General local elections // Watch live the voting on Moldova 1 TV

On Sunday, November 5, keep an eye on Moldova 1 TV for live coverage of the general local elections. The public television station will have special editions at 10:00, 13:00, 16:00, and 19:00. Our reporters will inform you live from the polling stations in Balti, Orhei, Chisinau, Cahul, Comrat, and from the Central Electoral Commission about the voting process.

LIVE TEXT // General local elections: Polling stations have closed. By 21:00, the voter turnout is 41.4 percent

General local elections are held in the Republic of Moldova. 898 mayors and 11,058 local councilors are to be elected for a four-year term. The elections are held in all administrative-territorial units except for the towns on the left side of the Nistru and the municipality of Bender. 2,762,125 voters are expected at the polls.

11 representatives of the Sansa party were detained in Balti

11 representatives of the Sansa political party, including 4 minors, were detained by the police from Balti. Yesterday evening, they were handing out electoral leaflets in support of another candidate affiliated with the outlawed "Sor" political party. The police established that the electoral leaflets were received at the office of the "Sansa" party in Bălți, for the purpose of subsequent distribution in the mailboxes of the inhabitants with the message of support for another political exponent of the same party.

Ukraine files charges against Russian Orthodox Chief

Ukraine said Saturday it had filed criminal charges against Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, in absentia for "justifying" Russia's invasion, AFP reports.

The multifunctional centers of the Public Services Agency will operate on election day

On the day of the elections, the multifunctional centers of the Public Services Agency will ensure the registration at the temporary residence of students and pupils with the right to vote registered at the educational institutions in the respective locality.

"United4Moldova" meeting. Maia Sandu: We chose the European path and the EU states will have to make a choice soon

The first meeting of the presidents of the Commissions for the affairs of the European Union and of the Commissions for foreign affairs from the countries of the European Union took place at the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. The event titled "United4Moldova" was held on the platform of the Foreign Policy and European Integration Commission.

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is visiting Kyiv

The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, arrived in Kiev today, announced Ukrainian deputy Iaroslav Jelezniak in a message on his Telegram channel, quoted by Reuters and Agerpres.

LIVE Prime Minister Dorin Recean holds a briefing

Prime Minister Dorin Recean holds a briefing, following the meeting of the Commission for Emergency Situations.

"Sansa" Party, removed from the electoral race. Recean: Russia cannot intervene with tanks, but with dirty money

The "Sansa" party was removed from the electoral race. The Commission for Emergency Situations decided to exclude the formation from the elections due to its ties with the Kremlin regime and Ilan Șor, who continues to do politics from Israel, while he is sentenced in the Republic of Moldova to 15 years in prison. Prime Minister Dorin Recean announced in a briefing at the Government headquarters that the decision is motivated by Russia's hybrid war against the Republic of Moldova.

President Maia Sandu will address the citizens of the country in the context of local elections

The President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, will address today, at 8:00 p.m., all the citizens of the country in the context of the local elections on November 5.

Igor Grosu: We will strive to ensure fair elections

During the meeting with observers from the European Parliament, the Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu assured that the authorities will do their best to ensure that the local general elections on November 5 are fair and that people vote freely, informs the press service of the Parliament.

CEC: Today is the last day of electoral campaigning

Today is the last day of electoral campaigning before the general local elections that will take place on November 5. According to the Electoral Code, electoral campaigning is strictly prohibited on and before election day. Violation of the law by the media and electoral contestants will attract sanctions, warns the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).