Vladimir Turcan
Moldova's dilemma: How to elect the president
October 21, 2009This upcoming Friday, the Moldovan Parliament will convene to decide about holding or not holding an election of President of Moldova, though initially the day of October 23 was set as the date of the long-waited election. Moldova's Acting President,...
Only one candidate registered for Moldovan presidential election
October 20, 2009Democratic Party leader Marian Lupu is the only candidate registered for the 23 October presidential election in Moldova, the Moldovan news agency Infotag reported on 19 October, quoting the chairman of the parliamentary commission in charge of organizing...
Moldovan top court says speaker's election legal
September 10, 2009Mihai Ghimpu, the leader of the Liberal Party, was elected speaker in line with the constitution. The Constitutional Court reached this conclusion on Wednesday, Sept 9. After a four-hour sitting and almost one hour of deliberation, the judges of the...
Vitalie Nagacevschi: Speaker Mihai Ghimpu Should Act As President
September 03, 2009Vitalie Nagacevschi, a prominent Moldovan lawyer elected to parliament on the Liberal Democratic Party's ticket, presumes new parliament chairman Mihai Ghimpu should assume the performing of presidential duties until a new head of state is elected. Nagacevschi...
Moldovan Communists Appeal Speaker's Election
September 02, 2009The Moldovan Communist Party (CPRM) has asked the Constitutional Court (CC) to urgently examine the legitimacy of Liberal Party leader Mihai Ghimpu's election as parliament speaker, CC representative Alla Tanache has told Infotag. She said that the request...
Moldovan Opposition Pulls Together, But Is That Enough?
August 11, 2009By Robert Coalson, Oana Serafim The leaders of the four opposition parties that together hold 53 of the 101 seats in Moldova's new parliament were all smiles over the weekend when they announced their new coalition, Alliance for European Integration...
Romanian paper warns EU of election violence in Moldova
July 13, 2009A Commentary by George Damian in his article in Ziua: "A Deaf Europe for a Crushed Bessarabia" "Some drug addicts have taken to the streets and are ready to steal our 650-year-old statehood. Beat them black and blue!" That was the...
Moldovan newspaper reveals names of foreigners involved in riots
July 09, 2009The daily [pro-government and pro-Communist Party] Moldova Suverana on Wednesday published the names of two Serbian citizens who, according to some data, were involved in the 7 April events. An article titled, Serbian TIR Driver Has Become Overnight...
Prosecution denies top official ordered fixing EU flag on parliament
July 08, 2009The EU flag was fixed on the Moldovan parliament building on 7 April at the initiative of protesters but not following orders by some parliamentary officials, the Prosecutor-General's Office has said following requests by the opposition Our Moldova Alliance...
Moldovan opposition wants deputy speaker interrogated over riots
July 07, 2009The opposition Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) has asked the Information and Security Service (SIS) and the Prosecutor-General's Office to interrogate first deputy speaker Vladimir Turcan in the case "on organization of acts of vandalism on 7 April"...
