![]() ![]() More recently, between April and May of 2023, Gagauzia held two rounds of elections to elect a new Başkan: all candidates were representatives of pro-Russian political parties. In 2014, the region held an illegal referendum in which voters rejected Moldova’s closer relations with the European Union and supported integration with the CIS Customs Union. Today, Gagauzia continues to have a Moscow-friendly local government and population. A law was signed in 1994, granting the region a special status within the Republic, quelling separatist sentiments to prevent another Transnistria. The region’s official title is Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, as the region held a referendum in March 1991 to remain part of the USSR. The Gagauz are Turkic Orthodox Christians who live in Southern Moldova. As a predominantly Russian-speaking population, the Gagauzians are firmly under Moscow’s influence, in contrast with Chisinau, which supports Kyiv. Besides the fighting on the physical battlefield, there is also a parallel global war of information and disinformation to gain popular support. Leaving aside Transnistria, another Moscow-friendly region within Moldova is Gagauzia, which recently had gubernatorial elections: the new Governor (locally known as Başkan) is the pro-Moscow Evghenia Guțul from the now-banned Șor Party. The war in Ukraine brought global attention to countries with Moscow-friendly governments, including separatist regions like Transnistria in the Republic of Moldova. ![]()
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