Electoral participants may use state symbols in ads

The electoral contestants are allowed to use state symbols as the buildings of the Parliament, Government, Presidency, historic personalities in their ads. The Supreme Court of Justice judged in favor of the Communists Party, which had sued this ban impelled by the Central Election Commission (CEC), Info-Prim Neo reports. “We considered illegal article 36 of the CEC's regulation and sued it at the Supreme Court of Justice, where we have won,” said Sergiu Sarbu, the PCRM's representative at the CEC, at its sitting on July 23. The CEC members have been surprised at the court's decision adopted on July 22 and asked Sarbu for a copy. “The CEC is not aware with such a court decision and I am amazed about it. We'll consider it today,” said CEC chairman Eugen Stirbu .