Moldova's political crisis deepens as top court, parliament lock horns

Moldova's political crisis deepens as top court, parliament lock horns
Reuters
8 hrs ago
CHISINAU, April 27 (Reuters) - A political crisis in Moldova lurched towards constitional deadlock on Tuesday as the country's top court ruled that parliament had overstepped its authority by dismissing the tribunal's senior judge.
Lawmakers in the former Soviet republic voted last week to sack and replace the constitutional court's head Domnica Manole, after it backed President Maia Sandu's call for a snap national election.
Both the court and the U.S. embassy in Chisinau decribed the parliamentary vote as unconstitutional.
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Moldovan President Maia Sandu delivers a speech during an inauguration ceremony in Chisinau, Moldova December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stringer (File Photo)

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