Heads of the EU countries’ diplomatic missions came to Gagauzia to meet candidates for Bashkan
The heads of the EU countries’ diplomatic missions came to Gagauzia to meet the candidates for Bashkan and the heads of non-governmental organizations. According to the acting head of the autonomy, Mihail Formuzal, the goal of this meeting was “to see the course of the electoral campaign, to interact.”
The meeting was not attended by Nicolai Dudoglo, Irina Vlah, Alexandr Stoianoglo, Dmitrii Croitor, Serghei Cernev, and Ruslan Garbali. The meeting with authorized representatives and the other candidates — Oleg Garizan, Valerii Ianioglo, Serghei Buzadji, Leonid Dobrov, and Ilia Anastasov, — took place behind closed doors. // gagauzmedia.md
Survey: 57% of Gagauz residents see Irina Vlah as the future Bashkan
The question about the party that the autonomy’s voters would vote for if parliamentary elections took place now, was answered as follows: 41.2% of respondents named the Party of Socialists (PSRM), 7.9% — the Party of Communists (PCRM), 6.3% — the Democratic Party (PDM), and 1.3% — the Party of Regions; 29.2% were undecided; and 7.9% had no intention to vote in the parliamentary elections. Upon recounting the votes of those decided, the numbers look as follows: PSRM — 71.2%, PCRM — 13.7%, PDM — 11%, Party of Regions — 2.2%.
57.1% of respondents consider that the next Bashkan of Gagauzia should be Irina Vlah; 23.3% named Nicolai Dudoglo; 8.5% — Valerii Ianioglo; and 5.2% — Dmitrii Croitor.
The survey was conducted between 25 February and 2 March on a sample of 988 respondents in all 27 localities of Gagauzia. The margin of error is +/- 3.1%. // pan.md
The CEC of Gagauzia will not be testing the candidates’ for Bashkan knowledge of the Gagauz language
The Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of the Gagauz autonomy will not be testing the candidates’ for Bashkan knowledge of the Gagauz language because “it is an ill-timed proposal that came too late.”
At the CEC of Gagauzia meeting on 9 March in Comrat, its members examined the resolution of the “Pro-Eurasia” Integration Center, which demanded the CEC to test the candidates’ knowledge of the Gagauz language. The local legislation requires that the candidates for the head office of Gagauzia know the Gagauz language, “but the level of knowledge is not stipulated anywhere,” the CEC said. // gagauzinfo.md