Moldovan electoral body to ask cancellation of votes in Topala village

10:07 | 15.06.2015 Category: Political

Chisinau, 15 June /MOLDPRES/- The chairman of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), Iurie Ciocan, said he would request cancellation of votes in Topala village, Cimislia, after the polling station had been devastated by a group of citizens.

The head of observation mission in the 14 June local elections of Promo-LEX Association, Pavel Postica, said the incident would have been arisen due to some citizens who were dissatisfied with the fact that a candidate transported by bus a group of foreign people from other settlement to vote for him. Ballot boxes and papers have been destroyed after altercations.

The incident took place at 19:00, and until then, over 50 per cent of voters of Topala village voted, Ciocan said.

Police is investigating the case to identify persons who caused the incident and penalize them.

(Reporter C. Russu, editor L. Alcază)

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