also: There will be a majority government in Moldova’s Parliament

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There will be a majority government in Moldova’s Parliament

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After processing 100% of minutes of yesterday’s parliamentary election, the following preliminary results were presented by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC) regarding the political parties who will hold seats in the new legislature:

  • The Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) – 52.8% of votes – 63 seats;
  • The Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists (EBCS) – 27.17% of total votes – 32 seats;
  • The “Shor” Party – 5.74% of votes – 6 seats.

Source: cec.md

Thus, the Party of Action and Solidarity won the majority of votes, being able to form a stand-alone majority government in the Moldovan Parliament.

The election process

The Promo-LEX Observation Mission (OM) reported a total of 62 incidents recorded yesterday by 10 p.m. They included 2 cases of rumours, attempts and situations of bribing in order to influence voters’ opinion, 1 case of organised voter transportation, 5 cases of interruption of the elections’ filming process, 1 case of electioneering or black PR, 1 case of unjustified interruption of the voting process, 2 cases of violence acts or voters’ intimidation, 5 cases of deficiencies in the list of voters, 1 case of unjustified presence of unauthorised people inside or within 100 m from the polling station, 2 cases of presence of advertising materials, 16 cases of taking pictures of the ballot papers and other violations of the secret ballot.

The Election Observation Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) representatives declared that the election took place peacefully, respecting, to a large extent, freedom of choice.  “The elections were well run. They were competitive and freedom of choice was mostly respected. […] People who monitored the elections confirmed that the legislative framework was good enough to ensure free and democratic elections, but there are still some shortcomings that need to be addressed to ensure that appeals are resolved in a fair and impartial manner,” claimed Head of the OSCE Delegation, Stefan Schennach.

Head of the European Parliament’s Delegation, David Maccilster, stated that cases of organized transportation of voters to polling stations in the Transnistrian region have been reported. “The results of these elections must become a starting point after which a new Government can accelerate some ambitious reforms,” he also said.

“Although some of the most important decisions of the Central Electoral Commission have called into question the impartiality of some CEC members, the election campaign was competitive. It was affected by a number of alleged violations, including misuse of administrative resources, illegal financing and vote bribing.” Zlatko Vujovic, Head of the International Election Observation Mission, said during a press conference.

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