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28 July, 2026 / 17:23

/ 03 July, 2026

MP Valentin Gaidarji elected President of People’s Assembly of Gagauzia

MP Valentin Gaidarji is new President of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia. He was elected to the position today, following the approval of the resignation of the former acting president, Nicolai Ormanji.

Two candidates were proposed for the position of president of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia: Deputy Valentin Gaidarji and the vice president of the People’s Assembly, Gheorghe Leiciu, who withdrew his candidacy. A total of 18 local deputies took part in the voting procedure.

Nicolai Ormanji’s resignation comes in the context of the institutional crisis within the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, where the repeated lack of quorum has blocked the examination of draft laws concerning the organization of regional elections.

At the beginning of June, the issue of organizing elections in Gagauzia was discussed during consultations held at the Presidency, with the participation of representatives of central authorities, the Central Electoral Commission, and the autonomy.

Following the discussions, participants agreed on the need to harmonize local electoral legislation with the provisions of the Electoral Code of the Republic of Moldova, so that elections in the autonomy are organized in accordance with national standards on transparency, the financing of electoral campaigns, and the functioning of electoral bodies.

According to the authorities in Chisinau, the draft law amending the legal framework was developed after several rounds of consultations with representatives of the People’s Assembly of Gagauzia, the Executive Committee and deputies from the autonomy. Despite the compromises identified during the negotiations, the process of adopting the new electoral rules remains blocked.

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