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• The League for Defence of Human Rights (LADOM) has launched, under the auspices of the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections “Coalition-2007”, the second monitoring report on the election campaign for general local elections. The report looks at the May 9–20, 2007 period. According to the observers, several negative aspects would affect dramatically the electoral process integrity if the following problems are not solved out:
  • Misuse of administrative resources with an electoral purpose;
  • Intimidation of electoral contestants in opposition;
  • Negative open and hidden electoral ads. in public media;
  • Posting irregularly the electoral posters or destroying of those legally posted;
  • Impropriate, selective, involvement into the election campaign of the power forces and intimidation of some electoral contestants proponents;
  • Lack of equal conditions for all electoral contestants;
  • Lack of transparency with regard to the electoral contestants financing.

• Balti electoral district council (BEDC) has revealed that the irresponsibility of some electoral bodies members has a negative impact on the organization process of general local elections. On May 18, 2007 BEDC has found out that only 15% of electoral bodies member nominated by parties are responsive to the chiefs of bureaus so that to participate at working sittings and to honor their responsibilities. Among the reasons of apathy are mentioned that many members are students, who are not satisfied with the payment, and are busy with their student duties and exams. Some of the electoral bodies members nominated by the parties were not well informed about their duties. BEDC has decided to warn the parties in question over the possibility to suspend the membership of some electoral bodies members if their duties are not taken seriously. (after Deca press)

• The “Capitala (The Capital)” newspaper has published the list of candidates to the Chisinau Municipal Council. The lists were presented by 18 parties and electoral blocs involved into the electoral race, and contain the names of those 13 independent candidates to the counselor seats.

• On the electoral rolls created for general local elections are 2.5 millions of voters, that is more that in 2003. The highest number of voters is in Chisinau — 580 thousands.