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to adopt a new version of the

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. The commission for constitutional reform was set up under

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(nr. 83) on 1 December 2009.

Overview

The

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of the

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will decide whether or not the Republic of Moldova really needs to adopt a new Constitution or to amend the 1994 Main Law, in particular to revise the existing procedure of electing president of the republic. According to Mihai Ghimpu, the new Constitution will be initially adopted by the Parliament by 50+ votes. A national referendum will be held afterward where the people will express their opinions on the new Constitution. The referendum took place by June 16, 2010. The name of the official language will be also modified. According to Ghimpu,

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must be the official language of Moldova. The possible constitutional reform will not cover the country's neutrality policy and the functioning of the state of law, Ghimpu added.

Membership

President *

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Secretary *

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- şef al Direcţiei juridice an Aparatului Parlamentului Members: *

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- prim-vicepreşedinte of the

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- vicepreşedinte al Parlamentului *

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* Ion Pleşca - preşedinte al Comisiei juridice, numiri şi imunităţi a Parlamentului * Aurel Băieşu - vicepreşedinte al Comisiei juridice, numiri şi imunităţi a Parlamentului * Valeriu Nemerenco - deputat în Parlament *

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- ministru al justiţiei * Gheorghe Susarenco - viceministru al justiţiei *

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(Gagauz-Yeri) *

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- Procuror General *

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- judecător la Curtea Constituţională *

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- membru al Consiliului Superior al Magistraturii * Igor Dolea - membru al Consiliului Superior al Magistraturii * Gheorghe Amihalachioaie -preşedinte al Consiliului Baroului Avocaţilor din Republica Moldova *

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-general

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-conferenţiar universitar, doctor în drept * Gheorghe Avornic -professor universitar, doctor habilitat în drept * Teodor Cârnaţ -conferenţiar universitar, doctor habilitat în drept * Sergiu Cobăneanu -professor universitar, doctor în drept * Marcel Cuşmir -conferenţiar universitar, doctor habilitat în drept * Ion Guceac -professor universitar, doctor habilitat în drept * Boris Negru -conferenţiar universitar, doctor în drept *

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-professor universitar, doctor în drept * Victor Popa -professor universitar, doctor habilitat în drept * Andrei Smochină -professor universitar, doctor habilitat în drept * Sergiu Ţurcanu -conferenţiar universitar, doctor în drept * Galina Bostan -director al Asociaţiei Obşteşti „Centrul pentru Analiza şi Prevenirea Corupţiei” * Corneliu Gurin -expert juridic la Asociaţia Obştească „Agenţia pentru Susţinerea Învăţămîntului Juridic şi a Organelor de Drept „EX-LEGE” *

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-director executiv al Asociaţiei Obşteşti „Institutul pentru Dezvoltare şi Iniţiative Sociale „Viitorul” * Ştefan Urîtu -preşedinte al Comitetului Helsinki pentru Drepturile Omului din Republica Moldova *

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-politolog. On December 4, 2009, at the first meeting of the Constitutional Reform Commission of the Republic of Moldova it was created the Working Group research and analysis in the following composition: * Victor Popa -president *

– secretary Membri: *

* Gheorghe Avornic * Teodor Cârnaţ * Serghei Cobăneanu * Marcel Cușmir * Ion Guceac * Boris Negru *

* Andrei Smochină * Sergiu Țurcanu * Lilia Bordei

Footnotes

External links

* http://lex.justice.md/index.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=332938
Decret privind constituirea Comisiei pentru reforma constituţională
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