Valerii Klimenko, candidate of "Șor" Party for the position of capital’s mayor, claims being the target of a campaign of denigration by the media affiliated to the Socialist Party, IPN reports.

"Valerii Klimenko refers to an article published by a news portal, which says that his wife is allegedly involved in the Russian laundromat and the billion theft. This concerns a company called "Molint Grup", managed by Galina Klimenko, presented as the candidate's wife ", maintains a statement of " Șor "Party.

According to the quoted source, Valerii Klimenko' s wife is not called Galina, and the candidate has never heard of such a company. "Following the example of Orhei, I will offer Chisinau dwellers not empty words, as others do, but concrete deeds - repaired roads, lighted streets, quality food in kindergartens," said Valerii Klimenko, quoted in the statement.

"The main rival of the Socialists for the Chisinau City Hall is the" Șor "Party. This explains the media attacks, but also the display of force, such as the arrests directed against the Șor Party”, says the statement.

The source mentions that Valerii Klimenko will appear later at a press conference where he will present "concrete evidence about the lies promoted by the Socialists".

Round up of the electoral events of October 3, 2019