PAS secures majority in Moldova election: Voronin to preside

The inaugural sitting of Moldova's 12th Parliament could be presided over by veteran Communist Vladimir Voronin, a former head of state and MP, who, according to preliminary data announced by the Central Electoral Commission, would secure a new mandate.

Mr Voronin, who stood in the 28 September parliamentary elections on the list of the Patriotic Electoral Bloc (the Bloc), is 84 and is set to break a record. The previous Father of the House to preside over the first sitting was Eduard Smirnov, who was 82.

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The Presiding Member will then invite the President of the Constitutional Court to present the report on the election results and validate the mandates of the elected MPs.

Once Parliament is legally constituted, the Speaker, Deputy Speakers, and the Standing Bureau are elected.

Within ten days, parliamentary groups (or factions) will be formed, which will operate under their own rules.

Parliament is considered legally constituted from the day of the first sitting of the Legislature.

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PAS Secures Parliamentary Majority

According to preliminary results from the 28 September election, presented by the Central Electoral Commission after centralising data from 99.91% of the minutes, the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) obtained 50.16%, or 791,042 of the votes cast.

The following would also enter the future parliament: the "Patriotic" Bloc, which obtained 24.19% or 381,489 votes; the "Alternative" Bloc, with 7.97% or 125,660 votes; the Our Party, with 6.2% or 97,849 votes; and the "Democracy at Home" Party, with 5.62% or 88,675 of the votes cast.

Calculations by the "ADEPT" Association for Participatory Democracy show that PAS would secure 55 seats in the new Parliament, meaning it will have a majority and will govern alone for another four years.

The "Patriotic" Bloc could hold 26 seats, the "Alternative" Bloc – eight seats, while Our Party and the "Democracy at Home" Party would secure six seats each.

Most future PAS MPs are experienced, having previously served as MPs or ministers. Notable exceptions include representatives of civil society, athletes, instrumentalists, and university rectors who are on the PAS list.

The same situation is found on the lists of the "Patriotic" Bloc and the "Alternative" Bloc, where more than half of the potential legislators have held positions in government since the time of the Communist administration.

Candidates from Our Party and the "Democracy at Home" Party have less political experience, as these parties may enter Moldova's Parliament for the first time.

The list of potential PAS MPs: