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Central Electoral Commission (CEC) approved the model and text of the ballot for elections to Moldovan parliament of November 28, 2010. The ballot will be divided in 39 quadrilaterals, each with dimensions of 110 mm by 20mm. The ballot’s length is 945 mm, and the width is 140 mm. Two control numbers will be applied on each ballot: the serial number of constituency and the serial number of polling station. The ballot will be printed on white opaque paper (matte).The ballot shall be printed in seven days before the elections, in about 2.8 million copies (the electoral lists contain some 2.6 million voters. About 130,000 ballots are planned for polling stations.

Central Electoral Commission decided to allow Moldovan citizens with voting right to vote even if their identity documents expired. In approving this decision, the CEC has proceeded from the experience of past elections and took into account the information provided by S.E. CRIS “Registru” that confirms a significant number of voters who hold expired identity documents. CEC invoked in the reasoning the PLDM and PL requests, which requested to allow voting with expired ID cards and passports. Similar decisions were adopted by CEC during 2007 local elections, 2009 parliamentary elections and the referendum of September 5, 2010.

CEC reports that in the same meeting on Friday it took note of the request of Mr. Leonid Volneanschi, independent candidate, on his withdrawal from the electoral campaign for early parliamentary elections of November 28, 2010. It was expected that Volneanschi will be the 30th on the ballot, but he did not make public any electoral materials (electoral platform, slogans, advertisements).

According to the survey “Vox-Populi — November 2010”, the question “If elections would be held next Sunday, would you go?” the following answers were presented:

• I am sure I would go — 59%
• Perhaps I would go — 20%
• Perhaps I would not go — 10%
• Do not go for sure — 5%
• I do not know — 6%

The voting options of those who have political beliefs are as follows:

• PCRM — 35%
• PLDM — 20%
• PDM — 12%
• PL — 11%
• AMN — 6%
• PUM — 4%
• MAE — 3%

Political figures trusted by citizens rank as follows:

• Vladimir Voronin — 28%
• Vlad Filat — 22%
• Marian Lupu — 14%
• Mihai Ghimpu — 11%
• Zinaida Greceanii — 6%
• Serafim Urechean — 6%
• Dorin Chirtoaca — 4%
• Valeriu Pasat — 2%
• In nobody — 37%

The poll was accomplished by the Association of Sociologists and Demographists of Moldova (ASDM) from November 1 to 10, on a sampling of 1,500 respondents, with a maximum error of approximately 2.6%. (source: ASDM press release)

The interim President of the Republic of Moldova held a press briefing where he read the letter sent to the NATO Secretary General, Anders Rasmussen, whereby he tackles the withdrawal of Russian troops from Moldovan territory, in the context of discussions on the revitalization of the “Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe” and the preparation of the OSCE Summit in Astana. Ghimpu hopes that in the current negotiations on the regime of arms control, Moldova’s position on the illegal presence of Russian troops on its territory — precisely, an immediate, orderly and full withdrawal of Russian troops from Moldovan territory — will be heard and taken into account by state parties to the “Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe”. Otherwise, the ratification of this treaty, even “revitalized”, will be problematic, the Interim President of Moldova considers. (source: RM Presidency)

In framework of a roundtable, the candidate of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), Mark Tkaciuk, declared that Moldova could not count on EU membership and on visa annulment, but must succeed in achieving European freedoms. Referring to Transnistrian settlement, Tkaciuk called for international recognition of Moldova’s neutrality, total demilitarization of the parties in the conflict under the control of military and civilian observers with international mandate. At the same time, the PCRM spokesman advocated for Moldova’s accession to the Customs Union Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan.

Several billboards of the Liberal Party (PL) suffered from restrictive measures and vandalism (Calarasi, Orhei, Hincesti). According to PL release, a billboard installed in Hincesti was removed upon indication of the locality's mayor, who supports the Democratic Party of Moldova. (source: Infotag)

Parents of children attending the kindergarten “Steluta” in Ungheni were called to a meeting of parents, which proved to be a meeting with leaders of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM). The event was organized by the Head of Department for Education, Youth and Sports of the locality, and those about 100 parents attended a meeting with representatives of Ungheni administration supporting PDM. During the meeting newspapers and pamphlets were distributed bearing the PDM insignia. (source: DECA-press Agency)

The Party “Moldova Unita — Единая Молдова” (PMUEM) [“United Moldova”] filed a lawsuit with the Court of Appeal against the National Energy Regulatory Agency (ANRE), whereby challenges the ANRE decisions to increase the tariffs on power supply for consumers. According to the application filed in court, the analysis made by the party experts found irregularities, since the annual depreciation of investments, the margin of mandatory profitability of investments, the increase of maintenance and operating expenses, the increase of business costs, the growth of general and administrative expenses, the expenses related to the revolving fund, etc. were included in the tariff. The party insists that electricity suppliers have to be obliged to apply the tariff that existed before the increases of January 14, 2010. (source: PMUEM)