Communist M.P.: We would be willing to talk about voting for a President if the Alliance initiates a dialogue

Communist M.P. Victor Stepaniuc told the press that the Party of Communists would be willing to discuss voting for a President if the ruling Alliance for European Integration (AEI) initiates a dialogue on this topic.

"We could vote if this AEI candidate came to us to talk about our conditions. For now, we only know about one candidate - Marian Lupu - but he has not yet come to talk to us. The Alliance has not come to us with dialogue, either, and we don't even know who in the Alliance we need to talk to," Mr. Stepaniuc said.

The ruling Alliance for European Integration, which holds 53 seats in the legislature, needs eight more votes in order to be able to elect its own presidential candidate. Those votes can only come from the Party of Communists, which has sent mixed signals about its willingness to vote for a head of state. If the Alliance and the Communists fail to reach a compromise, Moldova may have early parliamentary elections again in 2010.

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