Elections for Comrat's People's Assembly: 135 candidates
135 candidates will compete for 35 seats in the People's Assembly of Comrat during the regional elections on November 15, 2026. The candidate registration process concluded on October 12, after the constituency electoral councils in Comrat, Ceadâr-Lunga, and Vulcănești registered the final electoral contenders, according to the Central Electoral Council of the Gagauz autonomy.
According to the institution's data, nearly 69 per cent of registered candidates are running as independents, while just over 31 per cent are nominated by political parties.
Specifically, 93 candidates—representing 68.9% of the total—are running independently, while another 42 (31.1%) are backed by political parties.
Data from the regional electoral authority also show a significant disparity in gender representation among candidates. Of the 135 registered individuals, 23 are women (17%) and 112 are men (83%).
Additionally, constituency electoral councils have denied registration to three candidates.
Elections for the People's Assembly of Gagauzia are scheduled for November 15, 2026, and will take place across 35 single-member constituencies.
On Monday, October 12, the Central Electoral Council in Comrat registered the final three candidates for Bashkan; the election for this office will be held on the same day as the vote for the new composition of the autonomous region's People's Assembly.
