Alliance for European Integration

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Alliance for European Integration
AbbreviationAIE
DissolvedFebruary 13, 2013
Type
Chişinău
Key people
Vlad Filat (PLDM)
Mihai Ghimpu (PL)
Marian Lupu (PDM)
Serafim Urechean (AMN)

The Alliance for European Integration (

anti-communist Pro-European Coalition
.

Overall context

Main articles: July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election and April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests

After the

prime minister, and 61 votes to elect the president
.

Membership

After the

Our Moldova Alliance (7 seats). On August 8, 2009, the four Moldovan parties agreed to create a governing coalition that pushed the Communist Party (PCRM) into opposition; the Communists had been in government since 2001. The name of the coalition was decided to be "Alliance for European Integration" (AIE for short). On 25 September 2009, the Alliance for European Integration voted for a pro-European coalition government.[2]

Political forces Seats
Moldovan Parliament seats after July 2009 polls
Alliance for European Integration (right-wing) 53                                                                                                          
Party of Communists (left-wing) 48                                                                                                          
  •   
    PDM (13)
  •   AMN
(7)

After the 2010 elections, the centre-right anti-communist alliance increased its majority from 53 seats to 59 seats. Although Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) did not return to parliament, the leaders of the three remaining parties of the alliance signed a new coalition agreement on 30 December 2010. Consequently, a new cabinet was installed on 14 January 2011, when an investiture vote took place in parliament.[3][4]

Political forces Seats
Moldovan Parliament seats after 2010 polls
Alliance for European Integration 59                                                                                                                      
Party of Communists 42                                                                                                                      
  
PDM (15),   PL
 (12)

Goals

Politics of Moldova

Government of Moldova

Constitution
Parliament
Judiciary
Executive
Administrative divisions
Elections
Foreign relations
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration
    Minister: Nicu Popescu
flag Moldova portal

The leaders of the four parties –

news conference
on Saturday, August 8, 2009.

The

association agreement with the European Union
. Also, the coalition said it wants strategic relations with both Russia and the United States.

In a press conference on October 21, 2009, Iurie Leancă announced that official negotiations on the association agreement Moldova-EU will start on January 12, 2010.

Commission for constitutional reform in Moldova is a commission instituted on December 1, 2009 by acting President Ghimpu to adopt a new version of the Constitution of Moldova (1994).

On January 14, 2010 President Mihai Ghimpu instituted the Commission for the Study of the Communist Dictatorship in Moldova for studying and formulating a historic assessment of the totalitarian communist regime.

Moldovan Parliament

Main articles:
Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, and Moldovan Parliament 2009–2010

The first session of

Moldova's parliament
was scheduled for August 28, one day short of the deadline for the body to convene.

On August 28, 2009, Mihai Ghimpu was elected as the

Alliance For European Integration.[5][6]

Mihai Ghimpu on August 28, 2009: "I thank my colleagues for their trust. I hope that while in this position I will cooperate for a free press, independent legal system, and a state of law of which all the Moldovan citizens will be proud of."[7]

Prime Minister of Moldova

Main articles: Prime Minister of Moldova, First Filat Cabinet, and Second Filat Cabinet

The

parliament
approved a new government structure; according to the draft structure, the number of ministries remains unchanged at 16 but their names and responsibilities have been changed.

The Alliance

cabinet of Vlad Filat took office after winning the approval of parliament on September 25, 2009.[8][9] Filat said that his first official visit as premier will be made to Brussels. He added that the agenda of the first official meetings will include visits to Paris, Berlin, Bucharest, and Kyiv.[10]

President of Moldova

Main articles:
Moldovan presidential election, 2011–2012; and President of Moldova

On September 11, 2009, Mihai Ghimpu became the

acting president of Moldova.[11] The interim position was possible following the resignation of Moldovan President, Vladimir Voronin, announced in the morning of 11 September 2009 on the public broadcaster Moldova 1.[12]

The resignation letter was sent to the Parliament secretariat and by a vote of 52 deputies in the plenary session of the legislature was declared vacant the post of the President of the Republic of Moldova. Therefore, in accordance with Article 91 of the

interim President of the Republic of Moldova
until a new president will be elected by the Parliament.

One of the goals of the alliance was to elect the new president. The candidate of the alliance was subsequently decided to be Marian Lupu. The four parties needed to elect a new president which was impossible without having the support of at least 8 Communist (PCRM) MPs.

The critics close to the

political coalition
formed without them.

Issues

Soviet Occupation Day

National Assembly Square, in front of the parliament building, where a Lenin monument used to stand.[18] The members of the coalitions argued that the time had not come for such a decree and that it would only help the communists win more votes.[19] The Academy of Sciences of Moldova declared that "in the view of recent disagreements regarding June 28, 1940 [...] we must take action and inform the public opinion about the academic community views". The Academy declared that: "Archival documents and historical research of international experts shows that the annexation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina was designed and built by Soviet Command as a military occupation of these territories. Ordinance of Interim President Michael Ghimpu reflects, in principle, the historical truth".[20] But the Constitutional Court cancelled Ghimpu's decree on July 12, 2010.[21][22]

Constitutional referendum

The constitutional referendum aimed at breaking the political stalemate failed on September 5, 2010, following a low voter turnout.[23][24] No further referendum can be called to change the constitution for direct elections of the president for another two years. The head of the observer mission from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Andreas Gross, praised the referendum as being well organised and corresponding to democratic standards.[25]

On 15 January 2012, the leaders of the Alliance made a joint statement announcing that a

elected within a month after the validation of the referendum's outcome.". Liberal leader Mihai Ghimpu then said that the amendment to the constitution is the only solution to the political crisis.[26][27]

2010 election

After the referendum failed, the Alliance announced on September 6 that it would consult the Constitutional Court of Moldova on dissolving parliament and holding a new election.[28]

See also

Gallery

  • The declaration document of the Alliance for European Integration
    The declaration document of the Alliance for European Integration
  • Total votes won by the opposition parties (PL, PLDM, AMN) which passed the 6% electoral threshold in the April 2009 election by raion and municipality
    Total votes won by the opposition parties (PL, PLDM, AMN) which passed the 6% electoral threshold in the April 2009 election by raion and municipality
  • The results of the Moldovan parliamentary election (July 2009) at municipality and raion level
    The results of the Moldovan parliamentary election (July 2009) at municipality and raion level
  • Seat distribution graphs (in German)
    Seat distribution graphs (in German)
  • Seat distribution pie chart (in French)
    Seat distribution pie chart (in French)

References

  1. ^ The New York Times, A Polarized Moldova Votes, Mindful of West and Russia, July 29, 2009
  2. ^ UNIMEDIA – Moldova's new cabinet to face investiture vote on September 25 Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sofia Echo – Moldova's new cabinet to face investiture vote on January 14
  4. ^ UNIMEDIA – New cabinet Filat 2
  5. ^ Politicom.Moldova.org: Moldovan Pro-Western coalition elects new speaker of the parliament Archived 2009-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ New York Times: Moldova Elects New Speaker After Communist Walk – Out
  7. ^ "Mihai Ghimpu elected Speaker". Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  8. ^ "BBC News – Moldova gets new pro-Western PM". 25 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Moldova Gets Government, Eyes Integration In Europe". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Bucharest on the agenda of Vlad Filat's first official visits". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
  11. ^ ITAR-TASS: Mihai Ghimpu appointed Moldovan acting president Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "Moldova's President announced his resignation". HotNewsRo. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  13. ^ "Moldova's four pro-western parties set up governing coalition_English_Xinhua". Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Anti-Soviet monument irks Russia: Voice of Russia". Archived from the original on 2010-07-04. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  15. ^ Vladimir Socor, Moldovan Government Chickens out of Historical Assessment of Communism
  16. ^ "În fiecare an, pe 28 iunie, Moldova va comemora Ziua ocupaţiei sovietice şi victimele regimului totalitar comunist". PUBLIKA.MD. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  17. ^ Vladimir Socor, Russia Defends Soviet Occupation of Moldova
  18. ^ "Primăria a instalat în faţa Guvernului o piatră în memoria victimelor regimului comunist". PUBLIKA.MD. 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  19. ^ "28 iunie, zi de ocupaţie sovietică-Chestiunea zilei-JurnalTV - Prima televiziune de stiri din Republica Moldova". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
  20. ^ "UNIMEDIA - Portalul de știri nr. 1 din Moldova".
  21. ^ "Moldovan Leader: Court Ruling Against 'Soviet Occupation Day' Was Political". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  22. ^ Moldpres, Moldovan top court says presidential decree on Day of Soviet Occupation unlawful Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  23. ^ Reuters, Moldovan referendum appears to flop on low turnout
  24. Aljazeera.com, Moldova referendum scuttled
  25. ^ Moldova faces new crisis after referendum debacle
  26. ^ Moldpres, Moldovan ruling alliance wants to amend constitution via referendum
  27. Jurnal de Chişinău, AIE inițiază un referendum național pentru modificarea Constituției! Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
  28. ^ "Moldova's rulers to call election after poll flop". Reuters. 2010-09-06. Retrieved 2023-05-09.

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