BUCHAREST, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The Moldovan Constitutional Court late Saturday validated the final results of the parliamentary elections and the mandates of deputies.
According to news reaching here from Chisinau, capital of Moldova, the Constitutional Court recognized the results of the parliamentary elections held on Feb. 24 both in national and single-mandate constituencies, and approved the mandates of the 101 elected deputies.
Thus, the Party of Socialists will have 35 deputies in the new parliament, the incumbent ruling Democratic Party will have 30 mandates, the center-right ACUM (NOW) bloc - 26 mandates, and the Sor Party, seven. The remaining three mandates will go to independent deputies.
The decision of the Constitutional Court is final, not subject to appeal.
President Igor Dodon said soon after After the approval of the high court that the parties should begin dialogue as responsibly as possible in order to determine the future government and the future political destiny of the country.
"I personally, as President of the country, will soon initiate negotiations with the main political forces that have entered the parliament in order to jointly find the optimal solution for the country in the current post-election situation," he stressed, reminding the political leaders that "national interest is a paramount and we should always strive to respect this principle."
Moldova held the quadrennial parliamentary elections on Feb. 24. For the first time in the history of the country, the 101 lawmakers of the parliament were elected on the basis of a mixed electoral system, in which 50 deputies were elected based on party lists in the nationwide constituency, while the other 51 were elected in 51 single-member constituencies.
