Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Parliamentul Republicii Moldova | |
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History | |
Founded | 1991 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 101 |
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Political groups |
Government (50) Opposition (44) Crossbench (7)
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Elections | |
Last election | 30 November 2014 |
Next election | 24 February 2019 |
Meeting place | |
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Palace of the Parliament, Chişinău, Moldova | |
Website | |
http://www.parlament.md/ |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Moldova |
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The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state legislative authority, being a unicameral structure composed of 101 elected deputies on lists, for a period of 4 years. Parliament is elected by universal vote, equal directly, secret and freely expressed. The President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is elected by the Parliament, with a minimum of 52 votes. Nowadays this function is fulfilled by DPM deputy Andrian Candu.
The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova, on a proposal of the Central Electoral Commission, decides to validate or invalidate the mandate of deputy. The mandate is invalid in the case of violation of electoral legislation. The Parliament is meeting at the convening of the Speaker of the Parliament within 30 days of the elections. Parliament's mandate is prolonged until the legal meeting of the new composition. During this period the Constitution cannot be amended and organic laws cannot be adopted, amended or abrogated [1].
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the successor of the Supreme Soviet of the Moldovan SSR.
Apparatus
The Parliament staff ensures an organizational, informational and technological assistance to activity of the Parliament, the Standing Bureau, standing committees, parliamentary factions and of deputies. The structure and the personal record of the parliament staff are approved by the Parliament.
Legislative procedure
According to the Constitution of Moldova (1994), the Parliament is the supreme representative organ and the single legislative authority of the state. The right of legislative initiative belongs to the Members of Parliament, to the Speaker (excepting proposals to revise the Constitution) and to the Government. In exercise of this right MPs and the President of the state present to Parliament draft papers and legislative proposals, while the Government presents draft papers.
Parliamentary fractions
In order to form the working bodies and to organize the activity of the parliament, deputies form parliamentary factions composed of at least 5 deputies elected on the basis of lists of electoral contestants, as well as parliamentary factions with the same numerical composition as independent deputies. The parliamentary factions are constituted within 10 days after the legal constitution of the parliament. The 101 deputies elected on November 30, 2014 voting constituted 5 parliamentary factions [2]:
Fraction | Party chairman | The leader of the faction | Number of deputies | |
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Democratic Party of Moldova | Vladimir Plahotniuc | Marian Lupu | 42 | |
Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova | Zinaida Greceanîi | Zinaida Greceanîi | 24 | |
European People's Party of Moldova | Iurie Leancă | Eugen Carpov | 8 | |
Liberal Party | Mihai Ghimpu | Mihai Ghimpu | 9 | |
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova | Vladimir Voronin | Inna Șupac | 6 | |
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova | Viorel Cibotaru | Tudor Deliu | 5 | |
Non-attached members | — | — | 7 |
Election results
Structure of former legislatures
Moldovan Parliament 1994–1998
56 | 28 | 11 | 9 |
PDAM | BePSMUE | BTI | BeAFPCD |
Moldovan Parliament 1998–2001
40 | 26 | 24 | 11 |
PCRM | Democratic Convention | Dem. & Prosperous | PFD |
Moldovan Parliament 2001–2005
71 | 19 | 11 |
PCRM | Braghis Alliance | PPCD |
Moldovan Parliament 2005–2009
56 | 22 | 12 | 11 |
PCRM | AMN | PDM + PSL | PPCD |
Moldovan Parliament April–July 2009
60 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
PCRM | PL | PLDM | AMN |
Moldovan Parliament 2009–2010
48 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 7 |
PCRM | PLDM | PL | PDM | AMN |
Moldovan Parliament 2010–2014
42 | 32 | 15 | 12 |
PCRM | PLDM | PDM | PL |
Moldovan Parliament 2014–2018
21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 |
PCRM | PSRM | PLDM | PDM | PL |
Presidents of the Parliament of Moldova
- Alexandru Moșanu (September 4, 1990 - February 2, 1993)
- Petru Lucinschi (February 4, 1993 - January 9, 1997)
- Dumitru Moțpan (March 5, 1997 - April 23, 1998)
- Dumitru Diacov (April 23, 1998 - March 20, 2001)
- Eugenia Ostapciuc (March 20, 2001 - March 24, 2005)
- Marian Lupu (March 24, 2005 - May 5, 2009)
- Ivan Călin (acting; May 5, 2009 - May 12, 2009)[3]
- Vladimir Voronin (May 12, 2009 - August 28, 2009)
- Mihai Ghimpu (August 28, 2009 - December 28, 2010)
- Marian Lupu (December 30, 2010 - April 25, 2013)
- Liliana Palihovici (acting; April 25, 2013 - May 30, 2013)
- Igor Corman (May 30, 2013 - January 23, 2015)
- Andrian Candu (January 23, 2015 - present)
Parliament Building
The Parliament Building was formerly the meeting place of the Central Committee of the Moldovan branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It is located on Stephen the Great Boulevard formerly known as Lenin Boulevard. The architects were Alexander Cerdanțev and Grigore Bosenco. The building was damaged during civil unrest in 2009[4] and repairs were carried out in 2012 and 2013. Parliament moved back into the restored building in February 2014.[5]
- Stephen the Great Boulevard
- From the rear
Sources
- ↑ Constitution of Moldova, art. 63, pag. 16.
- ↑ Structura Parlamentului > Fracțiunile parlamentare
- ↑ Rulers.org
- ↑ "De ce rămân în praf şi beznă clădirile Parlamentului şi Preşedinţiei". Timpul - Ştiri din Moldova.
- ↑ "allmoldova". Archived from the original on 2014-01-02.