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Activity of the Parliament on August 1–31, 2009

On August 28, 2009, the 18th Legislature elected on July 29, 2009 convened in the constituting sitting. All 101 members of the Parliament whose mandates were validated by the Constitutional Court attended the sitting at the beginning. The constituting sitting was initially chaired by the eldest member, PCRM MP Ivan Calin. After the Constitutional Court Chairperson read the report on results of the parliamentary elections and validation of mandates of the newly-elected members, parliamentary factions should be built. The following factions were made: PLDM (18 lawmakers), PL (15 lawmakers), PDM (13 lawmakers) and AMN (7 lawmakers). PCRM representatives demanded a break until September 4, 2009 in order to make their faction. Although, they asked it formally, the request of PCRM lawmakers was not voted by the Parliament, with the sitting chairman announcing a break by his will, and PCRM legislators left the sitting hall. Further, PCRM representatives announced that they will attend the September 4-set parliamentary sitting.[1]

The 53 members of parliamentary factions continued the sitting under the lead of the eldest lawmaker among them, Ion Hadirca, and constituted a 53-strong parliamentary majority called Alliance for European Integration (AIE).

Further, legislators elected the Chairperson of the Parliament, with all the factions representing the parliamentary majority nominating one candidate, Mihai Ghimpu, chairman of the Liberal Party. The commission for election of the Parliament speaker was created and held a secret voting. Mihai Ghimpu was elected speaker with the votes of 53 legislators. Representatives of the four factions forming the parliamentary majority read some statements concerning further activity and goals.

The Parliament adopted two decisions at the end of the sitting, asking the national public broadcaster Teleradio-Moldova to provide an hour of airtime to Parliament members on August 28 evening and broadcast live all plenary sittings of the legislature starting September 2, in accordance with existing express stipulations of the Parliament Regulation (Article 99 (2) of Regulation). On August 28 evening the Teleradio-Moldova administration announced that it would not give green light to the Parliament’s requests and further released a DeclarationRO on the Parliament Decision concerned. The wayRO the national TV station Moldova-1 covered the constituting sitting of the Parliament and the parliamentary events of the same day was described as harming the right of people to correct and unbiased information on public affairs.

AIE representatives stated after the parliamentary sitting that PDM chairman Marian Lupu will be proposed as chief of state and PLDM leader Vadimir Filat will be nominated as candidate to the seat of prime minister.

  1. ↑ Under Article 38 (2) of the Parliament Regulation, plenary sittings are deliberative shall majority of elected members attend them (52 legislators).
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