Political analyst Arcadie Barbarosie considers the absence of a quorum at the special sting of Parliament, where the candidate for premiership was to ask for the MPs’ vote of confidence, does not automatically mean a vote against. In a comment for IPN, Arcadie Barbarosie said President Nicolae Timofti should request the Constitutional Court to interpret what the absence of a quorum means.

The analyst stated the Head of Parliament and the MPs bear responsibility for the lack of a quorum. By boycotting the sitting, the lawmakers showed they are cowards. “They should have come to the sitting and voted against by explaining what they don’t like in the government program and in the composition of the proposed Cabinet,” said Arcadie Barbarosie.

He considers the Speaker should call a new special sitting and make sure that this is attended by at least 51 MPs. According to the analyst, at the beginning of the 2000s the Constitutional Court passed a decision about the absence of a quorum at a sitting where the head of state was to be elected. Also, the legislation does not provide that the lack of a quorum means vote against.

Asked to anticipate the future actions of the head of state, constitutional law expert Nicolae Osmochescu said that according to the most recent decision of the Constitutional Court, Nicolae Timofti must nominate for premiership a candidate of a formalized parliamentary majority.  The head of state can field one more candidate for Prime Minister. If this is not voted in by January 29, Parliament will be dissolved.