Democratic Party head Marian Lupu, a leading member of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI), told the press that there is a "50-percent chance of early elections" in Moldova.
Mr. Lupu is referring to the uncertainty regarding the Alliance's ability to convince at least eight Communist M.P.s to vote for President. The AEI has 53 seats in the legislature. The head of state can be elected with 61.
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Friday, September 4, 2009
Speaker: We will find more than the eight votes we need to elect a President
Newly-elected Speaker Mihai Ghimpu told Radio France Internationale that the Alliance for European Integration would manage to find more than eight Communist votes to elect a head of state.
The Moldovan Parliament elects the President with 61 votes out of 101. The Alliance only has 53 seats, and the additional support can only come from the Party of Communists.
Mr. Ghimpu added that many Communists would vote for the President because if early elections occur in 2010, "more than half of the Communists in Parliament today will not return to the legislature, so I am convinced that the people who are 47th or 48th, the ones at the bottom of the list, will be in deep thought."
The Party of Communists has 48 M.P.s in the new legislature.
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The Moldovan Parliament elects the President with 61 votes out of 101. The Alliance only has 53 seats, and the additional support can only come from the Party of Communists.
Mr. Ghimpu added that many Communists would vote for the President because if early elections occur in 2010, "more than half of the Communists in Parliament today will not return to the legislature, so I am convinced that the people who are 47th or 48th, the ones at the bottom of the list, will be in deep thought."
The Party of Communists has 48 M.P.s in the new legislature.
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New Speaker has first official meeting with Western diplomat
Newly-elected Speaker Mihai Ghimpu met Belgian Ambassador to Moldova Leo D'aes on Friday.
Mr. D'aes congratulated Mr. Ghimpu on his appointment, and the two officials spoke about the current social, economic, and political situation in the country.
Mihai Ghimpu's appointment is in limbo, however, after the Party of Communists challenged its legality at the Constitutional Court. The Court is supposed to rule in the next few days.
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Mr. D'aes congratulated Mr. Ghimpu on his appointment, and the two officials spoke about the current social, economic, and political situation in the country.
Mihai Ghimpu's appointment is in limbo, however, after the Party of Communists challenged its legality at the Constitutional Court. The Court is supposed to rule in the next few days.
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Party of Communists tries to hold legislative session but fails because of lack of quorum
The Party of Communists (PC) showed up to the Palace of the Republic today to hold a legislative session after it left half-way through the Parliament's first meeting on August 28 and said it would return today.
The meeting could not take place, however, because the Communists only have 48 M.P.s, short of a 52-M.P. majority that would have provided a quorum.
The members of the Alliance for European Integration said they would not show up today and set the next meeting for September 10.
Communist M.P. Ivan Calin noted, however, that even if enough M.P.s were present today, the legislature would not have been able to do much until the Constitutional Court rules on the Communist challenge regarding the legality of Mihai Ghimpu's election as a Speaker on August 28.
Mr. Ghimpu was elected after the PC left the building with the votes of the 53 Alliance M.P.s, a move which the Communists said was illegal and unconstitutional.
The Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the challenge in the next few days.
h/t www.unimedia.md for the live broadcast.
The meeting could not take place, however, because the Communists only have 48 M.P.s, short of a 52-M.P. majority that would have provided a quorum.
The members of the Alliance for European Integration said they would not show up today and set the next meeting for September 10.
Communist M.P. Ivan Calin noted, however, that even if enough M.P.s were present today, the legislature would not have been able to do much until the Constitutional Court rules on the Communist challenge regarding the legality of Mihai Ghimpu's election as a Speaker on August 28.
Mr. Ghimpu was elected after the PC left the building with the votes of the 53 Alliance M.P.s, a move which the Communists said was illegal and unconstitutional.
The Constitutional Court is expected to rule on the challenge in the next few days.
h/t www.unimedia.md for the live broadcast.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Why acting President Vladimir Voronin is resigning
Acting President Vladimir Voronin, who is also head of the Party of Communists, announced in a press release yesterday that he will be resigning as President.
It is unclear when he will officially do so, but Mr. Voronin's position as an M.P. does not allow him to simultaneously hold the presidency. Once his deputy mandate is validated on September 14, he will have to decide between the two positions.
Communist M.P. Vladimir Turcan agreed with this interpretation during a statement to the press.
Speaker Mihai Ghimpu will be interim President after Mr. Voronin resigns and until a new head of state is elected by Parliament.
Both the Alliance for European Integration and the Party of Communists do not have enough seats in the legislature to be able to vote in a President by themselves. Considering the bitter conflict between the two, it is unclear if compromise will be reached. If no President is elected, Moldova will have early legislative elections in 2010.
It is unclear when he will officially do so, but Mr. Voronin's position as an M.P. does not allow him to simultaneously hold the presidency. Once his deputy mandate is validated on September 14, he will have to decide between the two positions.
Communist M.P. Vladimir Turcan agreed with this interpretation during a statement to the press.
Speaker Mihai Ghimpu will be interim President after Mr. Voronin resigns and until a new head of state is elected by Parliament.
Both the Alliance for European Integration and the Party of Communists do not have enough seats in the legislature to be able to vote in a President by themselves. Considering the bitter conflict between the two, it is unclear if compromise will be reached. If no President is elected, Moldova will have early legislative elections in 2010.
Ruling Alliance decides to hold another legislative session on September 10
Moldova Noastra head Serafim Urechean told the press today that the ruling Alliance for European Integration, of which his party is a member, has decided to hold another legislative meeting on September 10.
The Parliament has already met twice - on August 28 and September 2. The Party of Communists (PC) left halfway through the first meeting and refused to attend the second one since it considers the meetings to be illegal. On August 28, the PC asked for a break to form its faction and said it would only come to the legislature after the break expires on September 4. The former ruling party also issued a challenge to the Constitutional Court, claiming that Mihai Ghimpu's election as Speaker on August 28 was illegal. The Court is yet to rule on this matter.
Democratic Party M.P. Dumitru Diacov asked on September 2 that the Alliance set up the next session for September 4 in order to allow the Party of Communists to be present, but the Alliance refused to do so.
At this point, the two sides seem reluctant to hold a joint meeting, and some analysts like Arcadie Barbarosie, head of the Institute for Public Policy, have told Imedia that a duality of power may be emerging in Moldova.
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The Parliament has already met twice - on August 28 and September 2. The Party of Communists (PC) left halfway through the first meeting and refused to attend the second one since it considers the meetings to be illegal. On August 28, the PC asked for a break to form its faction and said it would only come to the legislature after the break expires on September 4. The former ruling party also issued a challenge to the Constitutional Court, claiming that Mihai Ghimpu's election as Speaker on August 28 was illegal. The Court is yet to rule on this matter.
Democratic Party M.P. Dumitru Diacov asked on September 2 that the Alliance set up the next session for September 4 in order to allow the Party of Communists to be present, but the Alliance refused to do so.
At this point, the two sides seem reluctant to hold a joint meeting, and some analysts like Arcadie Barbarosie, head of the Institute for Public Policy, have told Imedia that a duality of power may be emerging in Moldova.
h/t www.azi.md
Speaker: Moldova will have a Government by the end of September
Newly-elected Speaker Mihai Ghimpu said during a talkshow on JurnalTV that Moldova will have a Government by the end of September or even earlier.
Mr. Ghimpu denied that Moldova Noastra [Our Moldova] Alliance head Serafim Urechean will be General Prosecutor because "he does not have legal training and there were no talks about this within the Alliance." Moldova Noastra is the smallest member of the Alliance for European Integration and has not gotten one of the three main leadership seats in the country - the President, the Prime Minister, or the Speaker positions.
Earlier, Alliance representatives said that the Liberal Democratic Party would nominate a Prime Ministers, and that the Democrats would run a presidential candidate. The Liberals have gotten the Speaker position since Mr. Ghimpu heads that party.
Mr. Ghimpu denied that Moldova Noastra [Our Moldova] Alliance head Serafim Urechean will be General Prosecutor because "he does not have legal training and there were no talks about this within the Alliance." Moldova Noastra is the smallest member of the Alliance for European Integration and has not gotten one of the three main leadership seats in the country - the President, the Prime Minister, or the Speaker positions.
Earlier, Alliance representatives said that the Liberal Democratic Party would nominate a Prime Ministers, and that the Democrats would run a presidential candidate. The Liberals have gotten the Speaker position since Mr. Ghimpu heads that party.
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