Over 150 young people, representing 17 political parties, are participating in the National Youth Forum in Electoral Field

  • 19.07.2019
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On July 19, 2019, in Chisinau, has started the second edition of the National Youth Forum in Electoral Field, organized by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Center for Continuous Electoral  Training (CCET) and the United Nations Development Program in Moldova (UNDP. The Forum brings together over 150 participants aged between 18-35 years, representing 17 youth organizations of political parties from Moldova that have accepted the invitation to participate.

The aim of the National Youth Forum in Electoral Field is to familiarize participants with the electoral processes and local general elections to be organized in autumn this year. Also, during the event, the participants shall discuss about civic participation in elections and importance of the mandate of local elected representative.

"Young people represent one of the main target groups of the Central Electoral Commission for which we organize electoral information and education activities. It is important to have them actively involved in the electoral process not only as voters, but also as candidates, electoral officials, observers, volunteers etc." said Corneliu Pasat, Deputy Chief of Communication, Public Relations and Media Department (CEC).

Angela Caraman, Deputy Director of the Center for Continuous Electoral Training mentioned: "National Youth Forum in electoral domain is also an activity based on training and simulation of electoral processes, which creates CCET foundation. There is a saying that people learn especially from their own experience. Therefore, we shall give the young people opportunities to have these experiences, to increase their capacity of involvement in civic or political activity.

"We are here to reflect on the way each of us can contribute to Moldova's future participation in the electoral process, which will become a more credible, transparent and inclusive one" said Alla Skvortova, program specialist, Good Governance Fund, UNDP.

During three days, the young people will work in five different workshops in order to simulate a genuine Election Day. The distribution in groups will be random, so that participants, in order to have in every workshop, representatives from different organisations. In the first day, young persons shall get acquainted with their groups and will be informed on the tasks they have to perform. The groups of electoral competitors shall form political parties, elect the party leadership and shall prepare the necessary documents for the registration in the electoral competition for local elections. The second day is dedicated to the preparation for the electoral campaign, including the drafting of electoral slogans and platforms, as well as simulated debates. In the last day, will be simulated the elections - the first round and, depending on the results - the second round.

National Youth Forum in Electoral Field is an event organized by Central Electoral Commission and UNDP Project "Enhancing democracy through inclusive and transparent elections”, funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), by the British Embassy in Chisinau through the Good Governance Fund and by the Netherlands Embassy through Matra Program.

Here You Can Find More Info On The First Edition of the National Youth Forum in Electoral Domain.

Contact person: Corneliu Pasat, Deputy Chief of Communication, Public Relations and Media Department (CEC): corneliu.pasat@cec.md, +37379503529.