You are entitled and encouraged to complain if your right to vote or more generally your right to free elections has not been observed.
Electoral authorities
The Central Electoral Commission and District Electoral Councils are the key public institutions responsible to solve issues related to election. You can contact them in case of wide range of problems, including but not limited to the following:
- in the case of prohibited pre-election agitation, such as for example, the distribution of flyers at a polling station on the day of an election
- if you become aware of paid agitation, the source of financing of which is not indicated
- if you become aware of the misuse of public funds in the process of pre-election agitation
- in case of violation of personal data protection, for example, if the personal data of voters is obtained illegally
- if you become aware of vote-buying, for example, to get voters to vote for a particular candidate
Other public institutions
You can also contact police, the National Anti-Corruption Centre or the National Centre for Personal Data Protection depending on the nature of the violation.
Where there are violations of pre-election agitation on radio and television, you may contact the Audiovisual Council.
If you are prohibited from voting by law or otherwise, and you believe that this is a violation of your human rights, you may also complain to the court, to the Ombudsman or, in case of discrimination, to the Equality Council.
Complaints to international human rights bodies
If you believe that a violation of your rights has not been remedied by Moldovan institutions or courts, you can submit a complaint to international or European institution, such as the European Court of Human Rights or the UN Human Rights Committee.