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Seven non-governmental organizations came together to create the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections Coalition 2007 today. The seven organizations -   Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT), Center CONTACT, the League for Defense of Human Rights, the Association for Moldovan Legal Clinics, the National Youth Council of Moldova, the Independent Journalism Center and the Association of Independent Press - will unite their efforts to monitor General Local Elections this year, as a key democratic element contributing to Moldova’s European integration. The Coalition’s activities will be strictly non-partisan and will include short-term and long-term observation of the election campaign; monitoring media coverage of the elections; and civic education for voters and the public servants who conduct elections. 

The seven founding members created the Coalition Council – Coalition 2007’s governing body. The Coalition is open for new members – representatives of non-governmental organizations from Moldova that will sign the Charter for Free and Fair Elections and follow the principles of Coalition’s Regulation. They are welcome to contact the Secretary in order to apply for membership. The Central Election Commission, international organizations supporting the democratic elections process and independent media outlets both from Moldova and abroad are welcome to participate as observers.  

The League for Defense of Human Rights, the Association of Independent Press and the National Youth Council of Moldova are elected by the Council as members of the Executive Committee, which is in charge of Coalition’s current activities.  

The Council appointed Mihai Godea, Executive Director of CONTACT Center, as Secretary of the Coalition 2007. Address: 83, Bucuresti Street, MD-2012, Chisinau, Moldova; Contact details: 233946, 233948, coalition2007@gmail.com, mgodea@contact.md   

The Eurasia Foundation Moldova Representative Office has the status of observer-member. Liliana Viţu, Eurasia Foundation Moldova Program/Communications Officer will also serve as Coalition 2007 Communications Officer. Contact details: 235343, 069149217, coalition2007@gmail.com, lvitu@eurasia.md 

Coalition 2007 continues the efforts of civil society to contribute through assistance, activities, monitoring and analysis to the conduct of free and fair local elections, as one key democratic element for Moldova’s European integration. The Coalition 2007 members were also part of the Coalition 2005 for Free and Fair parliamentary elections.