Today is the last day that CEC is going to register initiative groups to collect signatures for a candidate to the presidential elections on October 30th. By now there are 21 requests submitted.

According to the provisions of the Electoral Code, the initiative group that supports the candidate consists of at least 25 and not more than 100 citizens with a right to vote. The group is formed after an assembly, at which is supported the candidate for the President of Moldova, is elected the leader of the group and approved the list of members. The initiative group can support only one candidate for the President of Moldova position.

So far there were submitted registration applications of the groups that support the following candidates:

-Vadim Brinzan, independent candidate;

-Inna Popenco, appointed by the Republican Socio-Political Movement Equality;

-Silvia Radu, independent candidate;

-Mihail Garbuz, appointed by the "Patriots of Moldova"Party;

-Anatol Plugaru, independent candidate;

- Igor Dodon, PSRM candidate;

- Mihai Ghimpu, PL candidate;

-Dumitru Ciubasenco, PN candidate;

-Iurie Leanca, PPEM candidate;

-Andrei Nastase, Dignity and Truth platform candidate;

-Maia Sandu, candidate of the "Action and Solidarity" Party;

-Marian, Lupu, PD candidate;

-Ana Gutu, candidate of "The Right" Party;

-Mihai Corj, independent candidate;

-Artur Croitor, independent candidate;

-Ion Dron, independent candidate;

-Valeriu Ghiletchi,  independent candidate;

-Oleg Brega, independent candidate;

-Roman Mihaies, independent candidate;

-Ilie Rotaru, independent candidate;

-Vitalia Pavlicenco, National Liberal Party candidate.