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15 November, 2026 / 08:58

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Citizens of Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia expected to vote to elect members of People's Assembly, region's governor

Citizens of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia today are expected at the polls to elect members of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia and the Governor (Bashkan) of the region. The polling stations are open as of 07:00 till 21:00.

According to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), 132 candidates are registered for the 35 seats in the People's Assembly of Gagauzia: 42 nominated by political parties and 90 independent candidates. Twenty-two of them are women and 110 are men. One member will be elected in each of the 35 single-member constituencies.

Eight candidates are listed on the ballot for the position of Governor of Gagauzia: 3 nominated by political parties and 5 independent candidates. Seven of them are men and one is a woman.

In total, more than 129,000 voters are expected at the 67 polling stations opened for the election. The CEC printed 258,780 ballots: 129,390 each for the election of members of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia and for the election of the Governor of Gagauzia. For each election, 8,150 ballots were printed in Romanian, 100,740 in Russian and 20,500 in Gagauz.

The elections will be monitored by 149 national observers representing 5 non-governmental organizations, accredited by the Central Electoral Council of Gagauzia, and by 83 international observers representing 14 diplomatic missions and 2 international organizations, who were accredited by the CEC.

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