President Nicolae Timofti in the evening of January 28 signed a decree by which acting Prime Minister Iurie Leanca is designated as a candidate for premiership. In accordance with the Constitution, Iurie Leanca has 15 days to ask for the Parliament’s vote of confidence for the government program and the composition of the Cabinet. After a meeting with the head of state, the candidate told the journalists that he will initiate consultations with the Party of Communists and the Liberal Party (PL) for obtaining their support, IPN reports.

Iurie Leanca voiced hope that he will have more detailed discussions with the Communists, who recently announced that they will not support a Government headed by him. “I will initiate discussions and hope to secure their support. As to the PL, we have common objectives concerning the European course. I hope we will be able to calmly discuss the priorities and I will get the PL’s vote and then we could discuss how to transform a minority government into a majority one. We will take the first steps,” he stated, noting that these discussions can start on January 29.

As regards the composition of the Cabinet, Iurie Leanca said changes in it are necessary.

To be invested, the Government needs the votes of at least 51 MPs. The PLDM and PDM, who declared they will vote Iurie Leanca Prime Minister, have together 42 seats of MP.

Within the discussions held by the head of state with the parliamentary groups, Iurie Leanca was proposed for the post of Prime Minister of Moldova by the Liberal Democratic Party, where he occupies the post of first deputy chairman.