Ion Ceban announces leg injury while on vacation

Ion Ceban, the Mayor of Chișinău, announced that he suffered a leg injury while on vacation. He stated he would be returning to the Moldovan capital via a passenger aircraft.

Ceban released the information to prevent “speculations and interpretations, photos taken in secret and sensationalist headlines” from various media outlets. He criticized certain segments of the Moldovan press for a perceived lack of empathy, noting that some outlets have continued to demand details about his vacation destination or even called for his resignation following the accident. Observers have suggested that such media pressure may be part of political efforts to undermine his administrative capacity and dehumanize political opponents for electoral purposes.