Moldovan parliament ends mandate on July 11; what experts say about transition period

The parliament of Moldova officially ends its mandate on July 11, but will remain functional until the validation of the new legislative body, which will be elected in the polls due on September 28, 2025. According to constitutional law experts, this is stipulated by law and guarantees the continuity of the legislative process.

Contacted by MOLDPRES, constitutional expert Nicolae Osmochescu said that the parliament of Moldova can continue its activity even after the normative duration of the mandate ends, until the new legislature is legally constituted.

“Under the legislation, during the transition period, the current mandate of the parliament is extended till the official meeting of the new composition, resulting from the parliamentary elections. On this interval, the parliament cannot amend the Constitution or adopt organic laws, but it can work: it will be able to vote on ordinary laws, resolutions and motions. In short, the legislature remains functional until the new electees are sworn in and can convene at extraordinary session until then,” said Osmochescu.

The Moldovan parliament of the 11th legislative period was constituted following early parliamentary elections held on July 11, 2021. At that time, three political entities that surpassed the electoral threshold entered the legislature. Specifically, the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) obtained a parliamentary majority with 63 mandates (52.80 per cent), followed by the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS), with 32 mandates (27.17 per cent), and the Shor Party, with six mandates (5.74 per cent).

During the four-year mandate, two deputies left the PAS faction – Victoria Cazacu and Olesea Stamate – choosing to act as unaffiliated MPs. The Bloc of Communists and Socialists, in turn, lost five lawmakers: Vasile Bolea, Gaik Vartanean, Alexandr Suhodolski, Irina Lozovan, and Alexandr Nesterovschi. They continued their activity as unaffiliated deputies. In 2023, the Shor Party was declared unconstitutional, and, as a result, the five MPs of the formation became independents.