Ballots for upcoming local elections will be color-coded

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19 April 2011
18:27

The Central Election Commission (CEC) on Tuesday decided to assign different colors to the ballot papers that will be used in the June 5 general local elections in order to minimize confusions, Info-Prim Neo.

For the election of village or town mayors, the ballots will be pink, and for the mayoral elections in the municipalities of Chisinau and Balti the ballots will be purple. The ballots for the election of village and town councils will be gray, and those for the election of district and municipal councils will be beige.

“This is a traditional color coding that has already been used in the 2003 and 2007 local elections. This measure is needed for more clarity in using the ballots by the voters. This will also help to avoid confusions during vote counting”, explained CEC chairman Iurie Ciocan.

Iurie Ciocan also said that the colors are politically neutral: none of the political parties registered in Moldova uses these colors.

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Ballots for upcoming local elections will be color-coded

IPN.md

19 April 2011
18:27

Iurie Ciocan also said that the colors are politically neutral: none of the political parties registered in Moldova uses these colors.

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A pavilion with 100 stalls will be built in the “Angro” sector of the Central Market, in the access area from Mitropolit Varlaam street, where the current metal stalls are located. The modernization project was approved by the Chisinau Municipal Council, reports IPN.

The interim director of the municipal enterprise, Vasili Popa, stated that the project is part of the modernization concept of the Central Market, approved by the Chisinau Municipal Council in 2020. The investment is estimated at over 37 million lei and will be covered by the enterprise’s own resources.

According to him, the modernization of the “Angro” sector is necessary because traders are currently operating in metal stalls without a roof, which no longer meet current conditions and do not provide an adequate level of comfort and safety for sellers and buyers.

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