The parliamentary elections of February 24 were complaint with the Constitution and the Election Code of the Republic of Moldova. They were competitive and free. The Central Election Commission and other electoral bodies made sure that the people could vote freely. The preliminary conclusions on the conduct of elections were presented by the international observation mission of the CIS on February 25, IPN reports.

The mission’s coordinator Viktor Guminsky approved of the transparency and professionalism shown by the CEC throughout the electoral period. He said the large number of election contenders enabled the citizens to have a greater freedom of choice. The election contestants were treated non-discriminatorily, including by the media. The campaigning was active, but with minor deviations, which were actually noted by the CEC. On the election day, the mission’s observers didn’t report serious violations that would influence the election outcome. The vote count was law-abiding.

Asked about the organized brining of voters from Transnistria to polling places, Viktor Guminsky said that according to the CEC, the national legislation does not treat this as a violation. The CEC requested the Police to investigate all the circumstances.

Zauresh Baimoldina, a member of the CEC of the Republic of Kazakhstan, voiced hope that the held elections will be for the country’s and the people’s benefit. The electoral offices of polling stations fulfilled their duties very well. The members of these communicated with the people and contributed to the objectivity of elections by their work. The electoral offices worked openly and transparently, since the opening of polling stations until the vote count.

Evgeny Kolyushin, a member of Russia’s CEC, noted the atmosphere in the polling stations was appropriate and they saw that the people realized the importance of elections. However, the voter turnout was lower than at the previous elections and this shows that the people should be better explained the mixed electoral system that was applied in Moldova for the first time this year.

The observation mission started work on February 14, 2019. A number of 106 CIS observers oversaw yesterday’s  elections.