Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
Moldovan presidential candidate Marian Lupu says he is rejecting calls from the Communist parliamentary opposition to quit the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) in order to secure his election as president, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Lupu told RFE/RL that "some people are trying to spread the rumor that the leader of the [democratic alliance] will do anything...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
"Nobody can guarantee whatsoever that those Communist faction members who feel a sympathy for me will vote for my election as President of Moldova", Democratic Party Chairman Marian Lupu, the only candidate for presidency, stated on the ProTV-Chisinau channel on Monday night. Lupu remarked that there are rationally thinking people in the MCP faction, who really care about...
Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
... Over the weekend Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, a Soviet Komsomol graduate, conferred with Marian Lupu, a “former” communist who established his own opposition party, which is now part of the “ruling” pro-European alliance. Meeting on the sidelines of a summit of the Commonwealth of “Independent” States (CIS) in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova,...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Before the end of this week, the governing Alliance for European Integration will put forward an offer to the opposition Communist Party concerning electing president, the only candidate for the supreme post, Democratic Party Chairman MP Marian Lupu has announced at a news conference today. In his words, these days he has been in constant touch with all the members of the parliamentary...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The opposition Moldovan Communist Party will not change its position and will not vote for Marian Lupu as Moldova's president at the repeated polls on 10 December, Communist leader and ex-President Vladimir Voronin said after a parliament meeting on 10 November. Voronin said the Communists would vote for no representative of the ruling Alliance for European Integration. He noted that...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
A political dialog between the governing Alliance for European Integration and the opposition Communist Party concerning repeat presidential election is absolutely necessary, the AEI and MCP leaders reiterated after an unhappy electoral attempt on Tuesday. The AEI representatives stated the majority coalition will continue dialog with the Communist Party on electing Marian Lupu president....
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
The leaders of the four parties constituting the governing Alliance for European Integration stated on Tuesday after an unhappy attempt to elect President of Moldova that the only way out of the electoral stalemate is to amend the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova. The only candidate for the supreme post, Democratic Party Chairman Marian Lupu, presumes amending of the Main Law appears...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
On November 10, all 53 parliamentarians of the majority Alliance for European Integration supported the candidature of Democratic Party Chairman MP Marian Lupu for presidency, and called upon their colleagues from the 48-strong opposition Communist faction to prevent aggravation of the political crisis. Statements to this effect were made by the representatives of all the four AEI constituent...
Financial Times (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Communists block attempt by the pro-European coalition to appoint Marian Lupu as the new president and label him a 'traitor'
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Moldovan parliament on Tuesday failed to elect a new president as the only candidate, Democratic Party leader Marian Lupu, did not get the required 61 votes in the 101-seat parliament. &$ &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$ ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Chisinau - Moldova's parliament on Tuesday failed to elect a new president, prolonging a constitutional crisis in the country. A total of 53 MPs in Moldova's 101-seat parliament voted in favour of Marian Lupu, a candidate put forward by a centre-righ...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The 101-member Parliament of Moldova held a presidential election on Tuesday, but could not elect a new head of state. The only registered candidate for the supreme post, Democratic Party Chairman MP Marian Lupu, received only 53 ballots in his support, whereas the law-stipulated minimal necessary number is 61, i.e. three-fifths of the forum’s strength. The Moldovan Communist Party...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
FOCUS Information Agency - The Moldovan parliament is to hold a special session on Tuesday to make a fresh attempt to elect a president.The only candidate for the post is the leader of the Democratic Party Marian Lupu (photo), Interfax reports.The Party of Communists, which was in power in Moldova over the past eight years, was sent into opposition after the early parliamentary elections...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
The chairman of the Duma International Affairs Committee, Konstantin Kosachev, met the head of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Marian Lupu on 31 October. Lupu, who is a presidential candidate in Moldova, was invited to Moscow by the One Russia party. Kosachev told journalists after the meeting that the sides discussed the issues of development of the domestic political situation...
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Russia is interested in the stabilisation of the political situation in Moldova and settlement of the political crisis once the president is elected. This is the conclusion of the leader of the Democratic Party (PDM) and candidate of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) for the office of president, Marian Lupu, after a recent visit to Moscow. Lupu told a today's news conference...
