is unclear if Moldova accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction but accepts many UN and Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) documents

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Vladimir VORONIN (since
4 April 2001)

head of government: Prime Minister Vasile TARLEV (since 15 April
2001), three Deputy Prime Ministers: Valerian CRISTEA, Andrei CUCU,
and Dmitri TODOROGLO (all since 19 April 2001)

cabinet: selected by prime minister, subject to approval of
Parliament

elections: president elected by Parliament for a four-year term;
election last held 4 April 2001; presidential elections were
scheduled for December 2000, but in July 2000, Parliament canceled
direct popular elections; Parliament's failure to chose a new
president in December 2000 led to early parliamentary elections
(moved up a year to February 2001); according to the Moldovan
constitution, the president, on consulting with Parliament, will
designate a candidate for the office of prime minister; within 15
days from designation, the prime minister-designate will request a
vote of confidence from the Parliament regarding his/her work
program and entire cabinet; prime minister designated on 15 April
2001, cabinet received vote of confidence on 19 April 2001

election results: Vladimir VORONIN elected president; parliamentary
votes - Vladimir VORONIN 71, Dumitru BRAGHIS 15, Valerian CHRISTEA
3; Vasile TARLEV elected Prime Minister; parliamentary votes of
confidence - 75 of 101

Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament or Parlamentul (101 seats;
parties and electoral blocs, as well as independent candidates,
elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms)

elections: last held 25 February 2001 (next to be held NA 2005)

election results: percent of vote by party - PCM 50.1%, Braghis
Alliance 13.4%, PPCD 8.2%, other parties 28.3%; seats by party - PCM
71, Braghis Alliance 19, PPCD 11

Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Constitutional Court (the sole
authority for constitutional judicature)

Political parties and leaders: Braghis Alliance [Dumitru BRAGHIS];
Popular Christian Democratic Party or PPCD [Iurie ROSCA]; Communist
Party or PCM [Vladimir VORONIN, first chairman]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: ACCT, BIS, BSEC, CCC, CE,
CEI, CIS, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, ILO, IMF, Intelsat (nonsignatory