LADOM identifies irregularities in campaign for early legislative elections

The League for the Defense of Human Rights of Moldova (LADOM) warns the Central Election Commission, the political parties and the mass media about inappropriate behavior in the election campaign. The findings were incorporated in the report on the monitoring of the electoral process for the July 29 early parliamentary elections between June 1 and 30, Info-Prim Neo reports. “Some of the parties do not have the necessary financial resources, while most of the small parties run the risk of being dissolved because they do not run in elections or poll few votes. They are forced to regroup the forces and look for solutions. As a result, we witness political migrations and signs of possible fusions,” LADOM says. The LADOM monitors paid special attention to the local authorities who were warned by the Central Election Commission (CEC) to correctly draw up the list of voters. “We could not see much progress in this respect. Therefore, the risk that the electoral registers will not be accurate still persists,” the monitors said. The League calls on the public authorities not to use or not to allow using administrative resources for the benefit of the election contenders. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is warned to react to the contenders’ and electoral bodies’ notifications so as to prevent and stop any violation of the electoral legislation that could affect the correctness of the electoral process. It also recommends the CEC to ensure, in concert with the local public authorities, that the electoral rolls are accurate, post them in due time and ensure access to these lists. The political parties are urged to refrain from accusations, radicalism and aggression, which can divide the society, and the media outlets – to ensure the pluralism and diversity of opinions. LADOM is an apolitical nongovernmental organization. The Monitoring of the 2009 Parliamentary Elections Project is financed by the Eurasia Foundation from the resources provided by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, the British Embassy in Chisinau/ the Strategic Program Fund, the United States Agency for International Development and is co-financed by U.S. National Endowment for Democracy and the German Embassy in Chisinau.