The PAS MPs Will not Go on Vacation. Party's First Bills Pending

Acting Chairman of the Action and Solidarity (PAS) party, Igor Grosu, said he would remain in parliament after the elections were recognized as valid by the Constitutional Court (CC). As Grosu noted on the air of În PROfunzime on PRO TV, the first bills to be proposed by the PAS faction in parliament will be abolishing parliamentary immunity and confiscating illegal acquired property of officials. Grosu also said that they plan to raise the minimum pension to 2 thousand lei by October. Grosu suggested that if all the procedures for recognizing the election results are promptly implemented, the parliament will be able to start work on July 26. As Grosu noted, PAS will first of all send a bill to the Constitutional Court for approval, which implies the abolition of parliamentary immunity. If the Constitutional Court approves it, the party will put this bill forward for parliamentary discussion. Grosu also said that PAS will propose voting in parliament for amendments to the Constitution, according to which the property of public servants, officials and their relatives, in case of failure to prove the origin of their property, will be seized. Meanwhile, according to Grosu, the minimum pension may be increased to 2 thousand lei by October. Deputies will amend the budget to this end. To secure funding, PAS plans to resume negotiations with the International Monetary Fund and take steps to unblock EU funding. To fulfill these tasks, according to Grosu, the PAS faction plans to refuse the vacation. As for the new government, Grosu noted that it will include people who were on the lists of candidates for ministers when President Maia Sandu nominated Grosu and Natalia Gavrilita for premiership. Moreover, Grosu noted that he will remain a deputy, without specifying whether he will take the post of speaker. According to him, this should be decided by the parliament and the PAS leadership.