Topciu was frustrated by the law which awarded land to all pro-Romanian members of Sfatul, since he was technical disqualified by his absence from the union vote. Like Novakov, he sued the Ministry of Agriculture in 1928. Topciu's case was reviewed in February 1932, when he was awarded a 50-hectare estate in Ceadîr-Lunga, and again in August, when he was ordered to hand it back.Duminică (2019), p. 307 The former Uyezd chairman headlined the PNA list in the Assembly election of July 1932, being described in Dimineața daily as "quite well-known in the villages, and surrounded by valuable men".Eug. Florescu, "Campania electorală. Cum se prezintă situația politică la Tighina. Propaganda electorală. — Psihologia alegătorului. — Libertatea alegerilor. — Pronosticuri", in Dimineața, July 17, 1932, p. 8 Overall, the PNA only took 1,783 votes and eighth place in that county, which registered a major win for the National Peasants' Party (PNȚ), with 10,770 votes."Alte rezultate la Cameră", in Curentul, July 20, 1932, p. 7 Topciu was again a Tighina candidate in December 1933. He took 12.4% of the vote, and was confirmed on Christmas Day as the only opposition candidate to take a seat in that precinct."Rezultatul definitiv al alegerilor pentru Cameră. Repartiția mandatelor și numele deputaților aleși pe județe", in Dimineața, December 25, 1933, p. 23 Upon winning, he complained that the election of his PNA colleagues had been prevented by the Duca cabinet, with direct intimidation by the Gendarmes.
