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Gagauzia voters can get free temporary ID cards on election day

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Voters in Moldova’s Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia will be able to obtain free temporary identity cards on Sunday, November 15, as multifunctional centres extend their opening hours.

Centres open from 07:00 to 21:00

The Public Services Agency (PSA) will open its multifunctional centres in Comrat, Ceadîr-Lunga and Vulcănești from 07:00 to 21:00 on election day.

The service is available to Moldovan citizens aged 18 and over who have had their permanent or temporary residence registered in a locality within Gagauzia for at least three months before election day.

Temporary identity cards will be issued free of charge. Voters will also be able to collect identity documents that have already been issued.

The measure is intended to help eligible voters who do not have valid identity documents on election day exercise their right to vote.

For further information, voters can contact the identity document issuance services in Comrat, Ceadîr-Lunga and Vulcănești. Contact details are available on the Public Services Agency’s official website.

Gagauzia prepares for November 15 elections

Residents of Gagauzia will go to the polls on Sunday to elect their Governor (Bashkan) and the 35 members of the People's Assembly.

Eight candidates are running for Governor: Fiodor Gaguz, Alexandr Stoianglo, Cornel Dudnic, Ivan Kîlcic, Petru Vlah, Ivanna Koksal, Serghei Anastasov and Oleg Garizan.

According to the latest figures published by Moldova 1 on November 13, citing data from the Central Election Commission, 132 candidates are competing for seats in the People's Assembly. Of these, 90 are running as independents and 42 have been nominated by political parties, representing 68.2% and 31.8%, respectively.

Voting will take place at 67 polling stations across the autonomous region. According to the State Register of Voters, 129,179 eligible voters were registered in Gagauzia at the end of October.

Translation by Iurie Tataru

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