Four stories grip Chișinău: Tiraspol's leader praises a Kremlin citizenship decree, Russia's ambassador receives another protest note, and Chișinău's mayor claims he is being targeted for removal.
Krasnoselsky publicly praises the Kremlin's decree on Russian citizenship for Transnistrian residents.
Russian ambassador Ozerov summoned to Moldova's foreign ministry and handed a protest note.
Chișinău mayor Ceban alleges a coordinated political campaign to oust him from office.
No candidate crossed the 50% threshold in Sunday's mayoral elections in the two Moldovan cities, leaving both races undecided and the political landscape fragmented.
No candidate won outright in either Orhei or Taraclia on Sunday.
PAS, Moldova's ruling party, failed to secure a dominant position in either city.
Both cities were previously governed by mayors linked to fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor.
The WHO has declared a public health emergency of international concern following Ebola outbreaks in Congo. Moldova's public health agency says the risk of the virus reaching the country remains low.
WHO has declared an international public health emergency over Congo's Ebola outbreaks.
The Infrastructure Ministry has drafted amendments that would freeze work on disputed sites and beef up the technical inspection authority's enforcement powers.
Moldova's Infrastructure Ministry proposes expanding the technical inspectorate's enforcement powers.
Construction on disputed sites could be automatically suspended during court proceedings.
Thousands of apartments in legally uncertain buildings are considered at risk.
The "Media-Guard" association brought its electoral integrity exhibition to Orhei's district library for the first time, as part of a wider civic education effort in Moldova.
Voters in Hăsnășenii Mari and Sadîc backed the removal of their mayors on Sunday, according to preliminary results from Moldova's Central Electoral Commission.
Mayor Angela Moroșan of Hăsnășenii Mari, Drochia district, was voted out by residents.
Mayor Ilie Porumbescu of Sadîc, Cantemir district, also lost his mandate.
Results are preliminary; official validation and snap local elections are next.