Governing bodies

Coordinating Council

Permanent Bureau

Party Chairperson

Central Revision and Control Commission

The Congress is the supreme party governing body. It exercises the following functions: atribuþii:

• determinã direcþiile principale ale activitãþii politice a Partidului, strategia ºi tactica lui;
• determines the party main fields of political activity, its strategy and tactics;
• approves the party program and bylaws;
• elects the Coordinating Council and Central Revision and Control Commission;
• delegates its responsibilities to Coordinating Council and Permanent Bureau for a certain time period;
• hears the reports submitted by the party leadership;
• adopts the party electoral platform;
• adopts decisions by the majority vote of the delegates.

The Congress is convened at the decision of the Coordinating Council no rarely than once in four years. The extraordinary Congress is convened at the initiative of the Party Chairperson, or no less than 1/3 party territorial organizations.

Coordinating Council:

• elects the Party chairperson and Political Bureau;
• works in the time period between the Congresses;
• coordinates the activity of central party bodies and the territorial structures;
• approves candidate lists, coordinates party activity in local, presidential and parliamentary elections;
• approves the reports submitted by territorial organizations and commissions;
• ousts members of the Coordinating Council who fail to meet their responsibilities or violate the bylaws, program or decisions of the governing bodies;
• recruits new members.

The Coordinating Council convenes whenever it is necessary at the request of 1/3 of its members or at the decision of the Political Bureau. It passes decisions by the majority vote of its members. Coordinating Council sessions are chaired by the Party Chairperson or one of his/her deputies.

Permanent Bureau is the permanent body, which analyzes, plans, coordinates and organizes the activity of the Coordinating Council. It:

• interacts between the central party bodies and party territorial structures and grants them the necessary support;
• keeps the record of the party members, collects membership fees, technical, informational and material support of the party;
• designates commissions members and hears the reports submitted by the Commissions;
• whenever it is necessary, establishes other bodies ensuring party well functioning.

Party Chairperson guarantees the observers of party bylaws, programs and resolutions of the party bodies. The Chairperson:

• oversees the party activity, manages human resources;
• creates a friendly atmosphere within the party, fosters responsibility, transparence and creativity attitude;
• decides on problems related to the party current activity;
• signs Congress, Coordinating Council and Political Bureau Resolutions;
• represents the party in relations with republican and international institutions.

Central Revision and Control Commission is elected by the Congress for a four year term, and reports to it. It oversees the observance of the laws, bylaws, program, and party resolutions, as well as the administration of the financial and material resources. The Commission holds the exclusive right to interpret bylaws provisions and party resolutions, to examine the appeals submitted by the party members and governing bodies. The Commission convenes whenever it is necessary. Decisions are adopted by the majority vote of the Commission members.

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