The Moldovan legislators have engaged today in heated discussions over the situation that emerged in Hancesti district and Buteni village, same district, after the local elections. Christian-Democrat Stefan Secareanu, chair of the parliamentary committee for human rights, said heavy pressure is put on the district authorities in an attempt to change the alignment of forces that took shape after this summer’s local elections. He said he was informed of certain moves that have seriously violated civil rights, bringing the example of a candidate who was abusively excluded from the mayoral race in Buteni village. Secareanu informed that the supporters of the respective candidate will stand firm on their positions and will use all the legal means to defend their civil rights. Secareanu suggested that solutions should be identified in order to settle the conflict and bring things back to normal. Democrat Dumitru Diacov claimed that public resources had been used in the election campaign in the district, including by some parliamentarians who were interested in a favourable outcome. Diacov argued that the Communists have no standing to dispute the results of the elections, bearing in mind that the counted ballots were kept in the basement of the court building, to which one of the Communist candidates had means of access. He urged PCRM to reconcile itself with the results, adding that certain international organisations are closely watching this case. PM Ion Gutu of the Moldova Noastra Alliance suggested setting up a parliamentary commission to examine the case and settle all the disputes. On the other side, Communist Anatol Zagorodnyi stated that the request to dispute the results of the polls is a perfectly legal measure and told the Opposition deputies to let the courts and the Central Election Commission do their job.