Dispatch of Election Observers to the Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Moldova

April 1, 2009
Japanese

The Government of Japan has decided to dispatch two election observers to the International Election Observation Mission of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) / the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) to support the fair and democratic conduct of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, which are scheduled for April 5 (Sun). The two observers are dispatched from the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine and the Permanent Mission of Japan to the EU.
The upcoming parliamentary elections will be held due to the end of the term (the previous elections were held in March 2005, and the term is four years). A new president will be elected by the new parliament which will be convened after the elections.
The Government of Japan has decided to dispatch the two election observers as part of its contribution for democratization and stability in the Republic of Moldova.

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