The recall of MPs that will be put up at the consultative referendum on February 24, if it is approved, will be applied only to the MPs elected in single-member constituencies. Under the legal provisions, an MP is recalled by referendum and the procedures for holding the plebiscite are defined by law, MP Sergiu Sîrbu, one of the authors of the bill on the consultative referendum, stated in an interview for Radio Free Europe, IPN reports.
“First of all, an MP should work for the people and be an authentic representative of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova and should not forget about people’s interests and should safeguard these, not work in the interests of the party or of someone else,” stated the MP.
Sergiu Sîrbu noted the referendum that will take place on February 24, together with the parliamentary elections, is a consultative plebiscite, not a constitutional one. “If the proposal is approved, it does not mean that MPs could be recalled the next day already. We need the people’s consent so as to later analyze the international experience and ask for the appraisal of the Venice Commission and see all the possible or impossible procedures, the limits up to which we can go so that we could later decide the recall reasons, procedures and other aspects,” he said.
According to him, there are MPs who do not come to the sittings of Parliament or the meetings of commissions during many months, who propose no initiative and do not travel to districts to meet with voters at least once in two years. “He is elected and is imperative and that’s all. That’s why it is impossible to remedy this problem only with the help of party discipline. The recall will be an additional aspect. I do not speak here about technical details, procedures and legal reasons for the recall. This will be the next stage,” stated Sergiu Sîrbu.
