Constitution
Moldovan ruling alliance, opposition to find consensus to amend constitution
May 07, 2010"The parliamentary commission for the amendment of Article 78 of the constitution (on the presidential election mechanism) should analyze the draft of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) and the communists' one, and reach consensus in order...
Moldova's Constitutional Court gives green light to amend the Constitution on electing president
April 30, 2010On Thursday, the Constitutional Court formulated its positive conclusion concerning the draft law on amending Article 78 of the Constitution [election of president]. According to the existing legal procedure, the draft law is now subject to consideration...
Moldova's ruling coalition agrees on single change to Constitution
April 16, 2010Moldova's ruling coalition says it will seek to change just one article in the country's constitution and not press for more ambitious changes, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. The four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE) asked the Constitutional...
Moldova: Alliance and Communists begin constitutional battle to change Article 78
April 07, 2010The ruling Alliance for European Integration in the Republic of Moldova announced this weekend that it would submit a proposal to change Article 78 in the Constitution to the Constitutional Court, which would require for the head of state in the country...
Moldova to amend constitution and elect president in general elections
April 07, 2010The governing Alliance for European Integration (AEI) stands for amending Article 78 in the Constitution [on electing president] in parliament and for holding a direct election of the president by the people. At their 'big assembly' that ended late at...
PACE: Moldova needs to amend presidential election mechanism
March 26, 2010Moldova needs a wider political reform. But at this moment, it is necessary to amend only Article 78 in order to get out of the present political deadlock, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Mevlut Cavasoglu told a...
Moldova's draft new constitution completed
March 25, 2010On Wednesday, the commission for constitutional reform made the last amendments to the new draft constitution. The document is to be considered within the parliamentary factions, after which it will be sent to the Venice Commission for assessment...
Moldova's governing Alliance forms Commission-78 to change Constitution
March 23, 2010The 4 constituent parties of the governing Alliance for European Integration (AEI) and independent parliamentarians have set up an ad hoc parliamentary commission for amending Article 78 in the Republic of Moldova Constitution pertaining to electing president...
Ruling coalition to decide the way Moldova's president is elected
March 23, 2010Seemingly backing down from comprehensive constitutional reform, Alliance focuses in on changing mode of presidential election instead The ruling Alliance for European Integration (AEI) has, in the last few weeks, been issuing an array of statements...
Moldovan acting president: New Constitution draft ready
March 19, 2010Acting President Mihai Ghimpu has said that the draft new constitution is ready and will be sent to the Venice Commission for expert assessment. Ghimpu said that the new constitution was worked out and the commission for constitutional reform will make...
