A record number of candidates for the post of mayor of Chisinau were registered in the local elections to be held on Sunday in the Republic of Moldova.

According to the Central Election Commission of the Republic of Moldova, 28 candidates have registered for the mayor’s office of the capital of the Republic of Moldova, which is ten more than in the previous elections, in 2019, when there were 18 candidates, reports Agerpres. Previously, in the 2015 elections, 17 candidates participated in the Chisinau City Hall elections, and in 2011, only 13 candidates

Of the 28 candidates in Sunday’s election, only 27 of them have a chance to be elected.

The candidacy of Cristina Vulpe from the political party “Chance” was canceled on Friday based on the decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations of the Republic of Moldova, according to which all candidates from the “Chance” party are excluded from the parliament. elections due to the fact that the politics of this formation was equated with an organized criminal group.

The favorites in the fight for the mayor’s seat of Chisinau are the acting mayor Ion Ceban, who is running from the National Alternative Movement party he created and led, and the candidate from the ruling party Action and Solidarity. Party”, Lilian Karp.

If none of the candidates wins a simple majority, the first two will advance to the second round, which will take place on November 19.

The following candidacies for the position of mayor were submitted to and accepted by the Central Election Commission:

• Vasile Kostyuk – “Home Democracy” political party.
• Ruslan Kodryanu – Electoral block “Ruslan Kodryanu”.
• Kostyantyn Bututsel – Political Party Main Party Development of Europe “PACE”
• Ion Stefanice – political party “Respect Moldova Movement”.
• Diana Karaman – Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova
• Lilian Karp – Political party “Party “Action and Solidarity”.
• Anatoly Usatiy – political party “Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova”
• Vadym Brynzaniuk – Political party “European Social Democratic Party”
• Ion Bulgak is a political party “Coalition of Unity and Welfare”.
• Adrian Albu – Political party “Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova”
• Mykhailo Polyanskyi – Political party “Party of Civic Action – Civic Congress”
• Viktor Hironda – Political party “Platform of Dignity and Truth”.
• Oleg Burlaku – Liberal Democratic Party from Moldova
• Vasile Bolea – political party “Revival Party”.
• Roman Mihaesh – National Liberal Party
• Ion Cheban – political party “National Alternative Movement”.
• Dragos Galbur is a political party “National Party of Moldova”.
• Alla Popova – “Patriots of Moldova” Party.
• Anatoly Proghnytskyi – political party “Party of Green Environmentalists”.
• Andrii Donika – Movement of professionals “Sperants”
• Ion Puris – Liberal Party
• Ruslan Popa – political party “New historical option”.
• Stefan Uritu is a political party “Will of the People”.
• Andrii Munteanu – political party “NOI”.
• Arina Spataru – political party “Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe”.
• Stefan Gligor – political party “Party of Changes”.
• Tatiana Platon – political party “Alternative and Rescue Forces of Moldova”.

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