New local elections will be held in Racovat village of Soroca district on May 14, 2017. A decision to this effect was taken by the Central Election Commission (CEC) on January 31, IPN reports.
The Commission’s secretary Veaceslav Agrigoroae said the CEC was informed that a court of law banned the mayor from holding administrative posts. The judgment was declared irrevocable by the Supreme Court of Justice’s decision of December 21, 2016.
Earlier, the CEC decided that local mayoral elections on May 14 will also take place in Tvardita village of Taraclia district, Pervomaisc village of Causeni district, and Tipala commune and Ulmu village of Ialoveni district.