Communists ask for repeat election of Speaker

After the Constitutional Court ruled against a Party of Communists challenge, and established that Mihai Ghimpu's appointment as Speaker was legal, Communist M.P. Vladimir Turcan insisted on a repeat election.

Mr. Turcan stressed that the Court's decision was a draw - three judges ruled in favor of the Communists and three in favor of the legality of Mr. Ghimpu's appointment. The Court would have needed a majority vote to establish the illegality of the new Speaker's election.