Election Results
In the first round of elections got
110,817 of the valid votes (
44.5%), becoming one of the top two candidates who qualified for the runoff elections.
In the runoff elections got
140,692 of the valid votes (53.91%) and won the race for mayor.
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Biographical Data
Serafim Urechean was born on 2 February 1950 in village Larga, district Briceni. In 1974 he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chisinau, and in 1985 from the High School of Political Science in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He worked as engineer at the Constructions Enterprise Briceni (1976–1978); Head of Department for Industrial and Constructions Development, Second Secretary of the District Committee of the Communist Party of Moldova in Briceni (1978–1983); Chairman of the District Executive Committee in Anenii Noi (1985–1987). He was Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of the Republic of Moldova (1987–1994), Member of Parliament (1990–1994). Since 9 August 1994 he has been General Mayor of the Chisinau Municipality. He is Chairman of the Federation of Local and Regional Authorities of the Republic of Moldova, and Chairman of the Federation of Check of Moldova. He is married and has two children.