Chisinau, 16 Sep, 2019 – After receiving an invitation from the Central Election Commission to observe the Local Election on 20 October, 2019 ENEMO (the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations) has deployed an International Election Observation Mission (IEOM) to Moldova.

ENEMO IEOM to Moldova is composed of 5 Core Team members based in Chisinau, as well as 8 long-term observers (LTO), who will be briefed and trained and deployed throughout Moldova, paired in teams of 2 persons. LTOs will observe the pre-electoral period as well as the E-day and post-election period.

ENEMO will monitor, assess and report on the main findings related to observing the overall political and electoral environment, conduct of election management bodies, campaigning, gender equity, voting and counting processes, electoral dispute resolutions and other crucial aspects of the process, in line with previously developed and internationally recognized methodology. The assessment will be based on international standards on democratic elections and the Moldovan legal framework.

ENEMO IEOM plans to present interim and preliminary reports, to national and international public, on main election observation findings, whereas the final report, with concrete policy recommendations for eventual improvements in the area of elections and related policies, will be issued and presented soon after Elections.

This is the 29th Election Observation Mission of ENEMO and third ENEMO mission to Moldova.