The Central Election Commission (CEC) on June 7 returned to its June 5 decision concerning the establishment of polling stations abroad for the July 11 snap parliamentary elections. A draft decision to this effect was included in the agenda of the meeting on the last 100 meters. However, the CEC members didn’t come to terms and decided to discuss again the issue on June 8, starting at 3pm, IPN reports.

CEC member Dumitru Pavel proposed reducing the number of polling stations in the Russian Federation as the number of voters in the previous elections, preregistration and other aspects weren’t taken into account. He yet suggested increasing the number of polling stations in the U.S. and Europe.

CEC member Sergiu Gurduza proposed establishing 150 polling stations abroad as the Commission determined its costs based on this number of stations.

On June 5, after controversial discussions at the meeting of the Central Election Commission, the draft decision to raise the number of polling stations abroad for the snap parliamentary elections of July 11 from 139 to 162, which was presented by the Commission’s president Dorin Cimil, could not garner the necessary number of votes. CEC secretary Maxim Lebedinschi suggested keeping the number of stations at 139 and his proposal was accepted.

The Commission’s decision generated dissatisfaction among election runners. The PAS, PPPDA, PUN, AUR and other parties protested in front of the CEC building today, demanding that the diaspora’s right to vote should be ensured.