Presidential Election Held in Gagauz Autonomous Region
Presidential Election was held in Gagauz Autonomous Region of the Republic of Moldova. Since none of the candidates received more than 50% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election held on April 30, 2023, a second round was held on May 14, 2023. Yevgeniya Gutsul, the candidate of
Presidential Election was held in Gagauz Autonomous Region of the Republic of Moldova. Since none of the candidates received more than 50% of the votes in the first round of the presidential election held on April 30, 2023, a second round was held on May 14, 2023. Yevgeniya Gutsul, the candidate of the Shor Party, won the second round of the election.
Yevgeniya Gutsul, nominated by the Shor Party, which received the most votes in the first round (26.47%), and Grigoriy Uzun, the independent candidate supported by the Socialist Party led by former President Igor Dodon, who came second with 26.40 percent of the votes, competed.
According to the results announced by the Regional Central Election Commission, in the region with more than 92 thousand voters, the turnout was 54.56 percent and the elections were considered valid.
In the election, Gutsul won with 52.36 percent of the vote, while Uzun was left with 47.64 percent..
In her statement, Gutsul stated that she is grateful to her voters and said, "This is the victory of the entire Gagauz Autonomous Region and the beginning of the region's transformation into a land of dreams." Uzun, who lost the election race, emphasized that he respected the choice of the Gagauz voters and said, "I would like to thank the residents of the Gagauz Autonomous Region who believed in me and my team."
The current President of the Gagauz Autonomous Region, Irina Vlah, congratulated Gutsul, who won the election, and said, "The people of Gagauz have trusted you and expect you to take steps towards maintaining peace and stability, ensuring the unity of the Gagauz society, the development of the region, and establishing constructive relations with the central authorities."
Gagauz Presidential Election
In Gagauz Autonomous Region of Moldova, elections were held on April 30, due to the expiration of the current President Irina Vlah's 4-year term. In the election, 8 candidates, 7 of which are independent and 1 from a party, competed for the presidency. Irina Vlah, who was elected as the president twice in a row in the presidential election that are held every 4 years, could not participate in the presidential race this time, due to the election law. This feature of Gagauzia was officially recognized by the Moldovan government, after the Moldovan parliament adopted a new constitution in 1994 that gave autonomy to the Gagauzians.
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