The Democratic group leader Dumitru Diacov has replaced his party colleague Pavel Filip in Parliament’s Standing Bureau after the latter stopped being group leader last week. The succession was formally approved today in Parliament.

Pavel Filip suggested he just needed a break: “Sometimes you need to step back and reflect on what is going on at the moment, before you go back and make decisions that can help out your team.”

The Standing Bureau, Parliament’s organizational body, is appointed on a proportional basis and includes ex officio the Speaker and the Deputy Speakers. Its size and members are decided by Parliament decision following proposals from the parliamentary groups. The Standing Bureau proposes the schedule of plenary meetings, prepares the orders of business, and formally proposes members on standing committees following requests from the groups. The Bureau also oversees the work of the standing committees.

The current legislature has 14 members on the Standing Bureau.