Interim President of the Republic of Moldova, Mihai Ghimpu, signed the decree on convening on 28 December 2010 the newly elected Parliament following the elections of November 28.The decree came into force upon signature.
ADEPT Note: For the inaugural meeting of the newly elected Parliament to be deliberative, it must be attended by majority of elected members (at least 51 MPs).Inaugural meeting shall be chaired by the oldest MP, who shall give the floor to the President of the Constitutional Court in order to present the report on the election results and validate the mandates of elected MPs. Parliament is considered legally constituted since the inaugural meeting. Constitution and Parliamentary Rules of Procedure do not stipulate directly the time limits for electing the Speaker of Parliament and for establishing the legislative working bodies (factions, permanent office, committees). After the legal constitution of Parliament, election of the Speaker of Parliament, establishment of the Standing Bureau and standing committees, the Parliament shall hear the report of the Prime Minister and accept the resignation of Government, from then on the Government will perform just the functions of administrating the public affairs, until the new list of Government is given the confidence.
On December 26, on the Great National Assembly Square, the Civic Forum “Pro Europe” convened a third consecutive public meeting, titled “The Great Assembly of Voters”. During the meeting the parties that entered into the Parliament were called upon to continue the road towards the integration in European Union. This time, the calls were completed with requests to condemn the crimes of communism and to prohibit the communist symbols, as well as requirements for the creation of some mechanisms of regular and permanent dialogue of the rulers “with people”.
PL requirements cause surprises
Discussions conducted between the three parties of the European Integration Alliance components have not resulted in signing a document or announcement of a new ruling coalition. The media disseminated information that negotiations held on December 26 reached an impasse after the PL leader came with request that liberals should be provided with the right to appoint one of the leaders of the main law enforcement institutions: Minister of Internal Affairs, Prosecutor General or Director of the Centre for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption. PLDM and PDM would be surprised by such demands, since previously PL did not hold any of the three functions.
