11 Facts About Mihail Formuzal

Mihail Formuzal was born on 7 November 1959 and is a Moldovan politician of Gagauz ethnicity, who was the governor of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia from December 2006 to March 2015.

Mihail Formuzal was born on 7 November 1959, in Besghioz, Ceadir-Lunga, in what is Gagauzia, into a large family of peasants.

Mihail Formuzal then worked for the Soviet Armed Forces in various leading positions and in November 1994, he resigned having the military rank of major.

In 1995 he was elected deputy mayor, and in 1999 Formuzal was elected as Mayor of Ceadir-Lunga, later in 2003 being re-elected.

Mihail Formuzal had run for governor on 6 October 2002, but because of low turnout the elections were invalidated.

Mihail Formuzal participated in a new round of elections on 20 October 2002.

Shortly, after Mihail Formuzal became the main rival of the PCRM's candidate at the governor's election in 2002, a series of persecutions were initiated against Mihail Formuzal, 8 criminal cases for alleged economic crimes, committed as mayor of Ceadir-Lunga were opened.

Mihail Formuzal is the leader of the "Gagauzia Unita" Public Movement, a promoter of the most vehement and acute criticism addressed to the Communists Party of the Republic of Moldova and President Voronin.

Mihail Formuzal insisted to stipulate in the Constitution the Gagauzia's right to self-determination if the Republic of Moldova would in some way lose its status as a subject of international law.

On 19 December 2006, Mihail Formuzal, the elected governor of Gagauzia, said that he intends to work constructively with the central authorities from Chisinau, which have been criticized several times during the campaign.

Mihail Formuzal mentioned that he will not criticize or blame his predecessors, but will end all the projects started during their mandate.