The electoral process in all the polling stations organized for general local elections ended at 21:00. The management of the Central Electoral Commission qualified the electoral process as quiet and without major incidents that might influence election results.
At 22:00, at a press conference, CEC chairman Dorin Cimil said that the election can be declared valid. "Based on the information held by the CEC regarding the voter turnout in each settlement and by upholding the provisions of the Electoral Code, we can declare this election valid", said the CEC chairman.
Until the receipt of documents in original format, any information regarding results is preliminary.
The secretary of the Commission, Maxim Lebedinschi, said that the organized transportation of voters is a frequently reported violation. These cases are investigated by the police, however, they are not grounds for canceling the elections.
1 173 million voters participated in the general local elections of October 20, representing almost 42% of the number of eligible voters. Voter turnout in the general local elections of June 2015 was 48.95%.
