| Intro | Moldovan political scientist |
| Is | Engineer |
| From | Moldova |
| Type | Engineering |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 15 April 1960, Cojuşna |
| Age: | 60 years |
Igor Boţan (born April 15, 1960, Cojuşna) is a political analyst from Moldova, expert on political phenomena and elections.
Biography
Igor Boţan was born on April 15, 1960, in Cojuşna, and holds a degree in physics from the Moldova State University (1982). He also holds a Ph.D. in physics and mathematics. He studied also at the Georgetown University Between 1992 and 1994, he worked for the President of Moldova. Since 1995, he has been a correspondent for the Moldova Azi online magazine and for the Vocea Civica newspaper. Between 2000-2008, Boţan worked as political commentator for Radio Free Europe, BBC, and The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Since 1999, he has been the Executive Director of the Association for Participative Democracy (ADEPT) (Romanian: Asociaţia pentru democraţie participativă ADEPT), one of the most qualified NGOs in the field of electoral problems. He has been working for TV7.