Irina Vlah, President of the Republican Party “Inima Moldovei,” stated that “the ‘Inima Moldovei’ case has reached an impasse: the Ministry of Justice has not presented any evidence of ‘illegal financing,’ and the deadline for reviewing the request has already expired.” Today, the politician submitted an appeal to the Court of Appeal requesting the lifting of the restriction on the party’s activity.

According to her, the Republican Party “Inima Moldovei” filed a request today with the Chișinău Court of Appeal (Centru) for the urgent annulment of the interim measure that temporarily restricts the party’s activity until the case is reviewed on its merits. The measure was imposed by a court ruling on September 25, 2025, in a case initiated on September 19, 2025, based on the Ministry of Justice’s request to suspend the party’s activity for 12 months.

“According to Article 21(3) of the Law on Political Parties, such a request falls under the jurisdiction of the Chișinău Court of Appeal (Centru) and must be resolved within a maximum of two months. The law explicitly states that an interim measure—such as the temporary suspension of a party’s activity—can only be maintained during the substantive examination of the case. In this situation, the two-month legal deadline has expired, and the case is still far from a final resolution,” said the President of the Republican Party “Inima Moldovei.”

Irina Vlah emphasized that throughout this period, the party has been subjected to a restrictive measure imposed without a substantive hearing and without any effective remedy regarding how it was applied by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).

“The consequences are already known: the party and 26 candidates from the Patriotic Bloc were excluded from the parliamentary election campaign of September 28, 2025, by the CEC—without real judicial oversight and without a final decision,” Vlah stated.

To date, no evidence has been presented to support the allegations of illegal financing cited by the authorities as the basis for the interim measure. Given the lack of evidence and the timing of the measure, the suspicions appear to be artificially constructed to justify the exclusion of the party from the electoral race, in contradiction with international standards.

“At present, the interim measure exceeds the legal timeframe for substantive review and lacks justification. It has already caused serious harm and creates a high degree of uncertainty regarding its duration. Such a situation contradicts the principles of the rule of law and the rights guaranteed to political parties by national legislation and international standards. The court must urgently annul this measure and restore legality,” the politician concluded.