The Constitutional Court (CC) of Moldova recognized as legal the nomination of the leader of the Action and Solidarity party, Igor Grosu, as a candidate for the post of Prime Minister of the Republic. This was announced on Monday, March 22, by the head of the Constitutional Court, Domnika Manole.
“The Constitutional Court ruled to reject the request of the deputies of the Socialist Party, to recognize the president’s order on the nomination of a candidate for the post of Prime Minister Igor Grosu as legal,” the newspaper Ziarul de Garda quotes her.
Manole noted that the court’s decision is final and not subject to appeal. Gross will have to draw up a government program and assemble a team within 15 days, and then present them to parliament.
On March 16, President of Moldova Maia Sandu, following negotiations with parliamentary factions, nominated Grosu for the post of Prime Minister of the country. However, the Socialist Party decided to challenge this choice in the Constitutional Court. The parliamentary majority proposed the candidacy of the Ambassador of Moldova to Russia, Vladimir Golovatyuk, for the post of prime minister. In turn, Sandu refused to discuss Golovatyuk’s candidacy.
The first candidate nominated by Sandu for this position was Natalia Gavrilitsa, ex-Minister of Finance, vice-chairman of the Action and Solidarity party created by Sandu. However, in February, the members of the Moldovan parliament refused to approve her as prime minister.
On February 23, the Constitutional Court of Moldova declared Sandu’s decree on the reappointment of Gavrilitsa to the post of prime minister unconstitutional.
The next parliamentary elections in the republic are scheduled for 2023, but the Socialist Party does not exclude that they may be held ahead of schedule, for example, in the fall of this year.