Leader of Moldova's ruling PAS party elected Parliament speaker

Source: Xinhua| 2021-07-29 23:26:44|Editor: huaxia

BUCHAREST, July 29 (Xinhua) -- The leader of Moldova's pro-European Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), Igor Grosu, was elected speaker of the country's new Parliament on Thursday.

Grosu's party won 63 seats in the 101-seat legislature in the parliamentary elections held on July 11.

PAS Vice President Mihai Popsoi from the PAS and Vlad Batrincea from the Socialists and Communists bloc were elected deputy speakers. The two held the same position in the previous Parliament.

Grosu, 47, said he will place Parliament at the service of the people and will transform it into a factory of good reforms, laws and decisions.

He called on his fellow deputies to work to ensure the functionality of the institution, to develop infrastructure and the local communities, to support the business community and create jobs, and to strengthen foreign relations.

Grosu graduated from Moldova State University and has a degree in history. Previously he was deputy education minister and led the parliamentary group of the PAS in the previous legislature.

Last Friday, the Constitutional Court of Moldova confirmed the outcome of the July 11 snap elections, according to which only three political parties are represented in the new chamber -- the PAS, the Socialists and Communists bloc (32 seats) and the Euroskeptic party of businessman Ilan Sor (six seats).

The Parliament of Moldova is elected for a four-year term. The previous Parliament was elected in 2019 but was dissolved by President Maia Sandu on April 28 after two failed attempts to form a government. Enditem

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