Party of Communists challenges legality of the election of Liberal head for Speaker

The Party of Communists (PC) submitted a challenge to the Constitutional Court today, asking the Court to rule on the legality of the appointment of the new Speaker.

Liberal Party head Mihai Ghimpu was elected Speaker with the 53 votes of the Alliance for European Integration after the Communists left the building, having asked for a ten-day break to form their faction.

PC said that both Parliament procedural rules and the Constitution had not been followed during the election.

The Alliance denies any wrongdoing, and some of its representatives have asked the Constitutional Court to be objective and rule in Mr. Ghimpu's favor. Alliance members have often criticized the Constitutional Court for being biased in favor of the Communists.

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