The votes cast in 17 settlements at the local elections on October 20 were recounted following court decisions. The expenses for the recount were estimated by the Central Election Commission / CEC at over 650 thousand lei.
Asked by IPN, Corneliu Pasat, deputy head of the CEC Communication Department, said that following the recount of votes in a single village, Micăuți, from Strășeni district, a councilor mandate was changed.
Ballots were recounted in Băcioi commune, Codru town and Durlești town from Chisinau municipality, in Calarasi town, Hirova village and Răciula commune - Calarasi district, in Gura Galbenei village and Ialpujeni commune - Cimișlia district. In Nisporeni district, votes were recounted in Nisporeni town and Ciorești commune, while in Orhei district - in Ciocâlteni and Step-Soci communes. Also, there was a vote recount in Drochia town, Ialoveni town, Micăuți commune from Strășeni district, Hirișeni village from Telenești district and Congazcicul de Sus village, UTA Găgăuzia.
