Constitutional court states circumstances justifying interim office of president of Moldova

Chisinau, 09 June /MOLDPRES/ – The Constitutional Court (CC) has stated circumstances justifying establishment of interim office of Moldova and, according to Article 91 of the Constitution, it will be exercised by Prime Minister in office, Pavel Filip.

On Sunday, 09 June, the magistrates of CC examined petition №113f/2019 filed by a group of MPs on determination of circumstances justifying interim president of Moldova and based upon Articles 85 (1), 135 (1) let. f) and 140 of the Constitution and of the CC decision №13 of 08 June 2019, the CC has issued the following opinion:

"A circumstance justifying the provisional function of President of Moldova in the dissolution procedure of the Parliament is found to be deliberate to the fulfillment of President of his constitutional obligation to notify the Constitutional Court in order to determine the circumstances justifying the dissolution of Parliament of the 10th legislature, with the subsequent issue of the decree of dissolution of the Parliament and of the date of early parliamentary elections, which, according to Article 91 of the Constitution, represents a temporary impossibility to exercise its attributions in this respect," states the opinion.

The CC also held that on the basis of Article 91 of the Constitution, Prime Minister in office, Pavel Filip, acting as interim President of Moldova, will order the CC to determine the circumstances justifying the dissolution of Parliament of the 10th legislature and, as the case may be, issue a decree on dissolving Parliament and setting the date for early parliamentary elections.  

This opinion is final, can not be subject to any appeal, enters into force on the date of its adoption and it is published in the Official Journal of Moldova.