The Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the Socialist Party, which nominated former Prosecutor General Alexander Stoianoglo as a candidate for the post of head of state, cannot be part of the process to recognize the results of the presidential elections, the chairman of the Constitutional Court, Domnica Manole said.
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Socialist deputies will boycott the plenary session of parliament on Thursday in connection with their protest against the results of the presidential election in the Constitutional Court and holding a protest in front of the Constitutional Court building. Vice Speaker of Parliament from the Socialist Party, Vlad Batryncha, said that the socialists want to present information about serious violations and demand a recount of votes at the Constitutional Court meeting.
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“On November 26, the Party of Socialists sent three requests to the court, which stated that Radu Novak, Radu Mudryak and Nikolay Fomov were nominated to protect the interests of the party in the matter of recognition of the results of the presidential elections. The meeting takes place only with the participation of the electoral body and candidates or their representatives. CC decides to reject requests from representatives of the Socialist Party to recognize them as part of the process to recognize the election results and approve the presidential mandate,” Manole said at the meeting.
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According to her, these individuals planned to represent the interests of the Socialist Party as a political force that nominated a candidate. However, Stoyanoglo himself does not participate in the meeting, nor did he put forward representatives of his interests. Under these conditions, the participation of socialists in the meeting is contrary to the norms of the law, she pointed out.
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In Moldova, the second round of presidential elections took place on November 3; the head of the republic was elected for a four-year term. The pro-Western president of the country, Maia Sandu, and the ex-prosecutor general, fired by the Sandu regime, a native of Gagauzia, candidate from the opposition Party of Socialists, Alexander Stoianoglo, fought for victory. After processing 100% of the protocols, Sandu, supported by the pro-Western Action and Solidarity party, received 55.33% of the votes, Stoianoglo – 44.67% of the votes. At the same time, after processing 100% of the protocols from polling stations within the country, in the second round of elections Stoianoglo scored 51.19%, and Sandu – 48.81%.
