MP seats validated, Government to resign

The Constitutional Court (CC) dismissed the PPCD’s request to recount the votes as groundless. The Court’s decision on the July 29 elections passed on August 14 does not refer to the applications filed by the PL and AMN, whereby they dispute the way in which the seats of MP were distributed. The AMN’s representative to the CEC Nicolae Raileanu said that after they will hold discussions inside the party they will probably appeal to the ECHR, Info-Prim Neo reports. The CC does not have legislative powers, the Court’s president Dumitru Pulbere has told the reporters. “The representatives of the AMN and PL do not challenge the norms from the Electoral Code, but the way in which the seats were distributed. It will be the new Parliament that will introduce the necessary amendments to the electoral legislation,” Pulbere said. The representative of the PPCD Radu Busila said that his party will comply with the CC’s decision. “The decision of the Constitutional Court cannot be challenged,” Busila said, adding that the PPCD will continue its political fight outside the legislative body. Dumitru Pulbere said that until August 29 the outgoing president of Moldova must issue a decree to convene the eighteenth Parliament for the first sitting. The Government of Moldova will resign under a Cabinet decision. The first sitting is chaired by the oldest MP. The sitting will be attended by the CC president, who will present the final report on the validation of the July 29 elections. After the constitution of the Parliament, the parliamentary groups are formed and the head of state is elected. The president of Moldova nominates the candidate for Prime Minister. Under the law, the candidate for Prime Minister has 15 days to present the government program and the nominal list of the Cabinet members to the Parliament. The PCRM will be represented in the Parliament by: Vladimir Voronin, Zinaida Greceanyi, Vladimir Turcan, Victor Mandru, Mark Tkaciuk, Igor Dodon, Vladimir Vitiuc, Victor Stepaniuc, Eugenia Ostapciuc, Vladimir Eremciuc, Maria Postoico, Ivan Calin, Galina Balmos, Valentin Guznac, Anatolie Popusoi, Dmitri Todoroglo, Grigore Petrenco, Vasili Sova, Svetlana Rusu, Iurie Muntean, Igor Vremea, Veronica Abramciuc, Aliona Babiuc, Elena Bondarenco, Vadim Misin, Alla Mironic, Vasile Iovv, Svetlana Popa, Violeta Ivanov, Raisa Spinovschi, Anatolie Zagorodnyi, Anton Miron, Irina Vlah, Oleg Reidman, Oxana Radu, Zinaida Chistruga, Ludmila Belcencova, Ghenadie Morcov, Oxana Domenti, Inna Supac, Iurie Stoicov, Stefan Grigoriev, Eduard Musuc, Petru Porcescu, Tatiana Botnariuc, Oleg Babenco, Natalia Vasotina, Oleg Garizan. Among the Liberal-Democrats, MP seats will be held by: Vlad Filat, Alexandru Tanase, Mihai Godea, Liliana Palihovici, Vitalie Nagacevschi, Iurie Tap, Calin Vieru, Ion Balan, Vladimir Hotineanu, Iurie Leancă, Valeriu Ghiletchi, Mihail Sleahtitchi, Angel Agache, Alexandru Cimbriciuc, Simion Furdui, Veaceslav Ionita, Valeriu Strelet, Ion Butmalai. The Liberal Party will be represented by: Dorin Chirtoaca, Mihai Ghimpu, Anatolie Salaru, Corina Fusu, Vadim Cojocaru, Anatolie Arhire, Gheorghe Brega, Vadim Vacarciuc, Oleg Bodrug, Ana Guţu, Ion Hadarca, Valeriu Nemerenco, Ion Lupu, Mihail Moldovanu, Boris Vieru. If Dorin Chirtoaca renounces the seat, Ion Balan will replace him. The Democratic Party will have the following representatives in the Parliament: Marian Lupu, Valeriu Lazar, Igor Corman, Andrei Popov, Aurel Băieşu, Dumitru Diacov, Oleg Serebrian, Alexandru Stoianoglo, Marcel Raducan, Valeriu Guma, Anatolie Ghilas, Valentina Buliga and Jantuan Stella. The Moldova Noastra Alliance will be represented by: Serafim Urecheanu, Veaceslav Untila, Ion Plesca, Leonid Bujor, Vasile Balan, Iurie Colesnic and Veaceslav Platon.