On November 6, 2026, the Central Electoral Commission confirmed the legality and the result of the local referendum held on November 1, 2026, in the village of Delacău, Anenii Noi district.

For the conduct of the local election, 1,723 voters were included in the electoral lists. A total of 606 voters participated in the referendum, which constitutes approximately 35.17% of the number of voters registered in the basic electoral list. Thus, the turnout exceeds the threshold of 1/4 of the number of persons registered in the electoral lists, established in Article 240 of Electoral Code no. 325/2022.

According to the decision of the Central Electoral Commission no. 4664 of August 6, 2026, the Decisions no. 6/4 of June 16, 2026, "Regarding the initiation of a local referendum" and no. 7/1 of July 7, 2026, "Regarding the approval of the conduct of the local referendum" were approved. The initiator of the referendum was the Delacău Village Council, Anenii Noi district, which decided to initiate and approve the conduct of the local referendum in the village of Delacău, Anenii Noi district. The issue of local interest submitted for consultation through the referendum was the exploitation of useful mineral resources within the built-up area of the village of Delacău. In this regard, the following text of the question for the referendum was formulated: "Do you support the prohibition of changing the purpose of the lands within the administrative limits of the village of Delacău for the purpose of exploiting mineral resources at a distance of less than 1 km from the boundary of the built-up area of the village of Delacău?", with the answer options: "YES" / "NO";

According to Article 239 paragraph (1) of Electoral Code no. 325/2022, the decision is considered adopted through a local referendum if the majority of citizens who participated in the referendum voted for it.

Based on the minutes regarding the centralization of the voting results at the local referendum, out of the 606 ballots issued to voters, 15 ballots were declared invalid. For the "YES" option, 568 voters cast their votes, while 23 voters voted for the "NO" option. Therefore, the Commission certifies the fulfillment of the conditions provided in Article 239 paragraph (1) of Electoral Code no. 325/2022. The central electoral authority confirmed the legality of the referendum and transmitted the decision to the Delacău local council, Anenii Noi district.

For the text of the decision, please access the link:

https://a.cec.md/ro/cu-privire-la-rezultatele-referendumului-local-in-satul-delacau-raionul-2751_120712.html

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