Chișinău Mayor Ion Ceban has published video footage showing statements by Doina Gherman, Deputy Speaker of Parliament and vice president of the ruling party, suggesting that elections for the position of Chișinău mayor could take place this autumn, TRIBUNA reports.

Ceban reacted sharply: “Elections in Chișinău this autumn? This is what they discuss inside PAS, and this confirms the illegalities and schemes they carry out every day against me and my team. This is the plan of Sandu, Grosu and Carp, with media support from Spînu. We have informed and will continue to inform all embassies.”

He stressed that, according to the law, local elections in Chișinău are scheduled for next autumn, not earlier, and accused the governing party of attempting to use “illegal methods” because “they have no chance through democratic means.”

Ceban also criticized the government’s performance: “While they have done nothing in the country and have pushed us into debt, they want to enter Chișinău with nothing but nice slogans.”

Below is a neutral, publication‑ready English version of Doina Gherman’s clarification. As always for political content, please confirm details with an official source.

Following the reactions generated by her earlier remarks, Doina Gherman offered a clarification: “It seems that my wish for Chișinău to finally be freed from Ceban’s incompetence and circus made me jump ahead by a year in the calendar. Correction: the elections are, of course, next autumn, in 2027, not now.”

She added a message addressed to Mayor Ion Ceban: “I’m glad the mayor is listening to me. Since he is, I ask him — for the sake of Chișinău residents — to stop appointing corrupt individuals to institutions under the City Hall, and to solve the problems of traffic jams and parking. If he still has a year and a half left in office, he should get to work.”