People's Assembly of Gagauzia
Legislature of Gagauzia, Moldova
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The People's Assembly of Gagauzia (Gagauz: Gagauziyanin Halk Topluşu, Romanian: Adunarea Populară a UTA Găgăuzia, Russian: Народное Собрание Гагаузии) is the representative and legislative body of Gagauzia, an autonomous territorial unit of Moldova.
People's Assembly of Gagauzia | |
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| Leadership | |
Chairman | Nicolai Ormanji (acting) |
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| Seats | 35 |
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| Elections | |
| Two-round system | |
Last election | 19 September and 3 October 2021 |
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| Gagauz People's Assembly, Comrat, Moldova. | |
| Website | |
| halktoplushu.md | |
Composition
The People's Assembly consists of 35 deputies, elected for a term of four years, in single-mandate territorial constituencies, on the basis of universal, equal and direct suffrage with secret and free voting.
Members
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| Party | First round | Second round | Total seats | |||||
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| Bloc of Communists and Socialists | 12,371 | 26.67 | 6 | 4,739 | 18.85 | 3 | 9 | |
| We Build Europe at Home Party | 228 | 0.49 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Independent | 33,778 | 72.83 | 11 | 20,407 | 81.15 | 14 | 25 | |
| Total | 46,377 | 100.00 | 18 | 25,146 | 100.00 | 17 | 35 | |
| Valid votes | 46,377 | 98.33 | 25,146 | 98.36 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 786 | 1.67 | 419 | 1.64 | ||||
| Total votes | 47,163 | 100.00 | 25,565 | 100.00 | ||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 116,123 | 40.61 | 66,929 | 38.20 | ||||
| Source: [1][2] | ||||||||
Chairmen
The work of the National Assembly is headed by the President of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia and the Presidium of the People's Assembly. Below is a list of office-holders:
| Name | Entered office | Left office |
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| Petru Pașalî | October 1995 | 1999 |
| Mihail Kendighelean | 24 September 1999 | 23 May 2002 |
| Ivan Kristioglo | 23 May 2002 | 20 December 2003 |
| Stepan Esir | 20 December 2003 | 16 March 2008 |
| Ana Harlamenco | 31 July 2008 | 5 November 2012 |
| Dmitri Constantinov | 5 November 2012 | 20 January 2017 |
| Alexandr Tarnavski | 20 January 2017 | 20 February 2017 |
| Vladimir Cîssa | 3 March 2017 | 4 February 2022 |
| Dmitri Constantinov | 4 February 2022 | 27 November 2025 |
| Nicolai Ormanji (acting) | 27 November 2025 |
