Restrictions

(1) The following individuals shall have no right to vote:

a) those who do not meet the requirements referred to Art. 11;

b) deprived of the right to vote by the final decision of the Court.

(2) The following individuals cannot be elected:

a) active duty military personnel;

b) persons referred to in paragraph (1);

c) individuals who are sentenced to prison (deprivation of liberty) by a final Court decision and who serve their sentence in a penitentiary institution, as well as individuals who ave active criminal records for deliberately committed crimes. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and/or National Integrity Agency shall notify the electoral bodies about the existence of criminal records;

d) persons deprived of the right to hold positions of responsibility by a final Court decision. The Ministry of Justice, National Integrity Agency and/or the Ministry of Internal Affairs shall notify the electoral bodies on the existence of such interdictions.

(3) Moldovan Citizens who, due to the position they hold, are not entitled to be members of a political party or of a socio-political organisation, as well as high-ranking officials whose appointment or election is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova and /or by organic laws shall suspend their activity in the office upon their registration as candidates. These provisions concern:

a) Deputy Prime Ministers, Ministers and ex-officio members of Government;

b) heads of central public authorities;

c) chairpersons and deputy chairpersons of districts;

d) mayors and deputy mayors;

e) praetors and deputy praetors.