The Party of Law and Justice’s candidate for the mayoralty of Chisinau Marcel Darie financed the printing of the “Romanian literature” textbook by Ion Ciocanu, in a number of 1,200 copies. The candidate told a news conference that his parents cultivated his love for the Romanian literature and he decided to do a good thing for education institutions, which will have this book in their libraries, IPN reports.

Marcel Darie noted that these books will be handed over to education institutions after the June 14 local elections so that his gesture is not classed as offering of electoral presents.

Book author Ion Ciocanu said Marcel Darie, even if he is a professional athlete, realized the importance of such a textbook in the libraries of the education institutions as he was raised in the spirit of love for the Romanian literature.

President of the Writers Union Arcadie Suceveanu said this book was published several years ago, but didn’t reach the schools because it was expensive. He expressed his conviction that if more politicians make such gestures, the level of culture in the country will increase.