Three more candidates await CEC registration
- 20.10.2010 18:01
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Two more parties and one independent candidate presented today their bids to the Central Election Commission (CEC) to become electoral contenders in the parliamentary race, Info-Prim Neo reports.
Following a draw, the Sociopolitical Movement Ravnopravie (Equity), the Social Democratic Party, and Victor Stepaniuc were temporarily assigned nos. 18, 19 and 20 in the ballot, respectively.
Ravnopravie leader Valeri Klimenko stated that his party's slate includes all the ethnic minorities living in the Republic of Moldova as well as Moldovans who believe that Moldova is not Romania.
Victor Selin, the president of the Social Democratic Party, said he is rather pleased with the 19th place as he was born on 19th. He also said that his party will criticize the Communist Party, which refused to accept their proposal to sign a 'non-aggression memorandum'.
Victor Stepaniuc, who quit the Communist ranks late last year, said he decided to run unaffiliated because most of the parties discredited themselves in the last two decades. Stepaniuc believes that people need independent candidates and that his election to Parliament will be a trial for how a mixed model of electing MPs would work in Moldova.
[Until now, the CEC has registered the following election contenders:]
1. The National Liberal Party
2. The Democrat Party of Moldova
3. The Liberal Party
4. The United Moldova Party
5. The Christian Democratic People's Party
6. The European Action Movement
7. Moldova's Patriots Party
8. The Party for Nation and Country
9. The Republican Party of Moldova
10. The “Moldova Noastra” Alliance Party
11. The Humanist Party of Moldova
12. The Communists Party of Moldova
13. The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
14. Valeriu Plesca
15. The Conservative Party
[Aspirants awaiting CEC registration: ]
16. Gabriel Stati, independent
17. The Republican People's Party
18. Ravnopravie
19. The Social Democratic Party
20. Victor Stepanic, independent
