Candidate for the post of Moldovan president Mihai Corj renounced participation in the forthcoming elections and withdrew his candidacy.

The leader of the Party of Socialists (PSRM), MP Igor Dodon is maintaining lead in citizens’ popularity among all presidential candidates, as per the findings of the opinion poll carried out by the Intellect Group company that were presented at a news conference at Infotag today.

The Association of the Deaf of Moldova, jointly with the INFONET Alliance of Access to Information and Training Community Centers, is going to organize a motor rally on September 23-24 within the International Week of the Deaf.

MP Igor Dodon, Chairman of the opposition Party of Socialists, has the highest popularity rating among all potential candidates for the presidential post, as per the results of the opinion poll called "Vox Populi - September 2016: Citizens' Opinions about Presidential Election", which were presented at Infotag on Thursday.

Some Moldovan civil society organizations are calling citizens to boycott the October 30 presidential election.

In the new academic year, several educational institutions of Moldova will include in their curriculum a new discipline – “O lume de vazut” [One World in Schools], which, among others, includes documentary film screening, said Director of the OWH-Studio Virgil Margineanu on Wednesday.

The best project of personal development for Moldovan youth 2015 – BETTERY is starting the organization of its second issue.

The swift extradition of Veaceslav Platon from Kiev to Chisinau became possible due to maximum coordination of actions by power structures of Ukraine and Moldova, with participation of first persons of the two countries, said well-known Russian lawyer Ilya Novikov, who participates in defending Veaceslav Platon together with his Ukrainian and Moldovan colleagues.

The Pro-Moldova Association of Historians and Political Scientists supports the candidacy of Party of Socialists (PSRM) Secretary General MP Igor Dodon for president, and is calling on citizens to vote for him.

Prominent lawyer Anna Ursachi has called on the Moldovan military not to take part in the military parade, being organized by the authorities on the occasion of the 25th independence anniversary, and on citizens – to come into Chisinau's main square and take part in the action “I’m Not Afraid”.

With the Party of Socialists’ assistance, the Association of Historians and Political Scientists “Pro-Moldova” has issued a three-volume edition “The History of Moldova” within the framework of the campaign “I Love Moldova” continuing in this republic.

Grain producers, of which there are about 10 thousand in Moldova, threaten to come out for protesting in Chisinau if the Government does not solve the problem with purchasing prices on 2016 wheat and barley harvest within two weeks.

Veterans of the Transnistrian conflict maintain that Moldovan law enforcement bodies and the justice system are exerting pressure on them due to their participation in protest actions.

Representatives of Moldovan small and medium enterprises (SMEs) refuse to conduct dialog with the Government until their demands are fulfilled. They also intend to conduct massive protest actions in autumn.

Federation of Bessarabian Associations in Romania urges Moldova citizens to apply for training on the first and second cycle of study in Romanian universities.