Contents tagged with Igor Dodon
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Moldovan MPs call on the Constitutional Court to suspend powers of President Dodon
Deputies from the Democratic Party of Moldova appealed to the Constitutional Court with a request to clarify the conditions necessary to appoint an acting President, Newsmaker.md reported.
The appeal to the Constitutional Court was submitted by deputies of the Democratic Party, Sergei Syrbu and Corneliu Padnevich. It was reported that the request was registered "on behalf of the parliamentary legal commission."
"We asked the Constitutional Court to resolve the institutional crisis provoked by …
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Dodon: Moldova cannot develop its economy without close cooperation with Russia
Moldovan president Igor Dodon stated that his country's economy would not develop without close cooperation with the Russian Federation.
"Moldova and Russia are closely connected with each other historically, economically and politically. The Moldovan economy cannot develop without all-round cooperation with the Russian Federation," Dodon wrote on his Facebook page after a meeting with the Head of Sberbank, Herman Gref in Moscow.
The President clarified that during the meeting he had …
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Moldovan President Dodon intends to begin resolving problems with Russia after the New Year
Moldovan leader Igor Dodon announced in an interview with Izvestia that there are two scenarios for the development of Moldova's relations with Russia.
"There are two scenarios for how to return to normal bilateral relations. The first scenario, and I very much hope that it will be possible to implement it, [would be] right after the New Year holidays ... We will try and do our best to resolve the problems right after the New Year. I spoke with the Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament …
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Constitutional Court of Moldova rules that the President of the country must be non-partisan
The Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that the President of the country must be non-partisan and must not hold any other public office, Ukrinform reports.
"The President of the Republic of Moldova is obliged to act in the interests of the whole society, not just its part, a separate political group or a party. He cannot be a member of the party and defend its interests," the President of the Constitutional Court, Tudor Panțîru commented.
With its decision, the Constitutional Court …
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Dodon: Moldova has no chance to join EU
According to Moldovan President Igor Dodon, the Eastern Partnership summit showed that Moldova “has no chance of joining the EU,” so the country should return to a strategic partnership with Russia, as expressed in a statement by Dodon, in which he gave his assessment of the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels, reported Newsmaker.md.
According to Dodon, citizens of Moldova have undergone a massive campaign of manipulation, the purpose of which was to prove that joining the European Union …
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Moldovan president Dodon says Moldova does not need its own army
During an interview with the Russian publication Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Moldovan President Igor Dodon expressed the belief that Moldova does not need its own military because it is a neutral country.
"We do not need an army. Moldova is a neutral country, [and] therefore should not have armed forces - neither on the left nor right bank of the Dniester. Who is there for us to fight with?" said Dodon.
Dodon earlier stated that the unrecognized Transdniestria could become part of Ukraine or …
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Moldovan President: Transnistria may become part of Ukraine
Moldovan President Igor Dodon stated in an interview with the Russian “Nezavisimaya Gazeta” that he believes that Transnistria has two paths moving forward: to join Ukraine or be a part of Moldova.
"I believe that all Transnistria must preserve all the powers that it has today: parliament, president, government, and flag. And we should not take a penny out of the Transnistrian budget. We should have a common state, a common budget, banking systems, a common foreign policy," Dodon said.
The …
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Ruling coalition of Moldova decides not to initiate impeachment of Dodon
Beginning the procedure for removing Moldovan President Igor Dodon from his post can bring about another political crisis, so the ruling coalition will not insist on holding a referendum on impeaching the president, as stated by the Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova Andrian Candu, reports Ukrinform.
“Firstly, the very procedure for removing the president from office is very long. It is necessary to create a parliamentary commission, which will gather evidence of the President’s violation of …
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Moldovan President Dodon: Swearing in of new Defense Minister violates acceptable bounds of political legitimacy
Moldovan President Igor Dodon released a statement on the swearing in of Defense Minister Eugen Sturza. The statement was published on the president’s website.
According to Dodon the actions of the Moldovan government have no political legitimacy.
“The regime will fall into the pit which it is digging for others. The swearing in of the defense minister goes beyond the limits of political legitimacy and demonstrates how powerlessness forces the government to make serious mistakes.
By not …
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Decree to appoint Moldovan Defense Minister to be signed by Speaker of Parliament, not President Dodon
The decree to appoint the Moldovan Minister of Defense will be signed by Speaker of Parliament Andrian Candu, instead of President Igor Dodon, Newsmaker reports with reference to the Moldovan parliament’s press service.
The decree to appoint Defense Minister Eugen Sturza, a candidate rejected twice by Dodon, may be signed by Candu on October 24, the Moldovan parliament’s press service announced.
All the necessary documentation for the procedure will need to reach parliament from the …