ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATION to the PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS in MOLDOVA (30 October 2016 and 13 November 2016) Report by Igor S
ELECTION OBSERVATION DELEGATION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN MOLDOVA (30 October 2016 and 13 November 2016) Report by Igor SOLTES, Head of the Delegation Annexes: A. First round of elections, programme, list of participants and statement of the Chair of the EP Delegation. B. IEOM Preliminary Findings and Conclusions C. IEOM Joint Press Statement D. Second round of elections, programme, list of participants and statement of the Chair of the EP Delegation. E. IEOM Preliminary Findings and Conclusions F. IEOM Joint Press Statement Introduction Following an invitation from the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova, the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament authorised, on 30 June 2016, the sending of an Election Observation Delegation to observe the presidential elections in Moldova scheduled for 30 October 2016, with a possible second round on 13 November if no candidate obtained 50% of the votes cast. The European Parliament Election Observation Delegation on the first round was composed of five Members: Mr Igor ŠOLTES, (Greens/EFA, Slovenia), Mr Siegfried MUREŞAN, (EPP, Romania), Ms Heidi HAUTALA, Greens/EFA, Finland), Mr Fabio Massimo CASTALDO, (EFDD, Italy), Mr Janusz KORWIN- MIKKE, (NI, Poland). Mr ŠOLTES was elected Chair of the Delegation at the constituent meeting on 13 October 2016. Following the first round, in which no candidate received more than 50% of the votes cast, a delegation was sent to observe the second round on 13 November. This delegation was composed of the following Members: Igor SOLTES (Greens/EFA Slovenia (Chair), Siegfried MUREŞAN (EPP, Romania), Maria GRAPINI (S&D, Romania), Fabio Massimo CASTALDO (EFDD, Italy) and Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE (NI, Poland).
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