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

July 27, 2009
Japanese

The Government of Japan has decided to dispatch an election observer 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 fair and democratic conduct of the parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova, which are scheduled for July 29 (Wed). The observer is dispatched from the Embassy of Japan in Ukraine.
The upcoming parliamentary elections will be held due to the failure to designate a new President by the new Parliament convoked after the recent elections on April 5 this year, which resulted in the dissolution of the Parliament in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova. Ensuring free and democratic conduct of the upcoming elections will be extremely important for stability of the Republic of Moldova, taking into account the fact that demonstrations of protesters over the result of the previous elections on April 5 led to violent clashes.
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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