Pro-European alliance created within Chisinau Municipal Council in Moldova

Chisinau, 4 September /MOLDPRES/ - A majority pro-European alliance was created within the Chisinau Municipal Council (CMC) by counsellors of the factions of the Liberal Party (PL), Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM), Democratic Party (PD) and European People's Platform of Moldova - Iurie Leanca (PPEM). The agreement establishing the alliance was signed on 3 September.

Establishment of the alliance provides these parties 26 votes in CMC, that is to say a majority.

Specialised committees were also voted for at the CMC meeting of 3 September. Thus, five specialised committees will work within the CMC: the legal committee, public order and the activity of the local public administration, committee for budget, economy, finance, local public heritage, agriculture and suburbs’ issues, the committee for housing and utilities, energy, technical services, transportation, communications and ecology, the committee for construction, architecture and land relations and the committee for social protection, healthcare, education, culture, media and interethnic relations.

Following the local elections that were held this summer, the Party of Socialists won 19 seats in the Chisinau Municipal Council, the Liberal Party – 17, the PPEM Electoral Bloc - 6 seats, the Party of Communists and Our Party (Partidul Nostru) – 3 each, Liberal Democratic Party - 2, and the Democratic Party - 1 mandate.

(Reporter P. Beregoi, Editor A. Raileanu)