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Socialist candidate for President of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon, submitted to the Central Electoral Commission subscription lists containing the signatures collected. Igor Dodon said that for three weeks, the socialists had collected about 500 thousand signatures supporting his candidacy, but submitted to the CEC the maximum required of 25 thousand signatures, which were collected from over 100 localities in Moldova, including mun. Chisinau. According to the law, within 7 days from the date of submission, the Commission should examine the set of documents, verify petitions submitted and decide on registration or refusal to register candidates for elections.

Anatol Plugaru announced that renounces his intention to run in the presidential elections of October 30. His team members submitted a protest-application requesting the competent authorities to declare unconstitutional the presidential elections, and to declare void the subscription lists submitted by the candidates of the parliamentary parties, invoking serious irregularities in signatures collection and presentation. If these requirements are not met, citizens are urged to boycott elections of October 30. // IPN

Central Electoral Commission (CEC) has asked Chisinau City Hall to examine the possibility of extending the working days of the pretura registrars to enable voters to present the necessary documents on the change of place of residence. The request comes amid complaints from citizens about the fact that due to work schedule of the registrars, voters that have a job can not submit their statement by 5pm.

Liberal Party candidate Mihai Ghimpu has hinted in a TV show that the participation of unionist candidates with little chances in the presidential elections disperses voters advocating for the unification of Moldova with Romania. “Currently, PL is stronger than any other unionist party and, if this idea need be sustained, then let it be supported! PL knew from the start that the unionist parties will not reach a consensus on nominating a common presidential candidate. Thus, with the largest support from the unionist electorate, PL decided to participate in elections, nominating the party president as candidate”, said Mihai Ghimpu. // Tribuna

Iurie Leanca, candidate of the PPEM for President of the Republic, sent a complaint to the Central Electoral Commission requesting to allow Moldovan citizens voting abroad to participate in elections of October 30, 2016 with expired passports. According to a press release PPEM, this request comes after many Moldovans living abroad have signed an open letter informing that the majority of citizens did not manage to renew their Moldovan passports to participate in voting.

The PAS candidate for President, Maia Sandu, said that if the candidate of the power parties will win presidential elections this means that the elections were rigged. Maia Sandu believes that it is possible that the candidate of the “convenient opposition” will win the race, but will have to pass some time in order to be clear that this is the man of Vlad Pahotniuc. According to PAS president, Igor Dodon and Iurie Leanca are the “convenient opposition” candidates. “Igor Dodon has chances to win the elections because a good part of the electorate thinks he wants the best for the people. But Dodon is Plahotniuc’s man, he is not independent. Dodon has problems with the justice, and the justice is controlled by Plahotniuc. And Iurie Leanca is a candidate supported by Plahotniuc. He does not understand that one can not make European integration with a corrupt government”, said Sandu. // IPN

Candidate for President of Moldova, Marian Lupu, participated in New York at the annual meeting of heads of states and governments belonging to the social-democratic family. According to a press release from the PDM, Lupu talked about Moldova’s European aspirations and called on international partners for more support for Moldova. In New York, Marian Lupu has received confirmation that the Social Democrats will support Moldova’s integration in EU, meaning support for modernization of the institutions and European funds for development of the country.

According to a press release, Andrei Nastase, the candidate of the “Dignity and Truth” Platform, conducted a three-day working visit to Washington, the U.S., where he discussed the socio-political situation in the country. “We presented the DA Platform program for relaunching the national economy and boosting investment in 5 steps which would lead to strengthening the functionality of national economy”, said Nastase. // Facebook

According to a press release of PSRM, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill received in audience the leader of the Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova, Igor Dodon. They discussed in particular on the spiritual state in the Moldovan society, spiritual and social challenges facing the Orthodox worldwide. Socialists’ leader, assured Patriarch Kirill that “the Moldovan people will always keep the faith of their parents and devotion to the Orthodox Church.”