Amid Bulgaria's unending political turmoil, the two main parties of the ousted reformist government are proposing a minority administration which will try to gain support from the opposition in parliament.
Moldova s top court gives green light to parliament dissolution Moldova s Constitutional Court
CHISINAU (Moldova), April 16 (SeeNews) - Moldova s constitutional court has ruled that the parliament can be dissolved due to its inability to approve a government within the deadlines set by the Constitution, paving the way for early elections.
The decision, which was adopted in response to a request by pro-European president Maia Sandu, is final and cannot be appealed, the court said in a ruling published on its website on Thursday.
Earlier in the day, Sandu said in a televised statement that she plans to take all necessary steps to dissolve parliament and call early elections as soon as the court decides on whether she can dissolve parliament during a state of emergency.
Moldovan parl imposes 2-month state of emergency, cites surge in Covid-19 cases Source: Health ministry
CHISINAU (Moldova), April 1 (SeeNews) - Moldova s parliament, in which pro-Moscow Socialists form the largest group of lawmakers, said it declared a two-month nationwide state of emergency to tame a surge in coronavirus infection but the country s pro-European president Maia Sandu said the decision rather aimed to prevent an early general election.
A total of 52 members of the 101-seat parliament MPs who form the parliamentary majority comprising the Socialist Party (PSRM), Sor Party and PRO Moldova, voted on Wednesday evening to introduce a state of emergency across the country, to be in force from April 1 until May 30, data posted on the parliament s website showed.
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U.S. State Department spokesman Cale Brown congratulated Sandu, the first female president of Moldova, on her “historic” inauguration on Twitter.
“We look forward to working with you to strengthen Moldova’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, advance the rule of law, democratic reform, and greater economic prosperity,”
Thousands of Sandu s supporters greeted her outside the Palace of the Republic in the capital, Chisinau, after the ceremony, chanting Maia Sandu and the people! and The people love you!
She previously served as prime minister for several months during Dodon s term before being ousted in a vote of no confidence last year.