Parliamentary Elections in Moldova

Organized by the International Republican Institute, the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, the Moldova Foundation, and the Open Society Institute, this conference featured prominent regional experts, including OSI Regional Director Jonas Rolett.

Program

Nonpartisan Election Monitoring and Electoral Process Assessment

• Stephen Nix, Eurasia Division Director, IRI, Washington, DC
• Alex Grigorevs, Resident Director NDI–Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova
• Igor Botan, Executive Director, Adept Association for Participatory Democracy, Chisinau, Moldova
• Angela Sirbu, Executive Director, Independent Journalism Center, Chisinau, Moldova
• Moderator: Jonas Rolett, Regional Director, Open Society Institute, Washington, DC

Assessing the Results of Parliamentary Elections and Their Implication for Regional Security and for Moldova's Democratization

• Ambassador John T. Stewart, OSCE Elections Observer to Moldova
• John Finerty, Staff Advisor, U.S. Congress Helsinki Commission
• Brock Bierman, Senior Advisor, Bureau for Europe and Eurasia, USAID
• Lee McManis, Desk Officer for Moldova, U.S. Department of State
• Moderator: Vlad Spanu, Executive Director, Moldova Foundation, Washington, DC