Socialist Vladimir Ţurcan was elected as new Constitutional Court President. 

The press recently published news saying that Ţurcan, person close to Igor Dodon, visited Veaceslav Platon at penitentiary several times. However, Ţurcan denied and said he only met Platon once. According to the Socialist deputy, the meeting took place in the context of the hearing of Platon within the investigation commission over bank fraud.