Evghenia Guțul

Evghenia Guțul (born 5 September 1986), also rendered in some English-language media as Yevgenia Gutsul (Russian: Евгения Гуцул),[1][2] is a Moldovan jurist and politician. Since 2023, she is the Governor-elect (Başkan) of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia.

Evghenia Guțul
Evghenia Guțul (in red outfit) with teenage girls from Gagauz traditional dance ensemble and their teacher
Governor-elect of Gagauzia
Taking office
19 July 2023
PresidentMaia Sandu
Prime MinisterDorin Recean
Preceded byIrina Vlah
Personal details
Born (1986-09-05) 5 September 1986
Etulia, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Moldova)
Political partyȘor Party

Biography

Evghenia Guțul was born on 5 September 1986 in the village of Etulia, in the Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union.[3]

Candidate for governor of Gagauzia
Main article: 2023 Gagauz gubernatorial election

On 22 March 2023, the Guțul was selected as the Șor Party candidate for governor of Gagauzia. The electoral campaign was carried out under the slogan "Găgăuzia - plai de vis". In the elections of 30 April 2023, she finished first place with 14,890 votes (26.47%), but given the fact that a majority was not met, the second round took place on 14 May. In the afformentioned second round, Guțul obtained 27,376 of the votes (52.39% - preliminary), thus winning a 4-year mandate at the head of the autonomous unit.[4][5] During the election campaign, Guțul promised that if she is elected, she will build an airport worth 100 million euros, she will increase the salaries of budget workers by 30%, she will build an amusement park, there will be investments in infrastructure, education, etc., which in the opinion of journalists, many of the promises would be unrealizable, given the fact that they exceed the attributions of the governor.[4] She was supported in the elections by oligarch Ilan Șor (chairman of the Șor Party), deputies Marina Tauber and Reghina Apostolova, as well as several Russian performers and artists, such as Nikolay Baskov, Philipp Kirkorov, Stas Mikhailov, Aleksandr Lisovsky, Polina Malashenok and others.[4]

Guțul is set to assume the position of governor on 19 July.[6]

Political views

Immediately after winning the gubernatorial elections in Gagauzia, Guțul announced that she wanted to be closer to Russia, saying that the Șor Party was pro-Russian.[5]

Personal life

Guțul is married and has two children. She lives in her native village, Etulia.[3]

References
  1. "Pro-Russian regional leader in Moldova seeks closer ties with Moscow". Reuters. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  2. ""We will be friends with Russia." Yevgenia Gutsul has become the new leader of Gagauzia". The Eastern Herald. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  3. Conovali, Mihaela (15 May 2023). "(DOC) Cine este și ce avere declară Evghenia Guțul, câștigătoarea alegerilor din Găgăuzia, potrivit rezultatelor preliminare" (in Romanian). NewsMaker. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  4. Carasiucenco, Georgeta (15 May 2023). "Cine este bașcanul Găgăuziei și ce promisiuni a făcut" (in Romanian). Moldova.org. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "TASS: Evghenia Guțul vrea să deschidă reprezentanța Găgăuziei la Moscova" (in Romanian). Realitatea.md. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. "Ce planuri are Irina Vlah după sfârșirea mandatului său: „Până pe 19 iulie îmi voi îndeplini atribuțiile de bașcan al Găgăuziei"" (in Romanian). tv8.md. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
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