The lawmakers took attitude to the decision by which the Constitutional Court ruled that in case of divergences between the texts of the Declaration of Independence and of the Constitution, the primary text of the Declaration will prevail. This also refers to the country’s official language. The Declaration of Independence says it is Romanian, while the Constitution says it is Moldovan, based on the Latin script.

The Democratic Party considers that only the people can decide what language they speak and pleaded for holding a referendum. During the break in the Parliament’s December 6 sitting, the party’s chairman Marian Lupu said that he speaks the Moldovan language, which he considers identical to the Romanian one. According to him, equaling the two languages legally would be a solution to the linguistic disagreements in society. The Democratic Party will propose holding a referendum on the issue in 2015 as next year is an electoral year and the European agenda will be also tight.

The leader of the Party of Socialists Igor Dodon told the journalists that the Constitutional Court’s decision is part of a well-orchestrated plan following the visit by Romanian officials to Chisinau. He considers that this decision can lead to the escalation of the situation in Gagauzia and the Transnistrian region. The Socialists demand that Parliament adopt a political decision by which to condemn the Court’s decision.

The Communist faction announced that it is drafting a bill to create a working group for commending the decision at parliamentary level.

The leader of the Liberal Party Mihai Ghimpu told the reporters that individuals wrote on the walls of the party’s head office that they speak Moldovan in Moldova. The Liberals suspect that it was done by representatives of parties that oppose the Constitutional Court’s decision. The Liberals will report the case to the police.