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Today, the term in office expires for local officials (mayors as well as local, regional, and municipality councilors), elected in the general local elections of 5 June 2011. According to the law, until the legality of elections in every electoral district is confirmed by competent courts and the mandates of new councilors and mayors to be elected on 14 June 2015 are validated, the current officials will continue exercising their duties. // CEC

309 national observers from the “Promo-LEX” Public Association and one national observer from the Center for Legal Assistance for Persons with Disabilities have been accredited today by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC). 10 international observers and 6 national observers have been accredited from the US Embassy in Moldova, and one international observer has been accredited from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). // curentul.md

According to a survey by the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections, the majority of female candidates for mayor are from the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) — 25.7%, followed by the Democratic Party (PDM) — 16.5%, the Party of Socialists (PSRM) and the Party of Communists (PCRM) — 15%, the Liberal Party (PL) — 13.3%, while among independent candidates 14.2% are women. In the lists for local councils, the PDM has 25.1% of women, the PLDM — 22.5%, the PSRM — 18.8%, the PCRM — 13%, the PL — 12.1%, and independent — 2.5%. This survey also found that the smaller the locality, the greater the share of involved women is. The authors mentioned that over the recent years the situation with promotion and involvement of women in elections practically has not changed, with men still holding first positions in this sense. // curentul.md

Independent candidates for councilors in Chisinau municipality find they are discriminated against by the media and claim that televisions in Chisinau refuse them airtime for the reason that there are too many wishers. They asked the Central Electoral Commission to bind the national television channel to provide airtime to independent candidates. We shall remind that 20 independent candidates are running for offices in the Chisinau Municipality Council at the general local elections that are to take place on 14 June. // evzmd.md