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The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the
Republic of Moldova A republic () is a "state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th c ...
, the only state legislative authority, being a
unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multic ...
structure composed of 101 elected MPs on lists, for a period of 4 years. Parliament is elected by universal vote, equal directly, secret and freely expressed. The President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is elected by the Parliament, with a minimum of 52 votes. The Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova, on a proposal of the Central Electoral Commission, decides to validate or invalidate the mandate of the Member of Parliament. The mandate is invalid in the case of violation of electoral legislation. The Parliament is meeting at the convening of the Speaker of the Parliament within 30 days of the elections. Parliament's mandate is prolonged until the legal meeting of the new composition. During this period the Constitution cannot be amended and organic laws cannot be adopted, amended or abrogated. Parliamentary elections took place on 11 July 2021. The snap parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide win for
Party of Action and Solidarity The Party of Action and Solidarity ( ro, Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate, PAS) is a liberal political party in Moldova. The PAS was founded by Maia Sandu, the former Minister of Education and the incumbent president of Moldova. A pro-Europea ...
(PAS).


Apparatus

The Parliament staff ensures an organizational, informational and technological assistance to activity of the Parliament, the Standing Bureau, standing committees, parliamentary factions and of deputies. The structure and the personal record of the parliament staff are approved by the Parliament.


Legislative procedure

According to the
Constitution of Moldova (1994) The Moldovan Constitution of 1994 is the supreme law of the country, since 27 August 1994. History The current Constitution of Moldova was adopted on 29 July 1994 by the Moldovan Parliament and published in the Moldovan official gazette on ...
, the Parliament is the supreme representative organ and the single legislative authority of the state. The right of legislative initiative belongs to the Members of Parliament, to the
Speaker Speaker may refer to: Society and politics * Speaker (politics), the presiding officer in a legislative assembly * Public speaker, one who gives a speech or lecture * A person producing speech: the producer of a given utterance, especially: ** I ...
(excepting proposals to revise the Constitution) and to the
Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
. In exercise of this right MPs and the
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
of the state present to Parliament draft papers and legislative proposals, while the
Government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
presents draft papers.


Parliamentary factions

In order to form the working bodies and to organize the activity of the parliament, deputies form parliamentary factions composed of at least 5 deputies elected on the basis of lists of electoral contestants, as well as parliamentary factions with the same numerical composition as independent deputies. The parliamentary factions are constituted within 10 days after the legal constitution of the parliament.


11th Moldovan Parliament

The 101 deputies elected on 11 July 2021 at the 2021 Moldovan parliamentary election constitute 3 main parliamentary factions as follows:


Election results


Structure of former legislatures


Moldovan Parliament 1994–1998


Moldovan Parliament 1998–2001


Moldovan Parliament 2001–2005


Moldovan Parliament 2005–2009 The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova elected on 6 March 2005 had 101 seats. Parliamentary positions *Speaker of the Parliament - Marian Lupu *Deputy Speaker of the Parliament *Standing Bureau The working body of the Parliament - the Stand ...


Moldovan Parliament April–July 2009


Moldovan Parliament 2009–2010


Moldovan Parliament 2010–2014


Moldovan Parliament 2014–2019


Moldovan Parliament 2019–2021


Moldovan Parliament 2021–present


Parliamentary committees

* Committee for Agriculture and Food Industry ** Alexandru Trubca (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Radu Mudreac (BCS) – Deputy Chair ** Iurie Păsat (PAS) – Secretary ** Gheorghe Agheorghiesei (PAS) ** Viorel Barda (PAS) ** Gheorghe Ichim (PAS) ** Corneliu Furculiță (BCS) * Committee for Culture, Education, Research, Youth, Sport and Mass-media **
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(PAS) – Chair ** Virgiliu Pîslariuc (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Adela Răileanu (BCS) – Deputy Chair ** Marcela Adam (PAS) – Secretary ** Maria Gonța (PAS) ** Marcela Nistor (PAS) ** Larisa Novac (PAS) ** Eugeniu Sinchevici (PAS) ** Elena Beleacova (BCS) ** Diana Caraman (BCS) ** Adrian Lebedinschi (BCS) ** Petru Jardan (ȘOR) * Committee for Economy, Budget and Finance ** Dumitru Alaiba (PAS) – Chair **
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(PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Petru Burduja (BCS) – Deputy Chair ** Valentina Manic (PAS) – Secretary ** Iulia Dascălu (PAS) ** Sergiu Lazarencu (PAS) **
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(PAS) ** Inga Sibova (BCS) **
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(BCS) ** Vadim Fotescu (ȘOR) * Committee for Environment and Regional Development ** Ina Coșeru (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Ion Babici (PAS) – Secretary ** Mariana Cușnir (PAS) ** Dorel Iurcu (PAS) ** Vitalie Gavrouc (PAS) ** Alla Pilipețcaia (BCS) ** Eduard Smirnov (BCS) * Committee for Human Rights and Interethnic Relations ** Grigore Novac (BCS) – Chair ** Natalia Davidovici (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Angela Munteanu-Pojoga (PAS) – Secretary ** Liliana Grosu (PAS) ** Marina Morozova (PAS) ** Evghenia Cojocari (PAS) ** Nicolai Rusol (BCS) * Committee for National Security, Defense and Public Order ** Lilian Carp (PAS) – Chair ** Ana Racu (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Constantin Starîș (BCS) – Secretary ** Andrian Cheptonar (PAS) **
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(PAS) ** Oazu Nantoi (PAS) ** Ion Șpac (PAS) ** Fiodor Gagauz (BCS) ** Chiril Tatarlî (BCS) * Committee for Public Administration ** Larisa Voloh (PAS) – Chair **
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(PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Valeriu Muduc (BCS) – Secretary ** Efimia Bandalac (PAS) ** Vitalie Jacot (PAS) ** Ersilia Qatrawi (PAS) ** Ivanna Koksal (BCS) ** Irina Lozovan (BCS) **
Marina Tauber Marina Tauber (born 1 May 1986) is a Moldovan politician. Since 2019 she has been a Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Biography Marina Tauber was born in 1986, in Chișinău, in a family of Jewish origin. She was a high school ...
(ȘOR) * Committee for Social Protection, Health and Family ** Dan Perciun (PAS) – Chair ** Adrian Belîi (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Vladimir Odnostalco (BCS) – Deputy Chair ** Regina Apostolova (ȘOR) – Deputy Chair ** Maria Pancu (PAS) – Secretary ** Dorian Istrati (PAS) ** Ana Oglinda (PAS) ** Alla Darovannaia (BCS) ** Veaceslav Nigai (BCS) * Committee for Foreign Policy and European Integration ** Doina Gherman (PAS) – Chair ** Ion Groza (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Bogdan Țirdea (BCS) – Deputy Chair ** Adrian Băluțel (PAS) – Secretary ** Mihail Druță (PAS) **
Mihai Popșoi Mihail (Mihai) Popșoi (born 10 March 1987) is a Moldovan politician and a member of the Moldovan Parliament since 24 February 2019. Since 8 June 2019 he has served as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Since 10 Se ...
(PAS) ** Galina Sajin (PAS) **
Vlad Batrîncea Vlad Batrîncea (born 31 March 1981) is a Moldovan politician who currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (since November 2019). He has been the executive secretary of the Party of Socialists of the Republi ...
(BCS) **
Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin (; born 25 May 1941) is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He ...
(BCS) * Judicial Committee for Appointments and Immunities **
Olesea Stamate Olesea Stamate (born 20 December 1983) is a Moldovan politician. She served as Minister of Justice from 24 June 2019 to 14 November 2019. Fadei Nagacevschi was appointed as her successor. She has a bachelor's degree in law from Moldova State Uni ...
(PAS) – Chair ** Veronica Roșca (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Vasile Bolea (BCS) – Deputy Chair ** Igor Chiriac (PAS) – Secretary ** Vasile Grădinaru (PAS) ** Artemie Cătănoi (PAS) ** Ana Calinici (PAS) ** Boris Popa (PAS) ** Alla Dolință (BCS) ** Alexandr Suhodolschi (BCS) **
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(ȘOR) * Committee for Public Finance Control **
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(BCS) – Chair ** Artur Mija (PAS) – Deputy Chair ** Oleg Canațui (PAS) – Secretary ** Victor Spînu (PAS) **
Zinaida Greceanîi Zinaida Greceanîi (; born 7 February 1956Page on Greceanii at government website
.
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(BCS) **
Ilan Shor Ilan Shor (or Șor; he, אילן שור; born 6 March 1987) is a Moldovan hideaway businessman, oligarch and politician. From July 2015 to April 2019, he served as mayor of the Moldovan city of Orhei. He owns several Moldovan businesses, includi ...
(SOR) Permanent Bureau *
Igor Grosu Igor Grosu (born 30 November 1972) is a Moldovan politician who is the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova since 29 July 2021. He has been a member of the Moldovan Parliament since March 2019. Grosu has been the leader (at fir ...
– President (PAS) *
Mihai Popșoi Mihail (Mihai) Popșoi (born 10 March 1987) is a Moldovan politician and a member of the Moldovan Parliament since 24 February 2019. Since 8 June 2019 he has served as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. Since 10 Se ...
– Vice President (PAS) *
Vlad Batrîncea Vlad Batrîncea (born 31 March 1981) is a Moldovan politician who currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (since November 2019). He has been the executive secretary of the Party of Socialists of the Republi ...
– Vice President (BCS) *
Olesea Stamate Olesea Stamate (born 20 December 1983) is a Moldovan politician. She served as Minister of Justice from 24 June 2019 to 14 November 2019. Fadei Nagacevschi was appointed as her successor. She has a bachelor's degree in law from Moldova State Uni ...
– PAS *
Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei (born 6 November 1968) is a Moldovan politician. She served as Minister of Education, Culture and Research from 8 June 2019 to 14 November 2019 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Maia Sandu Maia Sandu (; born 24 Ma ...
– PAS * Doina Gherman – PAS * Veronica Roșca – PAS * Dan Perciun – PAS * Corneliu Furculiță – BCS * Vasile Bolea – BCS * Constantin Starîș – BCS *
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– ȘOR


Presidents of the Parliament of Moldova

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Alexandru Moșanu Alexandru Moșanu (19 July 1932 – 7 December 2017) was a Moldovan politician, historian and professor. Biography Alexandru Moșanu was born in Braniște, Kingdom of Romania (now in Rîșcani District, Moldova). He was the first speaker of ...
(September 4, 1990 – February 2, 1993) *
Petru Lucinschi Petru Lucinschi (; born 27 January 1940) is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President (1997–2001). Biography Early life and education Petru Lucinschi was born on 27 January 1940 in Rădulenii Vechi village, Soroc ...
(February 4, 1993 – January 9, 1997) *
Dumitru Moțpan Dumitru Moțpan (3 May 1940 – 23 June 2018) was a Moldovan politician, who served as the President of the Moldovan Parliament The President of the Parliament ( ro, Președintele Parlamentului) is the presiding officer of the Parliament o ...
(March 5, 1997 – April 23, 1998) *
Dumitru Diacov Dumitru Diacov (born 10 February 1952, Kargapolie, Kurgan Oblast, Russian SFSR) is a Moldovan politician, former President and Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in s ...
(April 23, 1998 – March 20, 2001) * Eugenia Ostapciuc (March 20, 2001 – March 24, 2005) *
Marian Lupu Marian Lupu (; born 20 June 1966) is a Moldovan politician who was the President of the Parliament of Moldova between 2010 and 2013. From this position he served as Acting President of the Republic from 2010 until 2012. Personal life Marian Lup ...
(March 24, 2005 – May 5, 2009) *
Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin (; born 25 May 1941) is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He ...
(May 12, 2009 – August 28, 2009) *
Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951) is a Moldovan politician who served as Speaker of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova from 2009 to 2010. He was member of Parliament of Moldova from 1990 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2019. Ghimpu held the ...
(August 28, 2009 – December 28, 2010) *
Marian Lupu Marian Lupu (; born 20 June 1966) is a Moldovan politician who was the President of the Parliament of Moldova between 2010 and 2013. From this position he served as Acting President of the Republic from 2010 until 2012. Personal life Marian Lup ...
(December 30, 2010 – April 25, 2013) *
Liliana Palihovici Liliana Palihovici (born 26 November 1971) is a Moldovan politician. She has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is the supreme representative body of the Republic of Moldova, the only state l ...
(acting; April 25, 2013 – May 30, 2013) *
Igor Corman Igor Corman (born 17 December 1969, Ciulucani, Telenești District, Moldavian SSR) is a Moldovan politician and diplomat, deputy to the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from 2009 to 2015 and President of the Moldovan Parliament on 30 May 2 ...
(May 30, 2013 – January 23, 2015) *
Andrian Candu Andrian Candu (born 27 November 1975) is a Moldovan politician, who served as chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 2015 and 2019. He left political life and went back to consultancy business, where previously he has buil ...
(January 23, 2015 – February 24, 2019) *
Zinaida Greceanîi Zinaida Greceanîi (; born 7 February 1956Page on Greceanii at government website
.
) is a ...
(June 8, 2019 – April 28, 2021) *
Igor Grosu Igor Grosu (born 30 November 1972) is a Moldovan politician who is the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova since 29 July 2021. He has been a member of the Moldovan Parliament since March 2019. Grosu has been the leader (at fir ...
(July 29, 2021 – present)


Parliament Building

The Parliament Building was formerly the meeting place of the
Central Committee Central committee is the common designation of a standing administrative body of Communist party, communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, of both ruling and nonruling parties of former and existing socialist states. In such party org ...
of the Moldovan branch of the
Communist Party of the Soviet Union "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first) Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...
, and was built between 1976 and 1979. It is located on
Stephen the Great Stephen III of Moldavia, most commonly known as Stephen the Great ( ro, Ștefan cel Mare; ; died on 2 July 1504), was Voivode (or Prince) of Moldavia from 1457 to 1504. He was the son of and co-ruler with Bogdan II, who was murdered in 1451 ...
Boulevard formerly known as
Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov. ( 1870 – 21 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin,. was a Russian revolutionary, politician, and political theorist. He served as the first and founding head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 to 19 ...
Boulevard. The architects were Alexander Cerdanțev and Grigore Bosenco. The building was damaged during civil unrest in 2009 and repairs were carried out in 2012 and 2013. The Parliament moved back into the restored building in February 2014. File:Parliament Building in Chișinău.jpg, Stephen the Great Boulevard File:Moldova parliament rear view.JPG, View from the rear


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Official pageParliamentary Elections in the Republic of Moldova
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Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...
1990 establishments in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic