Moldova's Democratic Party leader Marian Lupu was nominated as a consensus candidate for parliament speaker on Thursday.
He was nominated by Democratic Party and Liberal Party factions and is likely to be elected as he is the only candidate.
A simple majority is needed to elect a speaker.
Lupu said earlier in the day a center-right coalition comprised of the Democratic Party and the Liberal Democratic Party will be formed.
Marian Lupu, 44, is also expected to run for the presidency. However, the center-right coalition, which has a total of 59 votes, lacks the two extra votes necessary to elect a president.
A parliamentary majority of 61 votes is needed to elect the country's president and end the stalemate that has left the impoverished ex-Soviet republic without a full-time president since mid-2009. RIA Novosti
