| THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA HAS NOT ELECTED ITS PRESIDENT 08/12/2009 |
| (2009-12-08) |
| Last updated: 2009-12-09 15:21 EET |
The Parliament of the ex-Soviet Republic of Moldova with a predominantly Romanian-speaking population on Monday for the second time failed in its bid to elect the head of state, the communist opposition boycotting the ballot. 61 votes were needed for the single presidential candidate, the leader of the Democratic Party, Marian Lupu to be elected head of state, but the pro-Western alliance which backs him and which forms the government and holds parliamentary majority only has 53 MPs. The communists boycotted the ballot, thus extending the political and constitutional crisis.
The present Constitution stipulates the dissolution of Parliament and the holding of early parliamentary elections. Justice Minister, liberal-democrat Alexandru Tanase says that interim president, Mihai Ghimpu might call a referendum on amending the Constitution in April 2010, for the president to be elected with a simple majority and in autumn, the Chamber of Deputies might be dissolved for parliamentary and presidential elections to be held by universal vote. Until then, Moldova will be ruled by the Alliance for European Integration. One of its leaders, Serafim Urecheanu upholds that coalition governments should rule Moldova in the future, as a guarantee that once in power, a political party will not open up the road to a new dictatorship.
On the other side, although having unanimously rejected Marian Lupu’s candidacy, the communists seem to be on the verge of a split. Those who are dissatisfied and wish a compromise with the present rulers are getting ready according to the media in Kishinew to make up a new parliamentary faction. In another development, the November public opinion barometer indicates the communists’ side-slip, ranking their leader, Vladimir Voronin only third after democrat Marian Lupu and Vlad Filat, after the former had come first for many years.
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