Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Parlamentul Republicii Moldova
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1994
Leadership
President of the Parliament	Andrian Candu, PDM Since January 23, 2015
Structure
Seats	101
Political groups	Interim Government      Party of Socialists (24)      Democratic Party (20)      Liberal Democratic Party (19)      Liberal Party (13)      Party of Communists (7)      Non-Inscrits (18)
Elections
Last election	30 November 2014
Meeting place
Palace of the Parliament, Chişinău, Moldova
Website
http://www.parlament.md/

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (Parlamentul Republicii Moldova) is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state. The president appoints a prime minister as head of government who in turn assembles a cabinet, both subject to parliamentary approval.

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.

Election results

Main article: Elections in Moldova

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	8	4	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

25	21	23	19	13
PSRM	PCRM	PLDM	PDM	PL

Presidents of the Parliament of Moldova

Main article: President of the Moldovan Parliament

• 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
• 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 and repairs were carried out in 2012 and 2013. Parliament moved back into the restored building in February 2014.

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  Stephen the Great Boulevard

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  From the rear

External links

• Official page
• Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Moldova