An article of the Election Code could be amended so as to exclude the “silence day”, which is the day before the election day, when electoral agitation is banned. The legislative initiative of three Democratic MPs was endorsed by the Parliament’s legal commission for appointments and immunities, IPN reports.

Under the bill, campaigning on the election day will also be allowed, not yet inside polling places and within 100 meters of them.

New regulations will also be added to the Contravention Code. The fine for agitation inside polling places or within 100 meters of them will be 300 to 600 lei for private individuals and 1,200 to 1,500 lei for persons holding responsible posts or for electoral contenders.

The legislative initiative was drafted by Demcoaric MPs Sergiu Sîrbu, Raisa Apolski and Igor Vremea.

The bill will be put to the vote in Parliament.