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By changing the single constituency into a system of local constituencies, geographically concentrated minorities such as the Gagauz would have a fair chance to be represented, even with representatives from a variety of parties/political directions. With such a change, a voter from a concentrated minority would not be forced to choose an ethnically based party to be represented by a person of his/her own ethnic group, but would be able to combine ethnicity and regular political directions in the vote. The individual voter could therefore determine the importance of such ethnic considerations for his/her vote.