Chisinau, October 10, 2023 - Following an official invitation from the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova to observe the Local Elections of November 5, the European Network of Election Monitoring Organizations (ENEMO) has accredited 4 Core Team members and 4 Long Term Observers, as part of its International Election Observation Mission (IEOM). This was stated during the press conference held at IPN.

The Head of the Mission, Mr. Dritan Taulla said “The Mission of ENEMO aims to improve the transparency of the election process and assess its integrity and compatibility with international obligations of Moldova and standards for democratic elections, as well as the domestic legislative framework. The IEOM will also pay attention to the fulfilment of previous recommendations of ENEMO and other international and domestic stakeholders”.

ENEMO will monitor, assess and report on the overall political and electoral environment, respect for the rights to elect and stand for election, conduct of election management bodies, freedom to campaign, gender equity, voting and counting processes on a limited number of polling stations, electoral dispute resolutions, etc.

At the press conference, on behalf of ENEMO spoke the Head of the Mission, Mr. Dritan Taulla.

Press release in English is available here.

Press release in Romanian is available here.