Evghenia Guțul
Governor of Gagauzia
Assumed office
19 July 2023
Preceded byIrina Vlah
Personal details
Born (1986-09-05) 5 September 1986
Etulia, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Gagauzia, Moldova)
Political partyȘor Party[1]
(2023)
Independent[2]
(before and after 2023)

Evghenia Guțul (born 5 September 1986), also rendered Yevgenia Gutsul (Russian: Евгения Гуцул)[3][4] and Eugenia Guțul,[5][6] is a Moldovan Gagauzian jurist and politician, who has served as Governor of Gagauzia since 19 July 2023.

As Governor, she has sought to closen relations with Russia. Following her party's banning by Moldovan authorities, she is an independent.[2]

Biography

Evghenia Guțul was born on 5 September 1986 in the village of Etulia, a Gagauz village in the Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union.[7]

Prior to her marriage, she was known as Evghenia Buiucli.[8] Now she is married and has two children and continues to maintain Etulia as her permanent place of residence.[7]

Guțul has built her political career as a pro-Russian activist. On 22 March 2023, the Guțul was selected as candidate for Governor of Gagauzia by the Șor Party. During the election campaign, Guțul promised that if she is elected, she will build an airport worth 100 million euros, increase the salaries of budget workers by 30%, build an amusement park and that there will be other investments in infrastructure, education and other sectors of the economy. Some journalists described many of the promises as unrealistic, as in their assessment the implementation of such projects are beyond the powers of the Governor.[1] Guțul was supported in the elections by oligarch and party Chair Ilan Șor, lawmakers Marina Tauber and Reghina Apostolova, as well as several Russian performers and artists, such as Nikolay Baskov, Philipp Kirkorov and Stas Mikhailov.[1]

In the 2023 Gagauz gubernatorial election, she finished the first round in 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 second round, Guțul obtained 27,376 of the votes (52.39%), defeating the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova candidate Grigorii Uzun who had 24,926 votes (47.66% ), thus winning a 4-year mandate at the head of the autonomous unit.[1][9] In her victory speech, Guțul affirmed her intention to align the region closer with Russia.[9] Following the banning of Șor on June 19, 2023, Guțul announced that she would take office and govern Gagauzia as a political independent.[2]

Guțul assumed the position of governor on 19 July 2023.[10]

Evghenia Guțul (in red outfit) with teenage girls from Gagauz traditional dance ensemble and their teacher

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carasiucenco, Georgeta (15 May 2023). "Cine este bașcanul Găgăuziei și ce promisiuni a făcut" (in Romanian). Moldova.org. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Găgăuzia nu mai are guvernator de la Șor: Evghenia Guțul va fi bașcan independent". stiripesurse.ro. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Pro-Russian regional leader in Moldova seeks closer ties with Moscow". Reuters. 2023-05-15. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. ↑ ""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.
  5. ↑ https://stiri.md/article/politica/date-preliminare-eugenia-gutul-a-castigat-alegerile-bascanului/
  6. ↑ https://tvrmoldova.md/article/e25d78ac8c5f8a92/doc-marina-tauber-a-fost-inregistrata-ca-reprezentant-oficial-al-candidatului-eugenia-gutul-la-alegerile-pentru-functia-de-bascan-in-uta-gagauziei.html
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. ↑ https://nokta.md/kandidatka-v-bashkany-gagauzii-evgeniya-gutsul-biografiya-podarki-na-tysyachi-evro-i-samaya-dorogaya-predvybornaya-kampaniya/
  9. 1 2 "TASS: Evghenia Guțul vrea să deschidă reprezentanța Găgăuziei la Moscova" (in Romanian). Realitatea.md. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "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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