Moldova to experience early elections again

New early elections will be organized in Moldova in 2010, most probably in autumn, following the non-election of the President of Moldova on December 7. The Alliance for European Integration's candidate for the presidency Marian Lupu polled only 53 votes of the 61 needed, Info-Prim Neo reports. On December 7, the MPs made the last attempt to elect the head of state. The parliamentary group of the PCRM, which consists of 48 MPs, boycotted the vote, refusing to enter the polling booth. The decision not to take part in elections was made by the PCRM's Central Committee in the morning of December 7. Before the vote, the leader of the Communist group Maria Postoiko said that Marian Lupu does not deserve being elected head of state and that the Communist MPs “will not sell their country.” The MPs of the four parties that formed the Alliance – the PLDM, PL, PDM and AMN – called on the PCRM to vote so as to bring the political crisis to an end. Immediately after the 53 MPs voted, Marian Lupu said that there will be held early elections. “The responsibility for new elections is borne by those who did not take part in the vote.” According to him, the Constitution would be modified in the near future.” The president of honor of the PDM Dumitru Diacov said he was dissatisfied with the fact that the Communist MPs did not vote. “The situation has changed overnight. They said they would vote, but changed up their minds in the morning,” Diacov said, adding that the PCRM is actually led by Mark Tkachuk, who already made the list of 'possible traitors' of the PCRM. Diacov also said that such a step would lead to the destruction of the PCRM, while the PDM will win the early elections as Moldova does not have prospects when there are two radical forces. He added that the PDM will participate in elections separately. The other leaders of the Alliance said it was too early to say how they will run in elections next year. Communist MP Iurie Muntean said the PCRM has only one party leader and it is now united more than ever. “Marian Lupu and Dumitru Diacov said many things, but nothing came true,” he stated. Prime Minister Vlad Filat said the Government did not plan money for early elections in the draft budget law for 2010, but there will be made the necessary modifications. Head of Parliament Mihai Ghimpu said Marian Lupu will be anyway elected head of state by the present Parliament, after a referendum is held to modify the Constitution. However, political analyst Igor Botan said that now the the second attempt to elect the President failed, there are constitutional grounds for dissolving the Parliament.. Under the legislation, the legislative body can be dissolved once a year, i.e after July 16.