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CHISINAU, Moldova Mouldova’s pro-Russian prime minister has resigned to, as he put it, pave the way for an early parliamentary election and “bring normalcy” to the tiny former Soviet state. Prime Minister Ion Chicu, who led a pro-Russian government since November 2019, tendered his resignation Wednesday, a day before the country’s newly elected pro-Western […]
He is a close ally of outgoing pro-Russian President Igor Dodon. His government controlled only 51 of 101 seats in the Moldovan parliament.
The new president can dissolve parliament if the prime minister resigns and there are two failed attempts to find a successor.
Chicu, who announced he was stepping down after a meeting with Dodon, said an early parliamentary election was the “priority objective in order to bring normalcy to Moldova.”
Moldova’s presidential election in November was seen as a referendum on two divergent visions for the future of the Eastern European nation of 3.5 million people that is sandwiched between Ukraine and Romania.
December 23, 2020 - 3:41 AM
CHISINAU, Moldova - Mouldovaâs pro-Russian prime minister has resigned to, as he put it, pave the way for an early parliamentary election and âbring normalcyâ to the tiny former Soviet state.
Prime Minister Ion Chicu, who led a pro-Russian government since November 2019, tendered his resignation Wednesday, a day before the countryâs newly elected pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, is due to take office.
Chicu is a close ally of outgoing pro-Russian President Igor Dodon. His government controlled only 51 of 101 seats in the Moldovan parliament.
The new president can dissolve parliament if the prime minister resigns and there are two failed attempts to find a successor.
Moldova’s pro-Russian prime minister said he has resigned to pave the way for an early parliamentary election and “bring normalcy” to the tiny former Soviet state.
Prime Minister Ion Chicu, who led a pro-Russian government since November 2019, tendered his resignation on Wednesday, a day before the country’s newly elected pro-Western president, Maia Sandu, was due to take office.
Chicu is a close ally of outgoing pro-Russian President Igor Dodon. His government controlled only 51 of 101 seats in the Moldovan Parliament.
The new president can dissolve Parliament if the prime minister resigns and there are two failed attempts to find a successor.