Thursday, August 13, 2009

Constitutional Court accepts Christian Democrats' appeal for vote recount, final decision to be made on August 14

The Constitutional Court has accepted a request put forth by the Christian Democratic People's Party (CDPP), which asked for a full vote recount because of alleged irregularities in the voting process.

CDPP mentioned problems like electricity being disconnected at polling stations during ballot counts. Its report is 45 pages long.

The party also noted in a press conference today that more than 4,000 ballots are missing. Radu Busila, CDPP's representative at the Central Electoral Commission, said that if these ballots disappeared, there were definite irregularities in the voting process and, as a result, "the newly-elected Parliament has no legitimacy."

The CDPP failed to cross the electoral threshold both on April 5 and on July 29. Until 2009, it had been an important presence in Moldovan politics, especially because of its leader Iurie Rosca. The party began losing popularity after it decided to vote for Vladimir Voronin for president in 2005. It has been one of the staunchent anti-Communist parties until then.

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