Chisinau, June 12 Member of the Moldovan Parliament Lilian Karp, who is banned from entering the Russian Federation for regularly making anti-Russian statements, said that with the support of the ruling Action and Solidarity party, he intends to achieve the post of mayor of Chisinau.
«Local territorial organizations supported my intention to apply for the post of mayor of Chisinau. In the coming days, weeks, I will start negotiations and public debates with several representatives of civil society on the future electoral program for Chisinau,» Karp said at a press conference.
He assured that he intends to solve the real problems of the townspeople. Karp also believes that the capital of Moldova needs a new development concept.
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"In the coming days, weeks, I will start negotiations and public debates with several representatives of civil society, but first of all, public debates on the future electoral program of the municipality of Chisinau. It is important for everyone to understand that the city of Chisinau does not belong to one person or party. We must understand that the city, together with the people who live in it, are facing some real problems that need to be addressed, and Chisinau needs a new breath in its development,” said Lilian Carp.
Carp is an MP Parliament, Vice-Chairman of the Action and Solidarity Party, as well as Chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on National Security, Defense and Public Order. At the end of April, he was included in the list of persons who were banned from entering Russia by the Russian Foreign Ministry in response to their regular anti-Russian statements.
Local elections in Chisinau will be held this autumn.