# Article 85 — Dissolution of Parliament

- Jurisdiction: Moldova (MD)
- Article: 85
- Chapter (as indexed): CHAPTER V — PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
- Index row title: Dissolution of Parliament
- Source document: Moldova Constitution
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## Verbatim text

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(1) In the event of impossibility to form the Government or in case of blocking up
the pro cedure of adopting the laws for a period of 3 months, the President of the
Republic of Mol dova, following consultations with parliamen tary fractions, may
dissolve the Parliament.
(2) The Parliament may be dissolved, if it has not accepted the vote of confidence
for setting up of the new Government within 45 days fol lowing the first request
and only upon declin ing at least two requests o f investiture.
(3) The Parliament may be dissolved only once in the course of one year.
(4) The Parliament may not be dissolved within the last 6 months of the term of
office of the President of the Republic of Moldova nor during a state of emergency,
martial law or war.
[Art. 85 para.(4) amended based on the Judgment of the Constitutional Court no. 7 of 04 March
2016] ]
[Art. 85 para. (4) amended by the Law no.1115 -XIV of 05.07.00, MO no. 88 -90/28.07.00, art.661]
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## What this means (mechanical reading aid, not legal advice)

- The index files this text under article 85 of the Constitution of Moldova.
- The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER V — PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA”.
- The row is titled “Dissolution of Parliament”.
- The passage runs to about 174 words.
- **Caveat:** No rights vocabulary from our fixed word list appears in this passage, so no plain-language reading is offered for it.

> This is a mechanical reading aid generated from the text above by matching words in it. It is not legal advice, not a lawyer’s interpretation, and not a substitute for the provision itself.

## How to cite this

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Portable Lawyer · Article 85 of the Constitution of Moldova (indexed as “Dissolution of Parliament”). (1) In the event of impossibility to form the Government or in case of blocking up the pro cedure of adopting the laws for a period of 3 months, the President of the Republic of…