Evgenia Gutsul, the candidate of the opposition Shor party, won the presidency of Moldova’s Gagauz autonomous region. It has been reported TASS With reference to the preliminary data of the Gagauz Central Election Commission, which counted 100% of the votes.
According to the CEC, Hutsul received 27,376 votes, while Grigory Uzun (Moldova Socialist Party candidate) received 24,913 votes.
Gagauz Yeri Former CEC Secretary Elena Gümüşlü statedIt was reported that the ballot boxes were closed to vote in the region.
Yana Kovalenko, previously Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Gagauzia statedThe participation rate in the elections for the head of the Gagauz Autonomous Region of Moldova exceeded 35%. This indicator allows you to recognize selections as valid.
On May 14, a runoff election for the head of autonomy was held in Gagauz Yeri – attended by the candidate of the opposition Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova Grigory Uzun and the representative of the Shor party Evgenia Gutsul. .