The Central Election Commission (CEC) took note of the vacancy of the seat of MP in the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists. In accordance with the legal provisions, the CEC will request the Constitutional Court to validate the seat of substitute candidate Alexandr Nesterovschi on the Bloc’s list, IPN reports.

The seat that will be occupied by Alexandr Nesterovschi was declared vacant following the death of MP Svetlana Căpățînă.

The Constitutional Court is to validate the seat of MP within ten days of the declaring of the vacancy.