For the regional elections on November 15 of the current year, electoral competitors may submit applications for the confirmation of their representatives in the Central Electoral Council of Gagauzia and in the hierarchically subordinate electoral bodies. The deadline for submitting the application is no later than 3 days before the election day, that is, November 12, 2026.

According to the provisions of the Regulation on the status and activity of representatives of electoral competitors/referendum participants, approved by the Decision of the Central Electoral Commission no. 3636/2025, regardless of the type of election, political parties, electoral blocs, and independent candidates may designate one representative in the electoral body.

To be confirmed as a representative, the person must be at least 18 years old, be a citizen of the Republic of Moldova, and not have their right to vote prohibited.

The following cannot be representatives: candidates, treasurers of political parties, accredited observers, journalists, electoral officials, the trusted person of the electoral competitor, public officials, the leader or members of the initiative group, and authorized interviewers for conducting exit polls.

Representatives have the right to represent the interests of the electoral competitor in relation to the electoral body, in courts, to participate in all meetings of the electoral body that confirmed them, to submit proposals and objections regarding the subjects they represent, to speak during meetings, to familiarize themselves with electoral documents, including the sample ballot, to assist in the making and destruction of the ballot template and in their printing, to have access to electoral information, to inform the president of the electoral body about possible irregularities, to submit complaints, and on election day to assist in all electoral operations carried out by the electoral body, without intervening.

The electoral body has 3 days to issue a decision and, where applicable, to issue the representative's identification card.

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