According to preliminary data, Ceban is gaining 53.18% of the vote, and his opponent, the leader of the party "Platform" Dignity and Truth "Andrei Nastase - 46.82%.
In Moldova, elections of heads of administrations in 384 settlements of the country were also held.
Earlier, a court in Chisinau issued a mandate for the absentee arrest of ex-leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Vladimir Plahotniuc, accused of money laundering.