Electoral period for governor elections started in Gagauzia
10:08 | 14.03.2023 Category: Regional
Chisinau, March 14. /MOLDPRES/- Electoral period for bashkan elections has begun in Gagauzia, due on 30 April.
For the moment, seven applicants are known who will compete for the seat of governor of the autonomy. It is about Nicolai Dudoglo, Grigori Uzun, Mihail Formuzal, Serghei Cimpoies, Dmitri Croitor, Serghei Cernev and Victor Petrov.
According to the Electoral Commission of Comrat, on March 1-25, documents are received for the registration of initiative groups in support of the candidates for the bashkan post and on 1-21 March - for the support of the candidates for the APG deputy mandates in Vulcăneşti and Cioc-Maidan constituencies. The registration of candidates for the position of head of the Gagauz autonomy and for the APG deputy mandates will take place on March 1-30.
Also, the Comrat CEC approved the models of several electoral documents for the regional election in April. For the electoral campaign, the candidates have the right to spend 40 lei per voter, according to gagauzinfo.md.
The governor (bashkan) is the supreme official of the Gagauz-Yeri Territorial-Autonomous Unit. All the authorities of the public administration of the autonomy are subordinated to the bashkan. Governor elections are held once every four years.
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