Parliament of the Republic of Moldova

Parliament of the Republic of Moldova Parlamentul Republicii Moldova
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1994
Leadership
President of the Parliament	Andrian Candu, PDM Since January 23, 2015
Structure
Seats	101
Political groups	Government (33)      Democratic Party (20)      Liberal Party (13) Opposition (41)      Party of Socialists (24)      Liberal Democratic Party (10)      Party of Communists (7) Non-aligned (27)      Non-Inscrits (27)
Elections
Last election	30 November 2014
Meeting place
Palace of the Parliament, Chişinău, Moldova
Website
http://www.parlament.md/

Government (33)

Opposition (41)

Non-aligned (27)

The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova (Parlamentul Republicii Moldova) is the unicameral assembly of the Republic of Moldova. Its 101 MPs are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state. The president appoints a prime minister as head of government who in turn assembles a cabinet, both subject to parliamentary approval.

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.

According to the Constitution of Moldova (1994), 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 (excepting proposals to revise the Constitution) and to the Government. In exercise of this right MPs and the President of the state present to Parliament draft papers and legislative proposals, while the Government presents draft papers.

The Parliament Building was formerly the meeting place of the Central Committee of the Moldovan branch of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. It is located on Stephen the Great Boulevard formerly known as Lenin 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. Parliament moved back into the restored building in February 2014.