Gerald Mitchell (centre), head of ODIHR's limited election observation mission to the 5 June local elections in Moldova, speaks with the president of the precinct election board at a polling station in Chisinau on election day. (OSCE/Thomas Rymer)
Following an official invitation from Moldova’s Central Election Commission, and based on the recommendation of ODIHR’s needs assessment mission conducted from 22 to 24 March, ODIHR deployed a limited election observation mission on 11 May to observe the 5 June local elections.
The mission, headed by Gerald Mitchell of the United Kingdom, consisted of 11 international staff based in Chisinau, drawn from 10 OSCE participating States. Fourteen long-term observers were deployed throughout the country on 15 May.
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