SECOND SECTION

DECISION

Application no. 22144/15 Nicolae ÈšIPOVICI against the Republic of Moldova

The European Court of Human Rights (Second Section), sitting on 5 November 2020 as a Committee composed of:

Branko Lubarda, President, Carlo Ranzoni, Pauliine Koskelo , judges,

and Liv Tigerstedt, Acting Deputy Section Registrar,

Having regard to the above application lodged on 30 April 2015 ,

Having deliberated, decides as follows:

FACTS AND PROCEDURE

The applicant, Mr Nicolae Èšipovici , was born in 1978.

The applicant ’ s complaint under Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention concerning the disqualification of a political party on whose list he was a candidate was communicated to the Moldovan Government (“the Government”) , who submitted observations on the admissibility and merits.

On 19 November 2019 the Registry sent a letter to the applicant requesting observations on the admissibility and merits of the application and of his claims for just satisfaction. No reply was received to this letter.

By letter dated 20 January 2020, sent by registered post, the applicant was notified that the period allowed for submission of his observations had expired on 10 January 2020 and that no extension of time had been requested. The applicant ’ s attention was drawn to Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, which provides that the Court may strike an application out of its list of cases where the circumstances lead to the conclusion that the applicant does not intend to pursue the application. The applicant did not claim the letter from the post.

THE LAW

In the light of the foregoing, and in the absence of any special circumstances regarding respect for the rights guaranteed by the Convention and the Protocols thereto, the Court, in accordance with Article 37 § 1 (a) of the Convention, considers that it is no longer justified to continue the examination of the application.

Accordingly, the case should be struck out of the list.

For these reasons, the Court, unanimously,

Decides to strike the application out of its list of cases.

Done in English and notified in writing on 26 November 2020 .

Liv Tigerstedt Branko Lubarda Acting Deputy Registrar President