The Central Election Commission on October 29 warned Moldova Noastra Alliance (AMN) over the use of administrative resources in the election campaign by the suspended Minister of Agriculture Valeriu Cosarciuc, who is the fourth in the party’s list, Info-Prim Neo reports.
On October 25, the Communists Party’s representative to the CEC Vadim Motsarski filed a challenge, demanding penalizing Valeriu Cosarciuc, who on October 23 took part in an award ceremony held as part of the international specialized exhibition “Moldagrotech” as Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry.
The CEC registered Valeriu Cosarciuc as a candidate on the AMN’s list on October 11. On October 15, Prime Minister Vlad Filat signed the ordinance on the suspension of the minister of agriculture from post. If Cosarciuc commits another violation, he might be removed from the list.
Under Article 13 of the Election Code, all the ministers, deputy ministers, mayors, deputy mayors, town district heads and deputy heads and heads and deputy heads of raions must quit their posts for the period of the election campaign if they were written in the electoral lists of parties or run as independent candidates.
