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29 July 2021 / 17:44
Constituent sitting of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, XI legislature (LIVE TEXT)
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova of the XI legislature, elected in the early elections of July 11, was legally constituted. The inaugural meeting, which began on Monday, July 26, continues. The deputies would form the parliamentary factions, elect the president and vice-presidents of the Legislature, decide on the nominal composition of the parliamentary commissions.
LIVE: 17:44 The first sitting of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova of the XI legislature has ended. The Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu said that an extraordinary meeting will be convened in a short time for the investment of the Government of the Republic of Moldova.
LIVE: 17:39 The Parliament’s Standing Bureau approved the establishment of 11 standing committees. Eight of them will be chaired by PAS deputies, and the other three by deputies from the Bloc of Socialists and Communists.
LIVE: 15:58 Members of Parliament's Standing Bureau met in session to decide on the numerical and nominal composition of the standing committees.
LIVE: 15:55 The Parliament's Standing Bureau was set up, which includes the President and the two deputy-speakers of the Parliament and 9 other members, representatives of the parliamentary factions.
LIVE: 15:39 The deputy of the Bloc of Socialists and Communists, Vlad Bătrîncea, was elected with 87 pro votes, in the position of vice-president of the Parliament.
LIVE: 15:36 The PAS deputy, Mihail Popşoi, was elected with 85 pro votes, in the position of deputy-speaker of the Parliament.
LIVE: 15:34 Parliament has established two positions of deputy-speakers of Parliament.
LIVE: 15:16 Igor Grosu handed the copy of the flag of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova to Zinaida Greceanii, former President of the Parliament. "The role and defining purpose of the deputies is to represent the will of the citizen, who entrusted their vote. For a state to prosper, it is important that politicians do not fight among themselves but work together. Let each of us have a common feature - love for the country ", said Zinaida Greceanii.
LIVE: 15:08 Igor Grosu: “It is a great responsibility for me. I want to be the President who puts Parliament at the service of the people. People's confidence in democracy can be regained through work. We will work effectively to reform the judiciary, increase pensions and salaries (…). I invite you to get to work, to stay united and dedicated to the people, to be successful for Moldova ", said Igor Grosu, elected President of the Parliament.
LIVE: 15:05 Igor Grosu, elected Parliament Speaker. Sergiu Litvinenco, the chairman of the Special Commission for the election of the president of the parliament, read out the draft Decision by which the PAS deputy, Igor Grosu, is elected with the vote of 64 deputies in the position of President of the Parliament. The decision was supported by a majority of the deputies present in the sitting hall.
LIVE: 14:11 Deputies were invited to the lobby in front of the plenary sitting room to cast their votes. Voting shall be by secret ballot. Only one candidate is registered in the ballot paper - Igor Grosu. The deputies from the Socialist and Communist Bloc Fraction do not participate in the elections.
LIVE 14:09 Vasile Bolea, deputy, Socialist and Communist Bloc Faction: I will remind Mr. Grosu of the following: what price did you indicate the value of the house in which you live, isn't it hypocrisy? First, pay taxes, take the money from off-shores. As a member of this commission for the election of the president of the parliament, I declare that I will not participate in the works of this commission, following what I heard, that you participated in a secret meeting, you intimidated the citizens of Varniţa. I will not participate in the legalization of some decisions, by some deputies who came to hide here in the Parliament ".
LIVE: 13:48 Lilian Carp, vice-president of the PAS faction, gives a speech in support of the candidate for the position of president of the Parliament: “The election of the president is an act, a technical vote and let this institution start working. It is important for the president to be honest. I am confident that Mr Grosu will be a President who will properly manage the sittings of Parliament, the future Speaker of Parliament will not ignore the opposition and there will be no tensions. It is time to return to normalcy to know very clearly what will be the topics that will be discussed in plenary. I am confident that you, Mr. Grosu, will respect the Regulation and stop any kind of insult ”.
LIVE 13:30 Igor Grosu, candidate for President of the Parliament: "On the day when the decision was made to change the destination or beneficiary of this land, your leader ran very quickly to the Embassy on Mateevici to explain what happened, to show how hypocritical you are, what double standards you have. What are we going to do? We will follow the law, nothing more and we will create conditions for your supporters to protest peacefully. Otherwise, we respect the law, and not the land combinations ”.
LIVE 13:28 Grigore Novac, deputy, Socialist and Communist Bloc faction: “I bring sincere condolences to the people that today the good times have begun, they started with the transfer of five hectares of land in the heart of Chisinau. On Constitution Day we became poorer. What are you going to do to turn the Republican Stadium back? ”
LIVE 13:22 Igor Grosu, candidate for President of the Parliament: “It would have been strange if the flagman of socialist propaganda and lies had not taken the floor. You forgot to blame me for the great depression and other cataclysms, and so on. You are a liar, manipulator and traitor”.
LIVE 13:20 Bogdan Ţîrdea, deputy, Socialist and Communist Bloc faction: “You were part of a government in which the biggest crimes were committed against this country, I mean the billion, the airport, the laundromat, the privatization of BEM, you voted to steal the billion. Do you consider that you have the right to talk about thieves and bandits, to claim the position of speaker, to be at liberty and not in prison? ”.
LIVE: 13:07 The floor was given to the candidate for the position of President of the Parliament, Igor Grosu: “Our goal is for this Parliament to keep order. Liquidation of the monopoly is one of our priorities, removing pressure from the business environment, creating clear and equal rules for all. In this Parliament we will start an extremely important exercise, we will call on institutions and agencies to present their report to the people, to Parliament. We will evaluate each institution. We will start cleaning up the activity of the Parliament, we will be transparent in the legislative process, we will listen to the people ”.
LIVE: 11:55 Mihail Popşoi, president of the PAS Faction: "The candidate of the PAS Faction is Igor Grosu, supported by all colleagues".
LIVE: 11:54 Zinaida Greceanii, president of the Bloc of Socialists and Communists: “We have no candidates, we offer you this opportunity, dear colleagues from the government. We will not participate in the voting procedure ".
LIVE: 11:48 The special commission for the election of the president of the parliament, led by the PAS deputy Sergiu Litvinenco, approved the Regulation for the conduct of the elections and the Certificate of registration of the candidate. According to the regulation, the parliamentary factions are to present to the Commission the decision of the faction with the signatures of the deputies supporting the candidacy and the agreement of the candidate.
LIVE: 11:09 The Special Commission for the Election of the Speaker of Parliament with seven members has been set up. PAS MP Sergiu Litivinenco said that in 30 minutes the Commission will be ready to initiate the procedure for electing the President of the Parliament.
LIVE: 10:44 The procedure for setting up the Special Committee for the election of the President of the Parliament is announced. There will be seven members of the Commission: four PAS deputies, two deputies of the Socialists and Communists, one deputy from the Şor Party.
LIVE: 10:40 Marian Tauber, deputy of the Şor Party faction: “We believe that we must proceed to real things and concrete facts. There have been several discussions about the functions and representations of how the Parliament will work, this is not important for the Şor Party faction. The best answer - we will work for the people and not the other way around, and we hope that our positions will be taken into account ".
LIVE: 10:33 Mihail Popşoi, president of the PAS Faction: “On July 11, the citizens of the country and the diaspora gave a historic vote. People chose change. The vote a few weeks ago allows us to leave a toxic parliament behind. Moldovans are tired of compromised politicians. The signal of Moldovans is clear - for welfare. We have a majority of good people in Parliament, who will be at the service of the citizens. We have only one option - to govern well, competently, many challenges. We want to make Parliament one of the most transparent institutions in the country. Step by step we will build Moldova in good times. Every PAS deputy bears the responsibility of governing ”.
LIVE: 10:18 Vladimir Voronin, member of the Bloc of the Socialist and Communist Bloc, gave a speech from the rostrum in Parliament in which he mentioned that the Socialists and Communists are willing to support the country's economic development programs and will speak out against attempts to undermine statehood and integrity of the Republic of Moldova. "Moldova is on the verge of a national demographic, economic and ecological catastrophe. We are willing to participate in the development of economic development programs, to revive our villages, we are ready to vote for projects capable of liquidating the social differentiation of people, we are ready to fight against demographic and ecological catastrophe, we are ready to work on a new constitution of the Republic of Moldova ”.
LIVE: 10:15 The Socialist and Communist Bloc declares itself in opposition.
LIVE: 10:12 Marina Tauber, deputy of the “Şor” Political Party: “Ilan Şor was elected president of the Şor Party, Petru Jardan was appointed vice-president, and Marina Tauber was elected secretary of the party. The Şor Party faction will work in the current Legislative in constructive opposition ".
LIVE: 10:09 Vasie Bolea, PSRM deputy announces the formation of the Socialist and Communist Bloc Faction, composed of 32 deputies. Vasile Bolea read the list of socialist and communist deputies who are part of the Faction. "Zinaida Greceanii was elected president of the faction, vice-presidents: Corneliu Furculiţă, Constantin Starîş, secretary of the faction - Vasile Bolea".
LIVE 10:06 Sergiu Litvinenco, PAS deputy: “PAS convened the meeting for the constitution of the PAS parliamentary faction. The 63 deputies approved the establishment of the Action and Solidarity Party Faction. Following the debates, Mihail Popşoi was elected president of the faction, vice-presidents - Vladimir Bolea, Veronica Roşca, Doina Gherman, Lilian Carp, secretary of the faction - Artur Mija.
LIVE: 10:03 91 deputies attended the meeting. Eduard Smirnov, moderator of the sitting, PSRM deputy: The quorum is met. Today it turns 27 years since the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova. On this occasion, I send sincere congratulations to the citizens of the Republic of Moldova ". The procedure for setting up parliamentary factions has been announced.
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