Moldova's parliament on Friday approved the country's cabinet of ministers and confirmed Liberal-Democratic Party leader Vladimir Filat as prime minister.
Filat, 41, has been Moldova's head of government for the past one and a half years.
The previous government tendered its resignation following the election of a new parliament on November 28.
The Liberal-Democratic Party placed second with 32 seats, after the Communist Party that secured 42.
On December 30 parliamentary speaker Marian Lupu was appointed acting president of the former Soviet republic.
He said a center-right coalition comprised of the Democratic Party, the Liberal Party and the Liberal Democratic Party would be formed. 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.
CHISINAU, January 14 (RIA Novosti)
