Marian Lupu - Moldova's next president?
The 43-year-old leader of the Democratic Party and former Communist speaker, Marian Lupu, was registered as a candidate for the president of the Republic of Moldova. He was nominated to the post by the ruling Alliance for European Integration and his candidacy was supported by 26 MPs.
On 7 October, parliament set the date of the first attempt to elect the president for 23 October and formed a special commission in charge of organizing the presidential election. The deadline for candidates to submit their applications is mid-night of 17 October.
Under the Moldovan legislation, the presidential election should be held within two months after former President Vladimir Voronin resigned, or on 11 November.
Candidates can be nominated by groups of at least 15 MPs. The opposition 48-strong Communist Party has said that it would not participate in the presidential election. This means that the Alliance for European Integration! will have to formally nominate a second candidate as legislation stipulates that the presidential election is secret and is held on alternative basis.
To be elected president, a candidate needs the support of 61 out of 101 MPs. The Alliance for European Integration is short of eight votes to elect the president on its own. Earlier, Communist Party leader Vladimir Voronin said that "the Communists will not participate in the presidential election" as they do not want to cast their ballots for "traitor" Lupu who quit the Communist Party a month before the 29 July early parliamentary election.
For her part, the leader of the Communist parliamentary faction, Maria Postoico, did not rule out that Communist MPs could vote for Lupu if the alliance supports its proposal to dismiss speaker Mihai Ghimpu. For this, 68 votes are needed.
If parliament fails to elect the president in two attempts then acting president and speaker Mihai Ghimpu has the right to disband p! arliament and call a new early election which can take place only in 2010.
Infotag, Moldovan news agency
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