Coalition 2009 eyes elections

Over 2,200 national and international observers of the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections – Coalition 2009 will monitor the snap parliamentary elections of July 29, 2009, Info-Prim Neo reports. Through its members – the League for the Defense of Human Rights from Moldova (LADOM), the Promo-Lex Association and the Moldovan office of the Eurasia Foundation – Coalition 2009 will monitor the elections throughout Moldova, including the Transnistrian area. Observers will also work at the polling stations about Moldova's diplomatic missions abroad, reads a press communique of the coalition. On the vote day, the Corruption Analysis and Prevention Center will take calls at the phone numbers: 080055000, 238431, 238384, from 7 am to 9 pm from Moldovan citizens about possible breaches and questions about voting procedures. Coalition 2009's secretariat will inform the public on monitoring issues during all the day, by issuing 4 press releases to be sent at 10.00, 15.00, 20.00 and 22.00. On July 30 , 2009, at 12.00, the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections – Coalition 2009 will hold a news conference to present its general conclusions after observing the whole monitoring process. Coalition 2009 is a free association of Moldovan NGOs pursuing to contribute to insure free, fair, transparent and democratic elections and it also acted in the elections of 2005 and 2007. Now Coalition 2009 joins over 70 NGOs.