The Patriotic Bloc Changed Its List of Candidates: 4 People Removed, 11 Added

The list of candidates for the Patriotic Bloc was changed following a meeting of the Central Election Commission on 24 August. The bloc requested that four candidates be removed from the list and replaced with 11 other representatives. Now the list of candidates for parliament in the 28 September elections from the Patriotic Bloc includes 110 names, writes zdg.md. The top 20 list includes: Igor Dodon – PSRM Diana Caraman – PCRM Irina Vlah – Inima Moldovei Vasile Tarlev – Viitorul Moldovei Zinaida Greceanii – PSRM Olesea Tonasoglo – Inima Moldovei Vlad Batrincea – PSRM Constantin Staris – PCRM Grigorie Novac – PSRM Vladimir Odnostalco – PSRM Ala Pilipetcaia – PSRM Andrei Godoroja – PCRM Olga Cebotari – PSRM Vitalie Blanari – Inima Moldovei Adela Raileanu – PSRM Adrian Domentiuc – PCRM Grigore Uzun – PSRM Victor Topal – Inima Moldovei Pavel Voicu – PSRM Inga Sibova – PCRM The list includes several current deputies from the Socialists and Communists. Among the new names in the top twenty are Olesea Tonosoglo, a lawyer (she did not indicate any position held to the CEC); Andrei Godoroja, advisor to the Communist parliamentary faction; Vitalie Blanari, engineer at Basarabia-Nord JSC; Adrian Domentiuc, municipal councilor in Chisinau; Victor Topal, lawyer; Pavel Voicu, municipal councilor in Balti.