Vasile Bolea and Roman Mihăeș apply for registration as Chisinau mayoral candidates

IPN.md

27 September 2023
18:00

MP Vasile Bolea, nominated by the Renewal Party, and the political pundit Roman Mihaeș, nominated by the National Liberal Party, today submitted their files to be registered as candidates in the Chisinau mayoral race.

Later today, the Chisinau Electoral Council drew lots to decide their preliminary position on the ballot, with Vasile Bolea getting the 14th place, and Roman Mihăeș the 15th.

To date, 10 candidates have been registered:

1. Vasile Costiuc from the Democratia Acasa Party;
2. Ruslan Codreanu from the “Ruslan Codreanu” Electoral Bloc;
3. Constantin Butucel from the Acasa Construim Europa Party;
4. Ion Ștefăniță from the Respect Moldova Movement;
5. Diana Caraman from the Communist Party;
6. Lilian Carp from the Action and Solidarity Part;
7. Anatol Usatîi from the Party of Development and Consolidation;
8. Vadim Brînzaniuc from the European Social Democratic Party;
9. Ion Bulgac from the Coalition for Unity and Welfare; and
10. Adrian Albu from the Socialist Party.

The Council is yet to decide on the registration of Mihail Poleanschi from the Civic Congress (no. 11), Victor Chironda from the Dignity and Truth Party (no. 12), and Oleg Burlacu from the Liberal Democratic Party (13).

Mayoral and City Council candidates may apply for registration with the Chisinau Electoral Council until October 6 inclusive, with the Council having 7 days from submission to decide on the registration.

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Several people were fined after being caught fishing at night in the Dniester River and catching fish below the minimum size allowed by law. Following inspections carried out over the weekend in districts in the eastern part of the country, environmental inspectors issued 14 citations and imposed fines totaling 11,000 lei, according to IPN.

According to the Environmental Protection Inspectorate, the inspections focused on compliance with environmental legislation and regulations regarding the protection of fishery resources, particularly in the Dniester River basin. Following the inspections, the inspectors estimated the damage to aquatic biological resources at approximately 13,000 lei, an amount that will be recovered from those responsible.

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This news article was produced by the IPN News Agency as part of the “Community Journalism for a Healthy Environment and Green Justice” Small Grants Program for the Media, carried out within the framework of the project “Green Justice for a Protected Environment and Sustainable Communities in the Republic of Moldova,” implemented by AO EcoContact with support from Sweden. The content of this journalistic piece is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the views of EcoContact or the donor.

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Vasile Bolea and Roman Mihăeș apply for registration as Chisinau mayoral candidates

IPN.md

27 September 2023
18:00

Later today, the Chisinau Electoral Council drew lots to decide their preliminary position on the ballot, with Vasile Bolea getting the 14th place, and Roman Mihăeș the 15th.

To date, 10 candidates have been registered:

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Environmental inspectors have imposed fines of over 21 thousand lei after detecting several violations in the Calarasi district. Among these are the undocumented transportation of firewood, the improper use of aquatic basins and the spread of ragweed, reports IPN.

At the entrance to the Temeleuti locality, inspectors stopped a tractor transporting approximately 10 cubic meters of firewood. Checks revealed that the wood came from the territory managed by the Paruceni Forestry Department in the Nisporeni district, but it was not accompanied by documents confirming its legal origin. Both the driver and the forester were penalized for the violation. The total amount of fines imposed in this case was 12,500 lei.

Furthermore, inspectors have checked several aquatic basins in Calarasi and found violations of water resource usage rules. Following the inspections, four reports were drawn up, and the responsible individuals were fined 6,400 lei.

At the same time, four plots of land were found where ragweed was growing within the built-up areas of some localities. For violating the legislation that obliges owners to destroy the invasive plant, fines totaling 2,400 lei were imposed.

This journalistic material was developed by the IPN Press Agency, within the Small Grants Program for the media “Community Journalism for a Healthy Environment and Green Justice”, carried out within the project “A Green Justice for a Protected Environment and Sustainable Communities in the Republic of Moldova”, implemented by AO EcoContact, with the support of Sweden. The content of this journalistic material is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of EcoContact or the donor.

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