The leader of the Party “Action and Solidarity” (PAS) Maia Sandu said that by the decision taken today, the Constitutional Court defied its own earlier decisions according to which the electoral problems are the exclusive apanage of Parliament and the Court does not have any right to intervene, IPN reports.
“The Constitutional Court that consists of corrupt people decided that the mixed electoral system that was harshly criticized by the Venice Commission and that, as the previous elections showed, means more seats for those who polled fewer votes cannot be modified,” Maia Sandu wrote on Facebook.
According to the PAS leader, this shows the liquidation of the oligarchic regime is the main objective that should be achieved by the current legislature as otherwise Moldova has no chance of returning to normality, having institutions that work in the people’s interests and regaining the people’s trust. “We should not forget to “thank” the three “independent” MPs of the Democratic Party – Ion Groza, Alexandr Oleinic and Viorel Melnic,” wrote Maia Sandu.
Snap parliamentary elections cannot take place based on another system than the one used at the ordinary elections. Parliament can modify the electoral system after periods of time shorter than a complete legislature, but the new system cannot be implemented at snap legislative elections. This way, a new electoral system ca be implemented only at ordinary parliamentary elections, on condition that the modification is made at least one year before the elections, the Constitutional Court decided on April 26 following a relevant request made by independent MPs Ion Groza, Alexandr Oleinic and Viorel Melnic.
