Dodon Sees No Reason to Postpone Presidential Election

Moldovan President Igor Dodon said that he sees no reason to cancel or postpone the presidential election this year, so the voting procedure will be held from October 23 to November 23. “The presidential election will be held this year, I do not see any prerequisites to cancel or postpone it to next year. They will be held according to the current system - direct presidential elections, which will be held from October 23 to November 23,” Dodon said in a video message posted on his Facebook page. The President noted that the exact date for the election should be set by Parliament. At the same time, Dodon himself will inform whether he will participate in the elections after he succeeds in overcoming the crisis due to the pandemic. The World Health Organization on March 11 announced an outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 a pandemic. According to the latest WHO data, about 3.1 million cases of infection have been recorded in the world, more than 217 thousand people have died.