Parliament of the Republic of Moldova 2818427 204773057 2008-04-10T20:37:17Z Escarbot 1554195 robot Adding: [[ru:Парламент Молдавии]] {{Infobox Legislature| |name=''Parlamentul Republicii Moldova''<br>Parliament of the Republic of Moldova |coa_pic=Coat of arms of Moldova.svg |session_room=Parlament Buiding Moldova.jpg |house_type=Unicameral |leader1_type=Speaker |leader1=[[Marian Lupu]] |party1=[[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova|PCRM]] |election1=2005 |leader2_type= |leader2= |party2= |election2= |election3=2005 |members='''101''' |p_groups=(''Fractions; Fracţiuni''): [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova|PCRM]], [[Party Alliance Our Moldova|AMN]], [[Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova)|PPCD]], [[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]], Independent deputies |meeting_place=Parliament Building, [[Chişinău]] |website=[http://www.parlament.md/ www.parlament.md] |}} The '''Parliament''' of the [[Moldova|Republic of Moldova]] (''Parlamentul Republicii Moldova'') is a [[unicameral]] assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by [[Election|popular vote]] every 4 years. The parliament then elects a [[President of the Republic of Moldova|president]], who functions as the [[head of state]]. The president appoints a [[List of Prime Ministers of Moldova|prime minister]] as [[head of government]] who in turn assembles a [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]], both subject to parliamentary approval. ==Structure== *'''Speaker of the Parliament''' - [[Marian Lupu]] *'''Deputy Speaker of the Parliament''' *'''Standing Bureau''' The working body of the Parliament - the Standing Bureau - is formed taking into consideration the proportional representation of the factions in the Legislative body. The Chairman and Deputy Chairmen are its ex officio members. The number of members of the Standing Bureau is determined by the Parliament's decision. :* [[Marian Lupu]] - Speaker of the Parliament, representing the [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PCRM) :* [[Maria Postoico]] - Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, representing the [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PCRM) :* [[Iurie Roşca]] - Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, representing the [[Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova)|Christian-Democratic People's Party]] :* [[Dumitru Braghiş]] - representing the [[Party Alliance Our Moldova]] :* [[Ivan Călin]] - representing the [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PCRM) :* [[Dumitru Diacov]] - representing the [[Democratic Party of Moldova]] :* [[Vladimir Eremciuc]] - representing the [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PCRM) :* [[Eugenia Ostapciuc]] - representing the [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PCRM) :* [[Oleg Serebrian]] - representing the [[Social Liberal Party (Moldova)|Social Liberal Party]] :* [[Victor Stepaniuc]] - representing the [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PCRM) :* [[Serafim Urechean]] - representing the [[Party Alliance Our Moldova]] *'''Standing Committees''' ==Election results== {{Politics of Moldova}} {{main|Moldovan parliamentary elections, 2005}} {{Moldovan parliamentary election, 2005}} ==Current distribution of seats== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Parties ! Status ! Seats |- | [[Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova]] (''Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova'') | faction | 55 |- | [[Party Alliance Our Moldova]] (''Alianţa Moldova Noastră'') | faction | 13 |- | [[Democratic Party of Moldova]] (''Partidul Democrat din Moldova'') | faction | 9 |- | [[Christian Democratic People's Party]] (''Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat'') | faction | 7 |- | [[Social Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Social Liberal'') | | 4 |- | [[Party of Social Democracy]] (''Partidul Democraţiei Sociale din Moldova'') | | 5 |- | [[National Liberal Party]] (''Partidul Naţional Liberal'') | | 2 |- | Other independent deputies | | 6 |} ==Apparatus== The Parliament staff ensures an organizational, informational and technological assistance to activity of the Parliament, the Standing Bureau, standing committees, parliamentary factions and of deputies. The structure and the personal record of the parliament staff are approved by the Parliament. ==Legislative procedure== According to the [[Constitution of the Republic of Moldova|Constitution]], which was adopted on 29 July 1994, the Parliament is the supreme representative organ and the single legislative authority of the state. The right of legislative initiative belongs to the Members of Parliament, to the Speaker (excepting proposals to revise the Constitution) and to the Government. In exercise of this right MPs and the [[President of the Republic of Moldova|President]] of the state present to Parliament draft papers and legislative proposals, while the [[Government of the Republic of Moldova|Government]] presents draft papers. ==Speakers of the Parliament of Moldova (after 1990)== *[[Alexandru Mosanu]] [[September 4]], [[1990]] - [[February 2]], [[1993]] *[[Petru Lucinschi]] [[February 4]], [[1993]] - [[January 9]], [[1997]] *[[Dumitru Motpan]] [[March 5]], [[1997]] - [[April 23]], [[1998]] *[[Dumitru Diacov]] [[April 23]], [[1998]]- [[March 20]], [[2001]] *[[Eugenia Ostapciuc]] [[March 20]], [[2001]] - [[March 24]], [[2005]] *[[Marian Lupu]] [[24 March]], [[2005]] - Present ==External links== *[http://www.parlament.md/en.html official page] {{Europe topic|Parliament of}} [[Category:Parliaments by country|Moldova]] [[Category:Government of Moldova]] [[it:Parlamento della Moldavia]] [[ru:Парламент Молдавии]]