Vitalie Vrabie named new secretary of PDM

Former Minister of Defense Vitalie Vrabie was elected as secretary general of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM) on January 29. The decision was taken in the meeting of the PDM National Council, which took place behind closed doors, Info-Prim Neo reports. After the meeting, the leader of the PDM Marian Lupu said they discussed organizational subjects. The Council reexamined the composition of the territorial organizations. Some of the persons were included, while others excluded, the Democratic leader said, without giving details. The Democrats also discussed issues concerning the local elections, but, according to Marian Lupu, a candidate who will run for mayor of Chisinau has not been yet identified. "We do not make a difference between the candidates for mayors of Chisinau, Balti and of other settlements. We regard things as a whole because the country represents all the levels of the local public administration. We will choose a candidate for mayor of Chisinau when we call the meetings of the party's representative forums that will approve these candidates," said the PDM leader.