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16 January, 2026 / 15:06
/ 18 April, 2025

Electoral campaign for new local elections starts today

Today, April 18, 2025, the electoral campaign begins for the registered electoral competitors in the new local elections on May 18, 2025.

According to the Central Electoral Commission /CEC/, candidates are prohibited from using administrative resources during the electoral campaign, including launching or participating in the launch of infrastructure projects or procurements made from the national public budget, or using equipment, means, or public property. Public authorities/institutions and those assimilated cannot transfer/award public assets or other favors to electoral competitors except on a contract basis, under equal conditions.

Electoral competitors are prohibited from organizing concerts, competitions, other events or demonstrations involving performers, creative and/or artistic staff both from the country and abroad, displaying slogans or other messages during these events and/or distributing materials containing the competitor's symbols or other elements identifying them, as well as participating in these events for political promotion purposes.

Electoral competitors can organize meetings with voters, and local public administration authorities are obliged to ensure the possibility of holding such meetings on equal terms and conditions.

Additionally, candidates whose applications are under review by the constituency electoral councils will begin their electoral campaign on the date of registration.

On 18 May 2025, new local elections for the mayor's position will take place in the commune of Călugăr, Fălești district, the commune of Chiperceni, Orhei district, the village of Talmaza, Ștefan Vodă district, the commune of Boldurești, Nisporeni district, and the village of Tabani, Briceni district, as well as elections for a new composition of the Temeleuți village council, Florești district.


 
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