Constitutional Court to validate referendum results on Oct 31

The Constitutional Court will review the results of the national constitutional referendum held on October 20, 2024, on Thursday, October 31. The session is scheduled to begin at 10:00 AM. Following the issuance of the ruling, High Court President Domnica Manole will hold a press briefing.

CNA reports over one million lei in fines for corruption in Moldova

Fines imposed for passive electoral corruption last week total over one million lei. The National Anticorruption Center (CNA) also reports that, during the same period, searches were conducted in Chișinău and several localities within the Orhei, Rezina, and Nisporeni districts regarding illegal financing of a political party.

Experts' conclusions, after the first electoral debate between Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo

The first electoral debate of the presidential candidates, Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo, clearly showed the political differences between the two. The stake of the confrontation was to inform the voters, attract the undecided and present the solutions to the problems faced by the citizens. This is the opinion of political scientist from Bucharest Cristian Pârvulescu expressed in a special edition on Radio Moldova, after the broadcast of the electoral debate from the Palace of the Republic.

Civil Aeronautical Authority reveals new details about the plane crash in Vadul lui Vodă

In the small plane that crashed today on the territory of a rest base in the city of Vadul lui Vodă, there was only one person - the pilot - who lost his life as a result of the impact. The Civil Aviation Authority (AAC) announced that, for now, the identity of the pilot was not officially confirmed. A team of aeronautical investigators went to the scene to analyze the circumstances of the accident.

Tragedy at Vadul lui Vodă: A small plane crashed on the territory of a rest base. Who is the pilot who died

UPDATE 15:15: The pilot who allegedly lost his life following the aviation catastrophe at Vadul lui Vodă is Alexander Koss, the president of the Association of Foreign Investors from Moldova. Former Prime Minister Pavel Filip announced the death of Koss on social networks. Contacted for a comment, the spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority, Bodolica Irina, did not confirm the identity of the dead pilot.

Elderly in nursing home denied secret vote during elections

The Promo-LEX Association calls upon state institutions to take action regarding a case observed on election day, in which the right to a secret and freely expressed vote was not ensured for 25 elderly residents of a nursing home in Comrat.

Ion Chicu demands annulment of presidential election results

Former Prime Minister Ion Chicu, who ran in the presidential elections representing the Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM), denounced the fraud in the October 20 elections and requested the annulment of the results.

Moldova’s police intensify crackdown on voter bribery cases

Law enforcement officials have announced that they have issued 295 reports related to cases of voter bribery, with 163 of these forwarded to the National Anti-Corruption Center (CNA) for review and legal action according to jurisdiction.

Moldova investigates $39 million in electoral corruption

In the last two months, 39 million dollars have been transferred from Russia to the Republic of Moldova in an effort to corrupt voters, declared today the head of the General Inspectorate of Police (IGP), Viorel Cernăuțeanu, at a briefing.

Olaf Scholz: Germany supports the Republic of Moldova "against foreign influence"

Germany supports the European path of the Republic of Moldova, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a phone conversation with the acting president Maia Sandu, who is aspiring for a new mandate. Scholz emphasized, on the "X" platform, that Berlin will continue to support Chisinau, including in the fight against external influence.

Have Sandu and Stoianoglo reached a compromise? The Press Council invites the two candidates to accept the public debate at Moldova 1 TV

The Press Council issued a statement on October 23 asking the two presidential candidates, Maia Sandu and Alexandr Stoianoglo, to accept the invitation of Moldova 1 TV and to hold the electoral debate on this national platform, "in accordance with the law and with respect to the country's population". The debate must be moderated by a journalist from the Public Broadcaster "Teleradio-Moldova" that can also accept the contribution of other journalists, reads the Press Council's statement.

Dorin Recean denounces attempts of electoral fraud and calls for mobilization for the second round: "They can't commit fraud as much as we can vote"

The vote cast by the citizens of the Republic of Moldova in the elections on October 20 reflects the desire of the majority of people to continue on the European path, despite attempts at fraud and electoral propaganda. This statement was made by Prime Minister Dorin Recean at the beginning of the Government meeting on October 23. The official thanked all citizens, including those in the diaspora, for their active participation in the vote and called on political forces to condemn attempts of election fraud and thus defend democracy.