The Parliament of Moldova will be dissolved when the Communists Party (PCRM) says when it will vote in favor of modifying article 78 of the Constitution, which describes the procedure for electing the head of state, heavyweights of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) said. For its part, the PCRM asserts it will make public its position on the issue only after negotiations. Related statements were made by representatives of the government coalition and the Opposition party during PRO TV Chisinau's program “In Profunzime”, Info-Prim Neo reports. The debates showed once again that the ruling parties and the Opposition interpret differently the recommendations made by the Venice Commission, which said the procedure for electing the President should be simplified, including by adopting amendments to article 78 in Parliament. Victor Osipov, the first vice president of the Moldova Noastra Alliance Party, said the difference results from the populist statements and the real actions of the PCRM. Communist MP Grigore Petrenco said the modification of article 78 will be possible under a consensus, while the previous statements and behavior imply the PCRM will discuss the amendment of article 78 only after the Parliament is dissolved. Dumitru Diacov, the president of honor of the Democrat Party (PDM), said the Venice Commission recommended modifying article 78, but did not specify how. He stated that the amendment proposal saying that the head of state must be elected directly by the people should have suited the Communists as the polls show this is the wish of the people. “The Venice Commission did not recommend something like this. It said we should simplify the procedure. So, we propose electing the President by three rounds. The election of the head of state by the people implies larger costs and the form of government will be changed,” Grigore Petrenco said. The vice president of the Liberal Party (PL) Dorin Chirtoaca said that if a referendum was held, the problem would be solved as the opinions of the people would be known. “The Communists realize that they have no chances of winning through direct elections. They want the head of state to be elected in Parliament as they still hope to find a traitor as in 2005. But that situation will not repeat,” Dorin Chirtoaca stressed. According to the participants in the program, the special parliamentary commission for the modification of article 78, which includes representatives of all the parliamentary groups, will come for a meeting to look for a solution following the approval by the Constitutional Court of the constitutional amendment proposals submitted by the AEI and the PCRM.