https://sputnikglobe.com/20230514/moldovan-opposition-sor-party-candidate-takes-lead-in-runoff-for-gagauzia-governor-1110358828.html
Moldovan Opposition Sor Party Candidate Takes Lead in Runoff for Gagauzia Governor
Moldovan Opposition Sor Party Candidate Takes Lead in Runoff for Gagauzia Governor
Sputnik International
Gutsul tied with her Socialist Party rival, Grigory Uzun, in the first round of polls in April. The Sor Party put Gutsul on 52.39%, while Uzun was tracking toward 47.6% of the vote.
2023-05-14T23:33+0000
2023-05-14T23:33+0000
2024-03-28T12:40+0000
world
moldavia
election
presidential election
gagauzia
socialist party
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e7/05/07/1110177104_0:185:2985:1864_1920x0_80_0_0_a8566915433a8e42f4a4e03b11cdcd60.jpg
Gutsul tied with her Socialist Party rival, Grigory Uzun, in the first round of polls in April at around 26% of the vote each. Gutsul was projected to win 51% of the vote, against Uzun's 49%, according to the Socialist Party's tally. The Sor Party put Gutsul on 52.39%, while Uzun was tracking toward 47.6% of the vote. The Gagauz Central Election Commission has not published official returns. Gagauzia declared independence from the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990 but was reabsorbed by Moldova four years later. The Gagauz people are Orthodox Christians of Turkic origin.
moldavia
gagauzia
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2023
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
yevgenia gutsul, socialist party of moldova, the sor party, grigory uzun, gagauz central election commission, moldova
yevgenia gutsul, socialist party of moldova, the sor party, grigory uzun, gagauz central election commission, moldova
Moldovan Opposition Sor Party Candidate Takes Lead in Runoff for Gagauzia Governor
23:33 GMT 14.05.2023 (Updated: 12:40 GMT 28.03.2024) COMRAT (Sputnik) - Yevgenia Gutsul of Moldova’s opposition Sor Party took lead in the Sunday race for the next governor of the autonomous Gagauzia region with over 50% of the vote.
Gutsul tied with her Socialist Party rival, Grigory Uzun, in the first round of polls in April at around 26% of the vote each.
Gutsul was projected to win 51% of the vote, against Uzun's 49%, according to the Socialist Party's tally. The Sor Party put Gutsul on 52.39%, while Uzun was tracking toward 47.6% of the vote.
The Gagauz Central Election Commission has not published official returns.
Gagauzia declared independence from the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990 but was reabsorbed by Moldova four years later. The Gagauz people are Orthodox Christians of Turkic origin.
