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Moldovan parliament to hold extraordinary session starting 11 January
January 11, 2011The parliament will hold an extraordinary session on 11-18 January 2010, according to an instruction signed by Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu, the parliament's media relations department has said. Pursuant to Article 67 of the Constitution of the Republic...
Moldovan ruling parties to discuss government programme
January 11, 2011The groups of experts of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) will meet to discuss the action programme of the future government, the deputy leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM), Alexandru Tanase, has told MOLDPRES. Tanase said that...
Moldovan PM-Designate sees chance to elect president
January 04, 2011Moldova's prime minister-designate says the country's new parliament will be able to elect a president and break a constitutional crisis in the country, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Vlad Filat, whose Alliance for European Integration (AIE) won...
Russia enters year of elections in the shadow of a shameful verdict
January 04, 2011By Pavel K. Baev The year 2010 could have been marked as “not-so-bad” in the still short annals of Russia’s post-Soviet history. It was the scorching summer heat and massive fires that would be remembered as the main feature...
Final decision on Moldova's ruling coalition to be taken on 30 December
December 30, 2010"We have advanced, and did it seriously. We will tell you more on 30 December. I hope that little time is left until a coalition is given the final touches. The details that have not been discussed yet will be settled soon. I am confident that...
Belarus gets new Prime Minister amid growing criticism
December 29, 2010Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday gathered together new political allies in the face of Western criticism of his government's assault on opposition figures and independent journalists. Mr. Lukashenko decided to replace his long-serving...
Vlad Filat becomes the Interim President of the Republic of Moldova
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December 29, 2010Chisinau (Moldova.ORG) -- In the first session of parliament held on 28 December, the speaker was not elected, so the interim president automatically becomes the Prime Minister Filat. He declared that until Thursday he will not sign up to any order...
Moldovan Liberal MP says talks are tergiversated because of lack of trust
December 29, 2010The head of the Liberal Party's (PL) parliamentary faction, Ion Hadirca, has told journalists that coalition negotiations between the former members of the Alliance fort European Integration (AIE) are tergiversated "because of lack of trust."...
New Moldovan parliament will convene for first plenary meeting on December 28
December 28, 2010Moldova's Acting President Mihai Ghimpu signed a Presidential Decree on convening the new Parliament of the Republic of Moldova on the Tuesday of December 28. Last Friday night, the Constitutional Court approved the results of the November 28 parliamentary...
Communist, Democrat leaders say coalition talks advanced
December 28, 2010After two and a half hours of talks, the leaders of the Party of Communists (PCRM) and the Democratic Party (PD) have announced that a centre-left coalition had not been created yet, but noted that the dialogue had considerably advanced. The sides discussed...