The Bălți District Electoral Council registered Alexandr Nesterovschi, of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists, as a candidate for mayor of Bălți municipality. Alexandr Nesterovschi will be under No. 5 on the ballot.

Former Romanian MP Mihai Rizea of the Political Party “Noi”, filed the documents for being accepted as a contender also on October 18. Viorica Cemîrtan, secretary of the Bălți District Electoral Council, has told IPN that the documents contain the name Mihai Cristian as this name is stipulated in a copy of the temporary identity card issued by the Republic of Moldova.

So far, the Bălți District Electoral Council registered the following candidates for mayor of the municipality: Boris Marcoci, of the Party of Action and Solidarity, under No. 1 on the ballot; Ion Starciuc, of the Party “Building Europe at Homer”, under No. 2; Maxim Burduja, of the National Unity Party, under No. 3.

Nicolai Grigorishin, who aims to run independently, applied to be registered on October 15. If he is registered, he will be under No. 4 on the ballot as he submitted the documents earlier than Alexandr Nesterovschi.

Snap mayoral elections in the municipality of Bălți will take place on November 21.