Moldova. Supporters of Russia blocked. Decision of the Central Election Commission

The decision of the Central Election Commission was reported on Wednesday by the Moldovan portal Newsmaker. The CEC decision stated that the unconstitutional Sor party had joined the bloc, and its leader, the fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor, was sentenced in Moldova to 15 years in prison.

The reason for the CEC's decision was also supposed to be that a bloc with a name similar to the name of another party cannot be registered in the elections. “In this case, the name of the Pobieda Victorie bloc is similar to the name of the Victorie party, which is part of its structure,” Newsmaker reported.

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The Pobeda Bloc was founded in April this year in Moscow. It brings together five parties controlled by Ilan Shor, who became the chairman of the new group. The first congress was held in the Russian capital, Newsmaker recalled. Shor fled Moldova, but appeared at the April congress. There are reports that he is in Israel.

She became the executive secretary of the bloc's political council. Yevgenia Gucul, current chairwoman of the autonomous Gagauzia. Cucul is a supporter of close relations with Moscow.

The Sor party was declared unconstitutional last June. The group has led numerous protests against the pro-Western authorities in Chisinau.

Elections The presidential elections in Moldova will take place on October 20. The same day is also referendum on the country's membership in the European Union.

After the armed aggression Russia on Ukraine In February 2022, Ukraine's neighbor Moldova, in parallel with the government in Kiev, submitted an application for membership in the European Union. Three months later, it obtained the status of an EU candidate country, and in December 2023, the EU agreed to start accession negotiations with Moldova.