Governing borders

Co-chairs

Supreme Council

Central Political Council

Permanent Bureau of the Political Council

Apparatus

Central Censors Commission

Court of Ethics and Arbitrary

The Congress

The Congress is the supreme governing body of the party. It is convened by the Supreme Council whenever it is deemed necessary, but at least once in four years. The Party co-chairs or at least 1/3 of the Supreme Council, or at least 10 territorial organizations representing 1/3 of the total party members may convene the Extraordinary Congress. The decision to convene the Congress shall be adopted at least 45 days in advance. The decision to convene the Extraordinary Congress shall be adopted at least 20 days in advance. The decision shall provide for the representation at the Congress and its agenda. Delegates to the Congress shall be elected at the conferences of territorial organizations according to the representation quota established by the Supreme Council. In addition to them, delegates to Congress shall include party Co-chairs, members of the Permanent Bureau of the Central Political Council, Chair of the Censor Commission, MPs, heads of the ministerial departments, Co-chairs of the Court of Ethics and Arbitrary.

The Congress:

• Adopts and modifies the party program and bylaws;
• Hears reports on the activity of the Supreme Council, Central Censor Commission and Court of Ethics and Arbitrary;
• Decides, at the request of interested parties, on sanctions or withdrawing party membership;
• Decides on party reorganization or liquidation;
• Establishes the party strategy and tactics, determines basic objectives of the party;
• Elects the party co-chairs, including the Coordinating Co-chair, members of the Supreme Council, Central Censor Commission and Court of Ethics and Arbitrary.

The Party Co-chairs shall be elected at the Founding Congress from among the Social-Democratic Alliance of Moldova, Liberal Party and Independents' Alliance of the Republic of Moldova. The Congress shall be considered deliberative provided more than half of elected deputies are in attendance. The decision shall be adopted by a simple majority of the registered deputies. The decisions related to approving the program and bylaws, reorganization or liquidation of the party, and revoking Co-chairs are adopted by the vote of 2/3 of delegates to the Congress. Outstanding personalities from the country and abroad may also attend the Congress. The Permanent Bureau shall approve the list of guests. Guests may attend the Congress, take the floor, however are not entitled to vote. At the Founding Congress the party governing bodies are elected out of the political parties that took part in the merger process by observing parity principle. The representation quota in the party governing bodies shall be established individually by the Supreme Council for each new party willing to adhere to the "Moldova Noastra" Alliance.

Co-chairs

Co-chairs shall run the party based on consensus and shall coordinate the activity of party bodies at the national level. They shall:

• Represent the party in relations with domestic and international institutions and public authorities;
• Issue declarations on behalf of the party on domestic and foreign policy matters;
• Convene and chair the sessions of the central party bodies and preside other party governing structures, which they are a part of. The Coordinating Co-chair shall enjoy a priority in chairing the sessions;
• Recommend governing bodies to examine issues related to party activity;
• Report to party governing bodies on the way they exercise their prerogatives;
• Ensure the enforcement of decisions adopted by the party central governing bodies.

The Congress elects Co-chairs for a four-year period. Co-chairs, including Coordinating Co-chair, are elected for a two-year period at the merger Congress. Their mandate shall expire after the parliamentary elections. Whenever they deem it necessary, based on a consensus Co-chairs may delegate a part of their competencies to the Supreme Council Deputy Chairs. When a consensus is not reached among Co-chairs, the Permanent Bureau is convened to mediate on the dispute.

Coordinating Co-chair is overseeing the party activity and has the following responsibilities:

• Represents the party without a proxy, sign party decisions and declarations adopted at the sessions of the party governing bodies that he/she presided, as well as other documents;
• Opens and presides together with the Co-chairs the sessions of the Congress, Supreme Council, Central Political Council and Permanent Bureau;
• Allocates party funds in line with the budget approved, opens bank accounts of the party;
• Signs in the name of the party, in consultation with the Co-chairs, political conventions and agreements, which are later on to be approved by the Permanent Bureau;
• Recommends Permanent Bureau, in consultation with the Co-chairs, draft agreements on establishing blocs or alliances with other parties;
• Issues orders on problems falling within their competence.

In cases when the position of Coordinating Co-chair becomes vacant, or in cases when he/she is absent or may not perform his duties, one of the Co-chairs shall serve as interim.

Supreme Council

Supreme Council is the party governing body between party Congresses. It guarantees the enforcement of the party program and bylaws. Supreme Council:

• Adopts declarations on issues of major importance for the socio-political life of the country;
• Convenes Party Congress and determines representation principles at the Congress;
• Decides on membership fees and on payment procedure;
• Decides on closing party rayon organizations;
• Is entitled to form commissions and other working groups of the Supreme Council so as to ensure that its functions are duly exercised and approves their regulations;
• Reports to Congress on its activities;
• Elects 3 deputy Chairpersons of the Party Supreme Council, working in line with the Regulation approved by the Supreme Council. During the first session of the Supreme Council after the merger, Deputy Chairpersons are elected at the recommendation of the Co-Chairs from Social-Democratic Alliance of Moldova, Liberal Party and Independents' Alliance of the Republic of Moldova;
• Elects members of the Central Political Council;
• Passes decisions on issues related to party activity and that are not the exclusive competence of the Congress.

The following are ex-officio members of the Party Supreme Council: Co-Chairs of the party, deputies in Parliament, heads of ministerial departments, Executive Secretary, Chairs of the Rayon Political Councils, Chairs of Republic Associations of Mayors and Councilors of the party, leaders of the organizations in the field, Editor in Chief of the party media outlet. Supreme Council is convened whenever it is deemed necessary, but at least once in six months. The sessions of the Supreme Council are considered deliberative provided more than half of the members attend. The session of the Supreme Council of the party is convened by the Central Political Council or at least 1/3 of the Supreme Council of the Party. In the time period between the Congresses, Supreme Council may recruit new members to replace those who for different reasons left the Council.

Central Political Council

Central Political Council is the supreme party governing body in the time period between the sessions of the Supreme Party Council. It:

• Develops and manages the implementation of ongoing programs of the party;
• Elects the Permanent Bureau. At the first session of the Central Political Council after the merger it is elected based on parity principles at the recommendation of Co-Chairs of the Permanent Bureau;
• Approves party budget, rules for spending it;
• Approves propositions on establishing electoral blocs in view of parliamentary and local elections;
• Hears the report of the Republican Mayors and Councilors' Association, faction in Parliament, heads of ministerial departments;
• Approves candidates to run on the party lists for the mayors and councilors positions;
• At the recommendation of the Permanent Bureau approves the candidates lists for parliamentary elections. The draft candidate list shall be developed in line with a regulation approved by the Supreme Council;
• Approves establishment of fora, leagues and associations;
• Endorses decisions on reorganization of party territorial branches;
• Decides on other issues related to party activity, which are not the exclusive competence of the Congress and Supreme Council of the party;
• At the recommendation of Coordinating Co-chair elects the party Executive Secretary;
• Establishes party media outlets;
• Upon severe violations of the party bylaws and decisions of the governing bodies by the territorial subdivisions, based on the conclusions of the Permanent Bureau, the Central Political Council shall oust the leadership of the territorial organizations with the vote of 2/3 of the members present at the session. In such cases, an organizational committee shall be established to organize an extraordinary conference of the territorial branch.

The following are ex officio members of the Political Council: Party Co-chairs, Deputy Chairs of the Party Supreme Council, MPs, heads of ministerial departments, Executive Secretary, Chairs of the Political Councils of the territorial branches, leaders of republican territorial organizations, Editor in chief of the party media outlet. Central Political Council's sessions are deliberative provided more than half of its members are in attendance. Decisions are taken by the vote of majority. The sessions of the Central Political Council are convened by the Coordinating Co-chair or at the initiative of at least 1/3 of Central Political Council members.

Permanent Bureau of the Political Council

Permanent Bureau of the Political Council (hereinafter Bureau) is responsible for ongoing political and organizational activity of the party in the time period between Political Council sessions. The following are ex officio members of the Bureau: party Co-chairs, Deputy Chairs of the Supreme Council. Parliamentary faction delegates one representative to the Permanent Bureau. Bureau convenes on a session whenever it deems it necessary, however at least once in 2 weeks. Bureau's sessions are deliberative provided more than half of its members are in attendance. Decisions are passed by a simple majority vote. Bureau is convened by the Coordinating Co-chair or at the initiative of at least 1/3 of its members.

Permanent Bureau of the Political Council:

• Represents the legal entity of the party and acts on its behalf in line with the party bylaws;
• Informs the registering body on the party activity;
• Coordinates electoral campaigning. Trains party candidates running for various positions;
• Prepares the Congress, sessions of the Supreme Council and Central Political Council;
• Approves Regulation on membership cards, ways they are used, issued and stored;
• Approves the budget, organizational chart, wages of the apparatus in line with labor legislation in the Republic of Moldova;
• Organizes trainings for party members, heads of party territorial organizations;
• Fulfils other responsibilities, except for those within the exclusive competence of the Congress, Supreme Council and Central Political Council;
• Proposes to the Central Political Council the candidate list for parliamentary elections.

Apparatus is responsible for ongoing party activity, control over the enforcement of the decisions issued by the party governing bodies, and logistical support to territorial organizations. Apparatus works in compliance with a Regulation passed by the Permanent Bureau. Apparatus is headed by an Executive Secretary elected by the Central Political Council at the recommendation of the Coordinating Co-chair.

Central Censors Commission

It is responsible to oversee economically and financially party's republican and territorial governing bodies, patrimony management, budget spending. It:

• Elects the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Commission and serves on a pro bono basis;
• Reports to the Congress, informs Supreme Council, Central Political Council and Permanent Bureau;
• Works pursuant to the Regulation approved by the Supreme Council;
• Endorses internal regulation of the party related to profit and loss accounts.

Commissions convenes on sessions whenever necessary, but at least once in six months. Commission sessions are deliberative provided more than half of its members are in attendance. Decisions are passed by a simple majority vote.

Court of Ethics and Arbitrary

It examines applications complaints submitted to the Supreme Council.

Court of Ethics and Arbitrary:

• Inquires on the conflicts between governing bodies of territorial organizations in different rayons, and between them and central level bodies;
• Mediates conflicts between party members, or between party members and party leadership.

Party Congress elects the members of the Court of Ethics and Arbitrary. The Court shall elect from among its members 3 Co-chairs that would run the Court on a consensus basis, on a rotation basis. Court sessions are deliberative provided more than half of its members are in attendance. Decisions are passed by a simple majority vote. Court acts based on its own Regulation approved by the Supreme Council. It shall submit activity reports to the party Congress. Members of the Court may not serve in party governing bodies or Central Censor Commission.

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