Eleven candidates for mayor general of the municipality of Chisinau went on Tuesday to submit the documents necessary for being registered as election contenders. As there were a number of applicants the same day, Chisinau District Electoral Council No. 1 held a draw and decided the preliminary order on the ballot, IPN reports.

The list of candidates on the ballot is topped by Vasile Costiuc, of the Democracy at Home Party. He is followed by the representative of the Electoral Bloc “Ruslan Codreanu”, ex-acting mayor of Chisinau Ruslan Codreanu.

The third position will be occupied by the candidate of the Party “We Build Europe at Home” Constantin Butucel, the fourth – by the former director of the Agency for Monument Inspection and Restoration Ion Ștefăniță, who is supported by the Movement “Respect Moldova” - a party founded by ex-Democratic MP Eugeniu Nikiforchuk.

The Party of Communists’ candidate Diana Caraman extracted No. 5, while the Party of Action and Soldiery’s candidate, MP Lilian Carp – No. 6.

The seventh spot will be taken by ex-minister of economy and infrastructure Anatol Usatyi, who was put forward by the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova, the eighth spot – by the candidate of the European Social Democratic Party Vadim Brînzaniuc, the former head of Buiucani district.

Mihail Bagas, of the Party “League of Cities and Communes” extracted No. 9, Ion Bulgac, of the Coalition for Unity and Wellbeing – No. 10, the Party of Socialists’ candidate MP Adrian Albu – No. 11.

The registration of candidates for the local general elections of November 5 started on Tuesday, September 19. In the upcoming elections, voters are to elect 898 mayors and 11,058 local councilors. The election campaign starts on October 6.