The MP of the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) Mihai Popșoi said he and his mate Dan Perciun today will file an application to the Constitutional Court (CC) whereby they will request the Court to elucidate the possibility of dissolving Parliament through the adoption by the legislative body of a decision to this effect by a qualified majority of two thirds of MPs, IPN reports.
In a posting on Facebook, Mihai Popșoi said the self-dissolution of Parliament is not banned by the Constitution and, as Parliament can adopt any legislative acts except those that are banned by the Constitution, the possibility of self-dissolution seems normal. “As a majority of two thirds can amend the Constitution, why the same qualified majority cannot decide to dissolve Parliament?” asked the MP.
He also said that in 1997, when the Constitutional Court was requested to answer a similar question, this specified that Parliament can be dissolved by the MPs if some of the MPs resign and the substitute candidates renounce the seat so that the number of those who remain is lower than 51. Now this possibility cannot be applied as, on the one hand, the current legislature was elected under the mixed system and, on the other hand, the supreme law stipulates that even if all the MPs and the substitute candidates renounce the seats, the vacated seats are allotted to the parties that remain in Parliament.
Mihai Popșoi noted the Moldovan Constitution provides that Parliament is dissolved when there is no stable parliamentary majority for a period to adopt laws or to invest a Government. If two thirds of the MPs say they want snap elections, it’s clear that a parliamentary majority cannot be formed.
“Why should we then lose precious time in uncertainty so as to reach the formal circumstances for dissolution? Why should we perpetuate the chaos and instability for several months if the dissolution can be decided immediately by the votes of 2/3 of MPs? The Parliament’s right to dissolve itself is typical for tens of democratic states. If a vote on self-dissolution is held, the citizens will be able to clearly see who wants Parliament to be urgently cleared of thieves and who struck a deal with the thieves trying to dally during these difficult times for the county.”
