3. The constituency of Gagauzia

35. Already in the 2007 and 2010 joint opinions, the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR stressed the importance of taking into account sizable national minorities living on the territory of the Republic of Moldova when deciding on an electoral system. It was then recommended that “the electoral system for the Parliament should create possibilities for adequate participation in public life of national minorities and mainstream interests at regional level.”[1]

[1]Joint Opinion on the Election Code of Moldova, CDL-AD(2007)040, para. 12; Joint Opinion on the draft working text amending the Election Code of Moldova, CDL-AD(2010)014, para. 12.