President signs decree scheduling first meeting of the new legislative for August 28, opposition wants to meet earlier

Acting President Vladimir Voronin signed a decree today scheduling the first meeting of the new Parliament for August 28.

Leaders of the four parties making up the new ruling Alliance for European Integration (AEI) said the date should have been set earlier.

Liberal Party head Mihai Ghimpu said that "this proves that the Communists want to keep their jobs as long as possible, but they don't understand that the more they stay, the larger their responsibility, because poverty is deepening, and they're the ones guilty of that."