Today, October 14, is the last day on which electoral surveys can be made public. A statement of the Central Election Commission mentions that, according to the law, the results of these opinion polls may be made public 5 days before the election day at the latest, IPN reports.

"During the election period, any opinion polls regarding voters’ political preferences may be carried out only provided that the Central Election Commission has been notified in advance", the statement said.

The quoted source mentions that on election day, until the polling stations are closed, it is forbidden to publish in the mass media articles, including interviews with voters, about the number of votes gathered by the electoral contenders during the day and about their chances, including the exit poll results.

"All notices about conducting opinion polls can be consulted on the Commission’s official website, under the headings" General local elections 2019 "and" Snap parliamentary elections 2019 ", says the statement.

WatcDog.MD community and CBS AXA are holding today a press conference to present the results of "Omnibus pre-electoral 3: Chisinau 2019" opinion poll. The conference starts at 11.00 am in the conference room of the IPN Press Agency.

General local elections and snap parliamentary elections in some uninominal constituencies (no. 17, 33, 48 and 50) will take place in the Republic of Moldova on October 20, 2019.