Ruling Alliance: President will be political appointment

Leaders of three of the four parties that make up the new ruling Alliance for European Integration told ProTV that the President will be a political appointment. Democratic Party head Marian Lupu could not be found in time for the broadcast.

These statements were made after Communist M.P. Vladimir Turcan said that the President should be apolitical and that his party should get at least one of the three main leadership posts in the country - the President, the Prime Minister, or the Speaker position.

Mr. Turcan added that the Party of Communists is waiting to be invited to have a political dialogue with the new Alliance.

The Alliance for European Integration holds a combined 53 seats and needs eight more to elect a President. Those votes need to come from the Party of Communists. If the new Parliament fails to elect a head of state, Moldova will have early legislative elections in 2010 since legislation does not allow the dismissal of the Parliament more than once every year.