The Constitutional Court validated the seat of MP of Ion Stratulat, who is a substitute candidate on the Democratic Party’s list. The application was submitted by the Central Election Commission, IPN reports.

Ion Stratulat, 46, had held the post of mayor of Orhei town in 2007-2011.

The seat was vacated by the first deputy chairman of the Democratic Party Vlad Plahotniuc, who renounced it voluntarily.

The Democratic parliamentary group has 15 members.