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Moldovan Presidential elections to take place on November 10th

On November 3rd the Moldovan parliament decided to hold Presidential elections on November 10th. Previously, the elections was meant to take place on October 23rd. However, as they would have only featured one candidate – Marian Lupu from the Alliance for European Integration - the special commission for the election of the head of state suggested that the Parliament should postpone the voting.

The postponing was made possible by amendments to the election procedure that were passed on November 3rd. According to the amendments, if the election of the President becomes impossible owing to objective circumstances, the Parliament can postpone the sitting. If the head of state is not elected at a new sitting, return elections are announced. The rerun elections take place within 30 days of the last ordinary elections at which the President could not be elected. If the rerun elections fail, the Acting President dissolves the Parliament. During a year, the legislative body can be dissolved only once.

Source: www.azi.md