ELECTIONS 2025 // Over 16,000 diaspora citizens notified the CEC they will vote abroad on September 28
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15 August 2025 12:40
The pre-registration process for citizens with the right to vote abroad, during which they declared their intention to vote in a specific location for the parliamentary elections on September 28, concluded on August 14. This year, 16,149 Moldovans living in the diaspora informed the authorities of their desire to cast their votes from abroad.
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