The Central Electoral Commission: 140 cases of violations or incidents had been registered before polling stations closed

According to the preliminary data, in all the 273 settlements where the second round of voting was held, the elections are declared valid, because a turnout of more than 20% was recorded, announced the President of the Central Electoral Commission, Angelica Caraman. Meanwhile, before the polling stations were closed, 140 violations and incidents had been recorded. Most of them relate to the organized transportation of voters. More than 313,000 voters or approximately 37% participated in the second round of the general local elections.

The Central Electoral Commission: By 6:00 p.m. 34% of the residents had voted. At Chioselia Rusa only two votes were registered

By 6:00 p.m. 34% of the residents expected at the polls for the second round of the general local elections had voted, the president of the Central Electoral Commission, Angelica Caraman, announced in a press conference. Over 63 percent voted in Corjova, Dubasari District. Meanwhile, in Chioselia Rusa, Gagauzia, where repeated council elections are held, only two people showed up at the polls.

Active voter turnout in all suburbs of the Municipality of Chisinau by 3:30 p.m.

There is a good turnout in all the suburbs of the Municipality of Chisinau. The most active until 3:30 p.m. turned out to be Vadul lui Vodă Town with 35.24%. It is followed by Tohatin Commune, with 33.30%, Trușeni with 29% of those registered in the lists.

Promo-LEX: Over 60 incidents were reported and processed. In two settlements the turnout is low

Violation of vote secrecy, organized transportation of voters, acts of violence, but also the unjustified presence of unauthorized persons in polling stations were among the incidents reported by observers, Promo-LEX program director Nicolae Panfil told in a press conference. At the same time, he informed that in two settlements, only eight voters had voted by 2:40 p.m.

The Central Electoral Commission: By 1:00 p.m. over 162,000 people had voted. Residents of a village decided to boycott the elections

Residents of Chioselia Rusa village from Cantemir District, decided not to participate in the election, while in Cotovsc settlement from Gagauzia the turnout is less than 1%. The announcement was made by the Central Electoral Commission President, Angelica Caraman.

Promo-LEX observers detected several incidents during the second round of general local elections

Electoral agitation, the unjustified presence of unauthorized persons in the polling stations or within their radius, as well as the violation of vote secrecy were among the breaches detected until 10:00 a.m. by Promo-LEX observers. 21 of the 27 incidents have already been processed, Promo-LEX program director Nicolae Panfil informed in a press conference.

The Central Electoral Commission: More than 830 thousand citizens are expected to vote. Electricity was off in two towns

In the second round of the general local elections, 839,239 voters are expected at the polls. At 07:00 all polling stations were open, and in two localities from Hancesti district - Carpineni and Aneni from Lapusna commune - the electricity was off for about 20 minutes, but the problem was fixed and the voting process was resumed, the President of the Central Electoral Commission, Angelica Caraman informed during a briefing.

LIVE TEXT. The second round of the general local elections // The polling stations have opened

Today, the second round of mayor election takes place in 273 localities in the country. In the second round of voting, the re are 544 candidates for the position of mayor. 488 of them are nominated by political parties, and 56 are independent candidates. 2 candidates, who accumulated the highest number of votes in the first round of the elections, are listed on the ballot. Exceptions are the village of Cotova, from Drochia district as well as Todiresti commune from Ungheni district, where only one candidate is listed on the ballot.

CEC: Today is the last day of campaigning

Today is the last day on which electoral campaigning is allowed for the second round of general local elections, which will take place this Sunday, warns the Central Electoral Commission.

CEC starts printing ballots for the second round of the November 19 election

About 830 thousand ballot papers will be printed for the second round of the general local elections, announced the president of the Central Electoral Commission, Angelica Caraman. According to her, the estimated cost is 250 thousand lei.

Politicians should be concerned about the low turnout of young people in the general local elections in the Republic of Moldova, experts

While 80% of the elderly go to vote, only 37.2 percent of young people voted on November 5, the day of the general local elections, claimexperts from the Institute for Development and Social Initiatives "Viitorul". According to them, it is worrying that young people are not interested in the political life of the country.

LIVE The Central Electoral Commission presents the preliminary results regarding the general local elections

The members of the Central Electoral Commission organize a press conference in which they will present the preliminary results regarding the conduct of the general local elections.