Moldova

Country Profile
Moldova officially the Republic of Moldova  is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe located between Romania to the west and Ukraine  to the north, east, and south.
Moldova is divided into 32 Districts, 3 Municipalities and 2 Autonomous Regions ( Gagauzia and Transnistria)

Capital                             Chisinau
Currency                         Moldovan Leu
Population                       3.6 Million ( 2011 Estimate )
Ethnic Groups                 76 % Moldovans,8% Ukrainians,6% Russians and 10% Others
Official Language            Moldovan


History

The 1st Democratic Elections for the Parliament of Moldova were held in February and March 1990.  Mircea Snegur was elected as Parliament Speaker and Mircea Druc as PM .
On June 23, 1990, the Parliament adopted the Declaration of Sovereignty of the "Soviet Socialist Republic Moldova", which, among other things, stipulated the supremacy of Moldovan laws over those of the Soviet Union.
After the failure of the 1991 Soviet Coup d'etat attempt, on Aug 27, 1991, Moldova declared its independence.




Government

Moldovo is a Unitary Parliamentary Representative Democratic Republic.The Unicameral Moldovan Parliament has 101 Members elected on Party Lists every 4 Years.

The Head of State is President of Moldovo who is elected by the Moldovan Parliament, requiring the support of three fifths of the deputies (at least 61 votes).The President appoints a PM who functions as the Head of Govt. and who in turn assembles a Cabinet, both subject to Parliamentary approval.

The 1994 constitution also establishes an Independent Constitutional Court composed of 6 judges (two appointed by the President, two by Parliament, and two by the Supreme Council of  Magistrature) serving six-year terms, during which they are irremovable and not subordinate to any power. The Court is invested with the power of judicial review over all acts of the parliament, over presidential decrees, and over international treaties, signed by the country .

Prime Ministers of Moldova

o	Picture	Name	From	Until	Party
1		Mircea Druc	26 May 1990	28 May 1991	Popular Front of Moldova
2		Valeriu Muravschi	28 May 1991	1 July 1992	Popular Front of Moldova
3		Andrei Sangheli	1 July 1992	24 January 1997	Agrarian Party of Moldova
4		Ion Ciubuc	24 January 1997	12 March 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
5		Ion Sturza	12 March 1999	21 December 1999	Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
6		Dumitru Braghiş	21 December 1999	19 April 2001	Non-Affiliated
7		Vasile Tarlev	19 April 2001	31 March 2008	Party of Communists
8		Zinaida Greceanîi	31 March 2008	14 September 2009	Party of Communists
—		Vitalie Pîrlog (Acting)	14 September 2009	25 September 2009	Party of Communists
9		Vlad Filat	25 September 2009	Incumbent	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration)

Vladimir Filat is the current PM of Moldova in office from Sep 25,2009

 




 Presidents of Moldova

o	Picture	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1		Mircea Snegur	3 September 1990	15 January 1997	Non-party
2		Petru Lucinschi	15 January 1997	7 April 2001	Agrarian Party of Moldova
3		Vladimir Voronin	7 April 2001	11 September 2009	Party of Communists
—		Mihai Ghimpu (Acting)	11 September 2009	28 December 2010	Liberal Party (Alliance for European Integration)
—		Vlad Filat (Acting)	28 December 2010	30 December 2010	Liberal Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration)
—		Marian Lupu (Acting)	30 December 2010	Incumbent	Democratic Party (Alliance for European Integration

Marian Lupu is the current President of Moldovan Parliament and Acting President from Dec 30,2010