Liberal Party’s candidate for Chisinau mayor Dorin Chirtoaca withdraws from electoral race

2007-05-31/13:26 Chisinau (IPN) The Liberal Party’s candidate for mayor of Chisinau Dorin Chirtoaca announced his withdrawal from the electoral race. According to a communiqué from the Liberal Party, Dorin Chirtoaca decided to withdraw for personal reasons. Details about this decision will be provided in a news conference immediately after the election outcome is made public. ”In the hope that his move will be understood correctly, Dorin Chirtoaca thanks all his supporters and expresses his regrets at being forced to take such a decision,” it is said in the communiqué. The repeated attempts of Info-Prim Neo’s reporter to contact Dorin Chirtoac by phone did not produce results. Dorin Chirtoaca is the second candidate for mayor of Chisinau who abandons the electoral race. In the 2005 early elections for the mayoralty of Chisinau, Dorin Chirtoaca polled 25.1% of the vote, finishing second.