A 15-member delegation of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe will carry out a mission to the Republic of Moldova from 12 to 16 November to observe elections for the Governor (Bashkan) and members of the People's Assembly taking place on 15 November in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. On election day, seven Congress teams will be deployed randomly throughout the entity to observe electoral procedures at polling stations.
Prior to the election day, the delegation will meet with representatives of the Parliament, the State Chancellery and election management bodies in Chisinau and Comrat. It will also hold briefings with members of the national delegation of Moldova to the Congress, representatives of the outgoing People's Assembly of Gagauzia, NGOs, the media and the diplomatic corps. In addition, it will meet candidates and representatives of political parties participating in the elections.
A statement of preliminary conclusions will be published on the Congress website in the afternoon of 16 November 2026.
Congress delegation:
Mélanie LEPOULTIER, France, ILDG, L - Head of delegation
Konstantinos KOUKAS, Greece, EPP/CCE, L - Deputy Head of delegation
Bernadette GEIREGGER, Austria, EPP/CCE, L
Marcin GOLASZEWSKI, Poland EPP/CCE, L
Urs JANETT, Switzerland, ILDG, R
David KAPUSTA, Slovak Republic, NI-NR, R
Gabriel KROON, Sweden, ECR, L
Bernd METTENLEITER, Germany, SOC/G/PD, R
Aisling MORAN, Ireland, SOC/G/PD, L
Sören SCHUMACHER, Germany, SOC/G/PD, R
Expert:
Jelena JERINIĆ, Congress expert on electoral matters
See also: Congress webpage on the observation of local and regional elections
