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Moldovan Opposition Seeks Clarity From Constitutional Court Over Parliament Dissolution Thu 31st December 2020 | 12:20 AM CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 31st December, 2020) Lawmakers fromMoldovas Party of Action and Solidarity have asked the countrys Constitutional Court to make a judgment on the legality of dissolving parliament, deputy speaker Mihai Popsoi said on Wednesday. "While looking for the swiftest way to hold early elections, as well as to avoid the economic and social risks...

By Reuters Staff (Adds details) CHISINAU, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Moldova’s new president, Maia Sandu, on Thursday appointed Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi as the acting prime minister, a presidential decree showed. A former World Bank economist, Sandu defeated the pro-Moscow incumbent Igor Dodon in last month’s presidential election, promising to fight endemic corruption and put Moldova’s relations with the European Union back on track. Career diplomat Ciocoi was Dodon’s foreign policy adv...

By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Moldovas new President Maia Sandu appointed Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi as interim prime minister on Thursday, but pushed on for a snap election in a bid to overhaul the whole government and strengthen her grip on power. Sandu, a former World Bank economist, defeated pro-Moscow incumbent Igor Dodon in last months presidential vote, promising to fight endemic corruption and put relations with the European Union back on track. Lawmakers from Dod...

Emerging Europe this week Croatia, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others. The quake, measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale, caused widespread damage in a number of towns close to the epicentre, 50 kilometres southeast of the capital Zagreb. “My town has been completely destroyed. We have dead children,” Darinko Dumbović, the mayor of the worst-hit town of Petrinja, said in a statement broadcast by Croatian TV station HRT. “This is like Hiroshima – half of the city no...

2 Min Read CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova’s new President Maia Sandu appointed Foreign Minister Aureliu Ciocoi as interim prime minister on Thursday, but pushed on for a snap election in a bid to overhaul the whole government and strengthen her grip on power. Moldovas President Maia Sandu attends a joint news conference with Romanias President Klaus Iohannis following a meeting in Chisinau, Moldova December 29, 2020. REUTERS/Vladislav Culiomza Sandu, a former World Bank economist, defeated pro-...

Moldovas Maia Sandu: I want to be the president of European integration In an exclusive DW interview, Moldovas new president, Maia Sandu, talks about fighting corruption and seeking to draw closer to Europe. Moldovan President Maia Sandu is passionate about the European ideal DW: During your inauguration on December 24, you emphasized that you want to become the president of European integration. What do you mean by this exactly? And do you not think Moldovas pro-Russian electorate will be crit...

Chisinau court arrests ex-Moldovan ambassador to Russia for 30 days pending trial in anabolic drugs smuggling case CHISINAU. Dec 30 (Interfax) - The Ciocana District Court in Chisinau ordered on Wednesday to grant the prosecutions motion on taking former Moldovan Ambassador to Russia Andrei Neguta into pretrial custody for 30 days, the Moldovan Prosecutor Generals Office told Interfax. The court hearing was held behind closed doors and lasted for more than three hours, it said. Only Neguta hims...

by Vladimir Rozanskij Her victory marks a turning point in the civil conscience of Moldovan society. Dodon, the outgoing president, represents an opaque and corrupt system, in which everyone covers each other. Sandus victory is attributed to the "new men", the exponents of the urban middle class, extraneous to the system of corruption of the last decade, a generation of energetic young people sensitive to the reputation of their country, and migrant workers. Moscow (AsiaNews) On December 24, Ch...

All news We foiled a ‘Moldovan Maidan’: Dodon on why he dissuaded people from taking to the streets In his view, not bringing people into the streets, but rather challenging the election outcome in court was the right decision Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon© Valery Sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon has said in an interview with TASS that he had discouraged people from pouring into the streets after the presidential election in o...

Radio Romania International A roundup of domestic and international news COVID-19 Ro. More than 2,600 new cases of COVID-19 were reported on Monday in Romania after more than 7,700 people got tested, which means an infection rate of more than 34%. Another 104 people died in the past 24 hours, and 1,197 patients are in ICUs. So far 618,400 people have been contaminated and over 15,300 have died from COVID-19. Almost 85% of those diagnosed with COVID-19 have recovered. Monday was the second day ...