Observers disagree about fairness of elections

The Coalitia 2009 Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections says the July 29 elections were only "partially free" because of problems like the inability of Transnistrian inhabitants to vote, the "massive" use of administrative resources and the manipulation of public opinion via mass media.

On the other hand, observers from the Commonwealth of Independent States that the July 29 elections were democratic, but noted that the last stages of the campaign were more aggressive.

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