The Government led by Head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM) Vladimir Filat continues using illegal schemes of meat importing, which were used by the Communist authorities, and even built up the cigarette contraband amount. The statement was provided by customs officer, Head of the meat provenance department under the Customs Service of Moldova Veaceslav Balacci.

The Scutul Moldovenesc [Moldovan Shield] citizens association, the Voievod youth movement, the National Democratic Movement and other 35 non-governmental organizations of Moldova are calling upon the Moldovan youth to take no part in the projected holding – in Chisinau on Romania’s National Day of December 1 – of a massive march of extremist groups Noua Dreapta [New Truth], Noii Golani [New Ragamuffins], Garda de Fier [Iron Guards], and Legionarii din România [Romanian Legionaries].

The Eco-Tiras international environment association of Dniester river guardians has said the mining of sand and gravel from the river bottom must be stopped.

Sergiu Banari, an independent candidate running for the Moldovan Parliament, has demanded from the Central Election Commission to expel 3 contesters from the ongoing election campaign – the Ravnopraviye [Equal Rights] Socio-Political Movement, the Social Democratic Party of Moldova (SDPM), and independent candidate Natalia Aksenova.

The youth parliament of Moldova has called on educational institutions to be understanding to young people who did not manage to pass 1 or 2 examinations, and to urgently extend their student cards, so they could vote in the November 28 elections.

The Association of Mothers of Many Children of Moldova (AMMC) has asked authorities to address the needs of their families and to restore benefits they lost during last 1.5 year.

The Socialist Party of Moldova has called upon “all citizens who are not indifferent to the country’s destiny” to vote for the Communist Party on November 28.

“The prosecutor’s office led by Valeriu Zubco does not differ a lot from the prosecutor’s office that was governed by Valeriu Gurbulea in times of Communists [Moldovan Communist Party]”, lawyer Anna Ursachi said.

Independent candidates running for the Moldovan Parliament – Victor Stepaniuc, Vasile Lupascu and Sergiu Iachim – have called upon all participants in the ongoing election campaign to sign a Pact for the Republic of Moldova – a convention of national consensus for the sake of the development and modernization of the country. In their words, readiness to sign the Pact has already been stated by a half of independent candidates.

The Moldovan Association of Sociologists and Demographers keeps on saying that the next Moldovan Parliament will consist of 6 factions – of the Moldovan Communist Party, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Democratic Party, the Liberal Party, the Moldova Noastră Alliance, and the Humanist Party, as per the opinion poll called “Early Parliamentary Elections: a View from Both Dniester Banks” carried out on November 11 through 20 by the Moldovan Association of Sociologists and Demographers.

The Consumer Protection public association accepts claims of persons who suffered of the cancelled concert of well-known Italian singer and composer Toto Cutugno.

The National Center for Preventing Violence against Children has launched the campaign – Dear Court, I Have the Right to Not Be Afraid! The campaign promotes idea of interrogating children who became victims or witnesses of violence in special halls.

The CBS-AXA Center for Sociological Researches and Marketing has carried out its final opinion poll in the current election campaign, which revealed in particular that the Liberal Democratic Party is demonstrating an evolution trend, while the Communist Party is somewhat losing its electoral pace: namely, only 2 weeks ago 21% citizens were ready to cast their ballots for the LDPM and 39% for the MCP. And presently, the figures are 28% and 35%, respectively.

The popular Moldovan actor, anchorman and showman Alexander Sischin has joined the Social Democratic Party of Moldova (SDP) and is included on the party ticket for the November 28 Parliamentary elections. He said he does not intend to abandon the theater after he became a politician, because “it is impossible to leave the theater”.

Moldovan mountain climber Andrei Carpenco, who subjugated Mount Everest in 2009, supports values and principles of the Social Democratic Party of Moldova (SDP) and will participate in the November 28 election within the party ticket, has called on citizens to vote for him.