Oleg Burlacu, who was designated by the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM), was registered as a candidate for mayor general of the municipality of Chisinau. A decision to this effect was taken by the Chisinau District Electoral Council.

Contacted by IPN for details, the Council’s head Viorica Gadîmba said that 13 candidates for mayor of Chisinau have been registered so far as contenders in the November 5 local elections.

The registered candidates are:

1.Vasile Costiuc of the Party “Democracy at Home”;
2. Ruslan Codreanu of the Electoral Bloc “Ruslan Codreanu”;  
3. Constantin Butucel of the Party “We Build Europe at Home”;
4. Ion Ștefăniță of the “Respect Moldova” Movement;
5. Diana Caraman of the Party of Communists;
6. Lilian Carp of the Party of Action and Solidarity;
7. Anatol Usatyi of the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova;
8. Vadim Brînzaniuc of the European Social Democrat Party;
9. Ion Bulgac of the Coalition for Unity and Wellbeing;
10. Adrian Albu of the Party of Socialists;
11. Mihail Poleanschi of the Civic Congress;
12. Victor Chironda of the Party “Dignity and Truth Platform”;
13. Oleg Burlacu of the Liberal Democratic Party

The Council is examining the files of eight more applicants:

14. Vasile Bolea of the Revival Party;
15. Roman Mihăeș of the National Liberal Party;
16 Ion Ceban of the National Alternative Movement;
17. Dragoș Galbur of the National Moldovan Party;
18. Alla Popova of Moldova’s Patriots Party;
19. Anatolie Prohnitski of the Ecologist Green Party;
20. Cristina Vulpe of the Chance Party;
21. Andrei Donică of the Professionals’ Movement “Speranța-Nadejda”.

Applications for registration can be submitted until October 6 inclusive. On November 5, voters are to elect 898 mayors and 11,058 local councilors. The election campaign starts on October 6.