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Moldova's Constitution Court to decide on when to elect President
CHISINAU (Itar-Tass) - Moldova's Constitution Court holds
a session Tuesday to decide on when the national President is to be
elected.
An appeal for discussing the issue was filed by the opposition
Communist Party.
The Communists believe that the election should be held in compliance with the law within two months after the vacating of presidential post by Interim President Mihai Ghimpu, who resigned December 28, 2010.
This means that the next election should be held February 28 at the latest, the Communist Party insists.
However, a number of Moldovan politicians claim this legislative
provision is restricted to the presidents who have been elected, like the Communist leader Vladimir Voronin. The latter man vacated the office back in September 29.
As for the interim presidents, these politicians insist that the
two-months provision does not apply here, as the law does not set any
deadlines for electing the president in the situation as it is now.
Moldovan parliament is unable to elect a president, which it is
supposed to do under the terms of the national Constitution, for the
second straight year. The deadlock did not end even after political power in this country changed hands.
The ruling liberalist Alliance for European Integration has 59 seats in the 101-seat parliament and the Communist Party has the remaining 42 seats.
To elect a president 61 votes are needed and if the MPs fail to elect the head of state at two attempts the parliament is to be dissolved something that has happened twice since spring 2009.
a session Tuesday to decide on when the national President is to be
elected.
An appeal for discussing the issue was filed by the opposition
Communist Party.
The Communists believe that the election should be held in compliance with the law within two months after the vacating of presidential post by Interim President Mihai Ghimpu, who resigned December 28, 2010.
This means that the next election should be held February 28 at the latest, the Communist Party insists.
However, a number of Moldovan politicians claim this legislative
provision is restricted to the presidents who have been elected, like the Communist leader Vladimir Voronin. The latter man vacated the office back in September 29.
As for the interim presidents, these politicians insist that the
two-months provision does not apply here, as the law does not set any
deadlines for electing the president in the situation as it is now.
Moldovan parliament is unable to elect a president, which it is
supposed to do under the terms of the national Constitution, for the
second straight year. The deadlock did not end even after political power in this country changed hands.
The ruling liberalist Alliance for European Integration has 59 seats in the 101-seat parliament and the Communist Party has the remaining 42 seats.
To elect a president 61 votes are needed and if the MPs fail to elect the head of state at two attempts the parliament is to be dissolved something that has happened twice since spring 2009.
