PSD loses interest in early elections

After having constantly supported early elections for more than two months, the ruling party is now doing its best to prove it has definitely given up on this option.
The minister for the relation with Parliament Acsinte Gaspar and the Chamber of Deputies speaker Valer Dorneanu yesterday said PSD (Social Democrat Party) would move for the new formula to dissolve Parliament to be applied after the 2004 elections, in a bid to prove the early elections are no longer on the ruling party’s mind.
The two PSD leaders tried to disprove previous, unofficial information provided by party sources, which claimed that the ruling party would mainly support a simplification of the procedures to dissolve Parliament, as part of its attempt to simplify the Constitution. This way, early elections could have been more easily organised, as they can only be held after Parliament is dissolved.
PSD moved for Parliament to be dissolved by the President, at the Government’s request, but the other parliamentary parties did not agree, saying the ruling party was in fact looking to hold early elections.
Moreover, it is worth noting that both Acsinte Gaspar and Valer Dorneanu yesterday provided a number of details regarding the Constitution amendment and the modification of the electoral law, constantly quoting the 2004-2008 mandate, in a bid to show that PSD is no longer planning to organise early elections this year.
The Social Democrat Party seems determined to speed up the Constitution amendment. According to the Chamber of Deputies speaker, a referendum will be organised in May-June, for the citizens to vote on the new Constitution. The referendum will mark the end of the process.