Eugeniu Ştirbu
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Eugeniu Ştirbu is a politician from Moldova
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Eugeniu Ştirbu has been the chairman of the Central Election Commission
since November 11, 2005. On June 21, 2010, Ştirbu was arrested as he was crossing the Kuchurgan
checkpoint on his way from Odessa Airport
to Chişinău
, after a flight to Poland, where he had observed the presidential poll. Taken to Tiraspol
, Ştirbu learned that the separatist authorities had initiated criminal proceedings against him in 2007 for organizing elections
in the much-disputed village of Corjova, Dubăsari. Later that day, the release was possible due to the intervention of Ambassador Philip Remler
, the head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova.
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
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Biography
Eugeniu Ştirbu served as a member of the Parliament of Moldova (1998-2001). He was the General Secretary of Democratic Party of MoldovaDemocratic Party of Moldova
The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats...
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Eugeniu Ştirbu has been the chairman of the Central Election Commission
Central Election Commission of Moldova
The Central Election Commission of Moldova is a permanent collegiate body of the Moldovan government.Eugeniu Ştirbu has been the chairman of the Central Election Commission since November 11, 2005.-External links:* *...
since November 11, 2005. On June 21, 2010, Ştirbu was arrested as he was crossing the Kuchurgan
Kuchurhan
Kuchurhan is a village in the Rozdilnianskyi Raion of the Odessa Oblast in Ukraine. It is located along the Kuchurhan River at the north end of the Kuchurhan Reservoir along the border with Transnistria in Moldova...
checkpoint on his way from Odessa Airport
Odessa Airport
Odesa International Airport is an airport located southwest from the centre of Odessa, Ukraine, sometimes called "Odesa Central" ....
to Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...
, after a flight to Poland, where he had observed the presidential poll. Taken to Tiraspol
Tiraspol
Tiraspol is the second largest city in Moldova and is the capital and administrative centre of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic . The city is located on the eastern bank of the Dniester River...
, Ştirbu learned that the separatist authorities had initiated criminal proceedings against him in 2007 for organizing elections
Moldovan local election, 2007
Local elections were held in Moldova on June 3, 2007, with a runoff for mayors on June 17, 2007.Voter turnout reached 52.34% nationwide and 37.17% in Chişinău municipality. Following the elections, district, municipal, town and village councils were elected, as well as 420 mayors.Dorin Chirtoacă...
in the much-disputed village of Corjova, Dubăsari. Later that day, the release was possible due to the intervention of Ambassador Philip Remler
Philip Remler
Philip N. Remler is the Head of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Mission to Moldova.-Biography:Philip N. Remler took up his duties as Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova on December 19, 2007 after a career as a Foreign Service Officer with the United States Department of...
, the head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova.