The Moldovan Communist Party has nominated MP Diana Caraman as its candidate in the Chisinau mayoral election on November 5.

Diana Caraman is the secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee and first secretary of the party’s Chisinau branch. “Her principality and active position has been supported by the Central Committee of the PCRM and the comrades of the party’s municipal organization”, the party said in a press release.

Recently, Ion Ștefăniță, former director of the Agency for Inspection and Restoration of Monuments, announced that he will also run for Chisinau mayor. His candidacy is supported by the Respect Moldova Movement, a party created by the former Democratic MP Eugeniu Nichiforciuc.

Earlier, the Action and Solidarity Party nominated its vice president, MP Lilian Carp, as its candidate; the DA Platform nominated the former Chisinau deputy mayor Victor Chironda; and the CUB party fielded Ion Bulgac, the president of its youth organization.

The Liberal Party nominated its vice president Ion Purice; the European Social Democratic Party nominated Vadim Brînzaniuc, former head of Chisinau sector; and the Socialist Party fielded MP Adrian Albu.

Other contenders in the race are former acting Chisinau mayor Ruslan Codreanu, and ex-Communist MP Mihail Poleanschi on behalf of the Civic Congress party.