About 40 electoral officials actively participated in two “Training of Trainers” seminars (15-18 April and 14-17 May) to enhance their professional capacities in light of upcoming Presidential elections of 2024.

The trainings’ were aiming at consolidating the DECs’ Chairpersons’ abilities (level II), as well as of other potential members of the DECs, to deal with a number of key electoral phases including the management of the electoral periods, electoral complaints, legal liability, financing of the elections and of electoral campaigns among others. The newly certified trainers will now share the knowledge and competences acquired with the other members of DECs in all regions of the country.

Falk LANGE, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Chisinau, stated that “this training will contribute to the development of knowledge and skills in the electoral and related fields in order to successfully prepare the Presidential elections and the referendum on the EU future of the Republic of Moldova. We at the Council of Europe are determined to continue our support to national authorities in promoting democratic processes in line with CoE good practices and standards in the electoral field and in full compliance with the accession Agenda of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union”.

The Training of trainers seminars in the electoral field represent an interesting opportunity for the participants to interact and exchange best practices and opinions, which is essential in the context of the upcoming Presidential election and the EU-related referendum of 2024.

The trainings were organized in cooperation with the Centre for Continuous Electoral Training of the Republic of Moldova, in the framework of the Project Improving electoral practice in the Republic of Moldova (IEPRM), Phase III, part of the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024.