Moldova (9) -- Analyses -- 2009

About the election of president

11.11.2009

Parliament has two attempts to elect the president until 11 November. The 53-strong ruling alliance is short of eight votes to elect the president and the Communist opposition said they would not participate in the ballot. If parliament fails to elect the head of state, it must be dissolved. As for prospects for a snap parliamentary election, Filat said that it may be held "by the end of spring 2010". "Simply because all the authorities, including a legally capable president, should be functional," he explained. Moldova was a presidential republic until 2000 when the constitution was amended. Presently, the democratic parliamentary majority put forward only one presidential candidate, Marian Lupu. The 23 October election was postponed.

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