“For the first time in the history of constitutionalism of the Republic of Moldova, all the decisions that were not implemented at the moment when we took office as a judge of the Constitutional Court, as well as all the subsequent decisions adopted by the Constitutional Court, have been implemented, except for only some decisions that were not fully implemented due to certain circumstances. For this we thank the state authorities,” said Domnica Manole.
She said that among the decisions that concerned key areas of Moldova’s constitutional life during 6 years, there were those on the control of the constitutionality of the financial agreement with Russia, “within which the Court protected the sovereignty and national interests”, the legal consolidation of the Romanian language as the state language, the dissolution of the Parliament in 2021, the conclusion on the EU accession through a referendum.
In total, between 2019 and 2025, the Constitutional Court issued 1,231 rulings and decisions, 8 opinions on constitutional amendment projects and sent 39 appeals to the authorities.
“Today we conclude a chapter of our professional life marked by constitutional responsibility, with gratitude and with a light heart that we have fulfilled our mission – the destiny to serve the basic law of the country. We have served the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova with faith and honesty, convinced that democracy will not defend itself, but only through people and institutions that believe in it,” Domnica Manole said.
It should be noted that on Saturday, August 16, 2025, the terms of five of the six judges of the Constitutional Court who have completed their six-year mandate, including its president, will expire. On Sunday, August 17, Parliament will meet in a special session to swear in the newly appointed judges. On the parliamentary side, Luba Shova and Nicolae Roşca are appointed, on the government side Domnica Manole and Sergiu Litvinenko, and on the Supreme Council of Magistracy side, Ion Malanciuc.
