Electoral commission removes Kirsovo mayoral candidate over gravel delivery
Moldova's Central Electoral Commission (CEC) cancelled the registration of Serghei Sapunji, a candidate for mayor of Kirsovo, three days before the vote.
Written later, from the reports of that day.
What it means for you
The Kirsovo mayoral election takes place on November 1, 2026. Sapunji can appeal the CEC decision to the Court of Appeal Centru within three days. Three candidates remain: Tatiana Mesa, Vasile Stoinov and Dmitri Varban.
What happened
The CEC cancelled the registration of Serghei Sapunji, an independent candidate for mayor of Kirsovo village in Gagauzia, on October 29. The reason was a delivery of about 5.3 tonnes of gravel to a local resident, which the CEC valued at about 4,000 lei. Sapunji says he helped repair the road to the man's home.
In short
- The CEC says Sapunji paid for the gravel from his own funds.
- The local electoral council in Kirsovo only issued a warning, but the CEC overturned that decision.
- Sapunji was mayor of Kirsovo for four consecutive terms, from 2007 to 2023.
- In 2023, the registration of all candidates from the Shor-linked Sansa party was cancelled two days before the vote.
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