Jurists say that if the Constitutional Court rules that the President violated the Constitution when she rejected the candidate proposed by the parliamentary majority, the suspension of the President will become almost impossible. According to the head of the Legal Resources Center Vladislav Gribincea, President Maia Sandu now enjoys the greatest trust among the people and an eventual referendum on her dismissal would be a failure, IPN reports.
The MP of the platform “For Moldova” Sergiu Sîrbu said President Maia Sandu violated the Constitution when she ignored the candidate supported by a parliamentary majority. However, he admitted that the suspension of the President is almost impossible.
“From legal viewpoint, it is an extremely rigid process. The Constitutional Court must identify the violation. Later, for a referendum on suspension to be valid, more people should vote in this in favor than the score gained by the future President in elections. In reality, it is very difficult, if not impossible,” Sergiu Sîrbu stated in the talk show “Emphasis on Today” on TVR Moldova channel.
Moreover, Vladislav Gribincea noted the initiation of the procedure for suspending President Sandu would offer the President additional political advantages. Therefore, the PSRM-Shor majority will not initiate the suspension procedure.
“In the current political conjuncture, I don’t think someone will dare to initiate a referendum as Maia Sandu enjoys the greatest political trust, the elections were held only recently and there is a logical consequence if the people say that the President should not be dismissed. In other countries, this is a reason for dissolving Parliament,” stated Vladislav Gribincea.
Under the law, the procedure for suspending the President from office can be initiated by the votes of 2/3 of the MPs. Later, a referendum is held and more people than those who voted for the President in presidential elections should pronounce in favor of dismissal in this. The suspension procedure can be started if the Constitutional Court ascertains that Maia Sandu violated the supreme law when she rejected Mariana Durleșteanu – the candidate for Prime Minister proposed by a majority consisting of 54 MPs.
