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According to a press release of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), a call center will work in the period of 18 May — 30 June 2015, with telephone number (+373) 22 880101. Call center operators will assist voters with the voting procedure at the general local elections of 14 June 2015. Also, persons responsible for electoral lists within local public authorities and members of lower electoral bodies can find answers to questions related to uniform application of procedures when managing the State Register of Voters. The CEC mentions that this telephone number cannot be used to file appeals or complaints. // CEC

District Electoral Council no. 1 of Chisinau has registered the last three candidates that filed documents to register for the electoral race. They are Minister of Culture Monica Babuc, who will appear as no. 15 in the ballot, followed by the candidate designated by the “People’s List” electoral bloc, Igor Caldare, and current Mayor of Chisinau Dorin Chirtoaca.

We shall mention that 11 persons are competing for mayor of Balti municipality, and six candidates are competing for mayor of Comrat. // publika.md

At a press conference in the Valea Morilor park in Chisinau, the Liberal Party (PL) candidate for Chisinau general mayor Dorin Chirtoaca officially joined the electoral campaign under the slogan “The mayor of concrete actions, the team of concrete actions, the party of concrete actions — the Liberal Party!”

Dorin Chirtoaca named his priorities for next term, which include: creation of new jobs; full renovation of the bus and trolleybus fleet by 2019; realization of the program of thermal insulation of buildings in Chisinau; repairs of roads and court yards in city districts; increase of transport capacity; solving the problem of solid waste; reconstruction of historical center; modernization of street lighting; provision of compensations; rehabilitation of parks; etc. Also, the PL candidate mentioned priorities for suburbs: development of road infrastructure; renovation of transport fleet; development of business environment; etc. // realitatea.md

The “Platforma Populara Europeana din Moldova (European People’s Platform of Moldova) — Iurie Leanca” electoral bloc has officially joined the electoral campaign for the general local elections with the slogan “A city you want to stay in!” The bloc’s leader Iurie Leanca said that a feeling of unfairness and betrayal is present in society, and the mayor’s office, instead of being an exception that should give hope, is, unfortunately, a model of corrupt institution in which various obscure interests hide behind the general mayor. “Our electoral campaign will be based only on the dialogue with citizens and not on image tricks. It is related to our limited budget, but it is also an issue of common sense not to engage into a luxurious campaign when the situation in the country is not quite good,” Iurie Leanca said.

At the same time, candidate for Chisinau mayor Oazu Nantoi appealed to Chisinau and Moldova residents “to join forces on 14 June and vote so that the society’s problems could be solved not by words, but by actions.” // adevarul.md

At a public event, Marcel Darie, candidate of the Party of Law and Justice for Chisinau general mayor, has officially joined the electoral campaign under the slogan “Clean mayor’s office — renovated capital” The candidate’s main objective is elimination of corruption in Chisinau, especially at the mayor’s office. Thus, according to him, an internal security division shall be created directly under the general mayor, with the following responsibilities: calculation of the index of public officials’ predisposition to corruption; undercover testing of public officials; verification and expert assessment of all documents issued by Chisinau mayor’s office; direct access of information holders or victims of corrupt officials; and real work of the anticorruption line.

“I am categorically against the use of force in public institutions. The situation that happened at the mayor’s office the other day is unacceptable. I will establish order at the local level, but not with physical force, but with my own authority and professionalism,” Marcel Darie said.