Moldovan Constitutional Court allowed state language change to Romanian
The Constitutional Court of Moldova recognizes the Liberal-Democratic Party’s alleal to change the country’s official language from Moldovan to Romanian as legal, the court’s press service announced, as reported by Ukrinform.
“The initiative of a group of MPs [to change the designation of the official language from Moldovan to Romanian] corresponds to the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova,” the court’s ruling observes.
The court’s ruling is final and is not subject to appeal.
The Liberal-Democratic Party’s legislative initiative to make the relevant amendments to the Constitution must be approved by parliament. At least 67 out of 101 MPs must vote in favor of the bill.
According to the constitution of Moldova adopted in 1994, the country’s official language is defined as Moldovan. However, most politicians and academics are of the opinion that the language should be called Romanian.
Moldovan President Igor Dodon called the Constitutional Court’s ruling unacceptable and illegal.