BUCHAREST, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- Moldova's parliament on Friday set the repeated presidential election for December 7 and presidential hopeful Marian Lupu put forward compromise proposals for the Communists to back his candidacy.
A special commission was set up for holding the election, which having the same composition as for the previous election on November 10.
The presidential seat became vacant after ex-President Vladimir Voronin stepped down on September 11. The first attempt to elect the head of state failed as the opposition Communist MPs refused to cast their ballots for Lupu, candidate proposed by the governing Alliance for European Integration.
The ruling alliance, which has 53 seats in the parliament, is short of eight votes to elect their candidate as head of state.
Lupu Thursday put forward a package of proposals for the Communists to back his candidacy and the document includes 12 points, but according to Lupu, the list remains open so that the sides find a compromise solution and overcome the political crisis.
The proposals have been agreed upon by the four parties forming the ruling alliance, said Lupu.
Lupu promised Communists that if they vote for his candidacy, the law on parliamentary opposition will be adopted, and the Communists will have the right to appoint the heads of the Chamber of Auditors and the Central Election Commission. He also promised that a socially-oriented economic policy would be promoted.
Lupu said that he guarantees the observance of Moldova's neutrality status and is set to promote a reintegration policy based on the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity through consultation with all parliamentary political forces.
The new parliament was elected in a snap election on July 29 and is made up of 48 representatives of the Communist Party, 18 from the Liberal Democratic Party, 15 from the Liberal Party, 13 from the Democratic Party and seven from the Our Moldova Alliance. The latter four parties in August formed the governing Alliance for European Integration.
