The presidential elections in Moldova are held in such a way that some candidates have an advantage over others. This conclusion was reached today, October 7, by the human rights organization Promo-LEX.
Observers noted that independent candidates and their initiative groups are in an unequal position, as legislation does not grant them the same rights as political parties or electoral blocs.
“There is no clear legislative framework on the simultaneous holding of two types of elections, the particularities of conducting electoral campaigns in the context of two parallel votes and the participation in the campaign of subjects not registered in any of these types of elections” , – said the organization.
In Moldova’s presidential elections, which will take place on October 20, the same day as the constitutional referendum on European integration, 11 candidates are in the electoral campaign.
Of them, six have the support of political parties; Alejandro Stoianoglofor whom the Socialist Party campaigns, Maia Sandu nominated by the ruling Action and Solidarity party, leader of Our Party Renato Usatii, Vasile Tarlev of the “Future of Moldova” party, Ion Chicu of the Party for the Development and Unification of Moldova and Octavio Tsikunominated by the political bloc “Together”.
There are five presidential candidates who do not have major political actors or parties behind them and are running alone for the presidency. This is Gagauzia’s former boss Irina Vlahformer Prime Minister Tsitsa Andrei Nastaseformer prosecutor Victoria Furtuneformer foreign minister Tudor Ulyanovsky and journalist Natalia Morar.
Previously, Promo-LEX also recorded cases of use of administrative resources by the PDS. This is confirmed by Sandu’s political opponents, who have filed repeated complaints about this with the CEC, but without success. The opposition is confident that the Central Electoral Commission, like other state institutions, is under the political control of the authorities and “will go to any extreme of anarchy” for Maia Sandu’s victory.
As reported EADaily In Moldova the opposition has many questions about the unequal conditions of the presidential candidates. The ministers and deputies of the ruling Action and Solidarity party do not resign during the electoral campaign, as does Maia Sandu, who remains president.
