Dorin Chirtoacă
Socialists Win First Mayoral Round in Moldovan Capital
Pro-Russian forces scored an important victory on Sunday when they won the first round of voting for a new mayor in Chisinau - long seen as a bastion of pro-Western politics.
The Socialist candidate, Ion Ceban, won 40.30 per cent of the vote, well ahead of Andrei Nastase, candidate of the pro-EU ACUM bloc, who took 31.01 per cent.
Moldova's Pro-EU Coalition Breaks Up Following Arrests
Moldova's ruling Democratic Party, PDM, on Tuesday will decide whether to form a new alliance in parliament to regain its majority after the existing coalition with the Liberal Party broke up on Monday.
Cooperation Agreement between Iasi, Chisinau and Cernauti, signed by the three cities mayors
Mayors of Iasi (Romania), Chisinau (Moldova) and Cernauti (Ukraine) on Saturday signed in Iasi, in the presence of Prime Minister Victor Ponta, a cooperation agreement on education, culture and public administration.
Photo (c) Alex TUDOR / AGERPRES ARCHIVE
Iasi: President Iohannis, PM Ponta, Chisinau and Cernauti City Mayors attend ceremonies in Union Square
President Klaus Iohannis and Prime Minister Victor Ponta on Saturday morning attended, in the Union Square, in Iasi City, the ceremonies organised by the local authorities marking the 156th anniversary since the unification of Moldavia with Wallachia (Tara Romaneasca), inaugurated with the playing of the national anthem and military honours.
Romanian President-elect Iohannis meets Chisinau mayor Chirtoaca
Romanian President-elect Klaus Iohannis met Chisinau mayor Dorin Chirtoaca, the Liberal Party senior leader here on Wednesday, the National Liberal Party (PNL) said in a release.