The mass media in the autonomous territorial unit of Gagauzia use hidden electoral advertisements in the campaign for the election of the region’s governor, the head of the Comrat Independent Journalism Center Stepan Piron said in a Press Club meeting held in Comrat, Info-Prim Neo reports. Stepan Piron said some of the election runners who appear in the informative programs have not resigned or have not left their seats of member of the People’s Assembly. “This means that these candidates use administrative resources and are privileged compared with other election runners,” said Piron. Ion Bunduchi, executive director of the Electronic Press Association, said one of the solutions to this problem is to allow the journalists to choose the events about which they want to write and report. “Before going to an event that is attended by an election contender, we must anticipate for how many viewers this event will hold interest. Thus, the journalists will be able to avoid the promotion of hidden electoral advertisements,” explained Ion Bunduchi. The Press Club meeting was organized by the Independent Journalism Center within the Strengthening the Moldovan Media Capacity to Cover Issues of Public Interest Project, with financial support from the European Union Delegation to Moldova, within the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights.