{"id":449064,"date":"2020-12-24T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T12:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=449064"},"modified":"2020-12-24T14:45:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T14:45:40","slug":"the-government-led-by-ion-chicu-has-resigned-maia-sandu-is-the-acting-president-of-moldova-everything-is-just-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/the-government-led-by-ion-chicu-has-resigned-maia-sandu-is-the-acting-president-of-moldova-everything-is-just-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chicu Government has resigned. Maia Sandu is the President of Moldova. \u201cEverything is just beginning.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Prime Minister <strong>Ion Chicu<\/strong> announced, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93295\/Briefing-de-presa-sustinut-de-Presedintele-Republicii-Moldova--Igor-Dodon\">press conference<\/a> on December 23, the resignation of the Moldovan Government. Prime Minister said the decision was taken after consulting with President Igor Dodon and Parliament Speaker Zinaida Greceanii.<\/p>\n<p>Ion Chicu claimed that the dissolution of the current Parliament and holding snap elections shall be a priority. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">He also stated that he hopes to have a meeting with President-elect Maia Sandu regarding the future Government in office,<\/span> as the current Cabinet of Ministers will be still in office until the oath is taken by the members of a new Government, according to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova. During this period, the resigning Government will perform only public administration tasks. No decisions related to foreign affairs and no legislative initiative can be made.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Starting tomorrow, President-elect must take full responsibility for what is happening in the country: either starting talks with parliamentary groups to appoint a new Government or discuss the steps for dissolving parliament and holding snap elections,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Igor Dodon<\/strong> declared in the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93295\/Briefing-de-presa-sustinut-de-Presedintele-Republicii-Moldova--Igor-Dodon\">press conference<\/a>. &#8220;<em>The next period will be a very interesting one. Everything is just beginning,&#8221;<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>Several representatives of political parties made statements after the Government&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The resignation of the current Government means that it will no longer be at the service of billionaire thieves, as it has been in recent weeks. This shameful episode is over. Now the ball is in the court of the new president,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pavel.FilipMD\">wrote<\/a> the democrat <strong>Pavel Filip<\/strong>, referring to the recent unconstitutional voting process in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy;\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/practising-undemocratic-voting-in-the-moldovan-parliament-how-far-can-it-get\/\">Practising undemocratic voting in the Moldovan Parliament \u2013 how far can it get?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The resignation of the Chicu Government is the result of citizens&#8217; pressure, who demanded the change of political class in the presidential elections. [&#8230;] They want to reform the judiciary, they want a real fight against corruption, they want to have responsible, honest leaders who work in the interest of the country,&#8221;<\/em> said interim President of PAS, <strong>Igor Grosu<\/strong>,\u00a0 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93315\/Briefing-de-presa-sustinut-de-reprezentantii-Partidului-Actiune-si-Solidaritate\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Igor Grosu, electing a legitimate and representative parliament for the Republic of Moldova is the next step. <em>&#8220;The resignation of the Chicu Government opens the shortest constitutional path to the dissolution of the current Parliament and holding snap elections,&#8221; <\/em>claimed the PAS representative.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the politician stated that<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> appointing a transitional Government is not a viable option<\/span>. <em>&#8220;The majority government of PSRM-\u015eOR and Plahotniuc&#8217;s defectors dominate this Parliament and will lead to the perpetuation of the crisis. The PSRM-\u0218or MPs shared their schemes like thieves, filled their bags with money and violated any law, any common sense rule. This Parliament cannot appoint a transitional Government that would work for people. This Parliament must leave. [&#8230;] Snap elections are the only solution to solve the serious problems the country faces nowadays,&#8221;<\/em> said Grosu.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Dignity and Truth Platform Party<\/strong> representatives communicated that either option &#8211; snap elections or a <em>&#8220;responsible transitional Government, able to manage the economic and healthcare crisis until the next free and fair parliamentary elections &#8220;<\/em> &#8211; is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, ex-democratic MPs who participated in the voting of controversial laws as part of the majority government, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PentruMoldova.md\/\">expressed<\/a> their concern related to executive&#8217;s resignation.<em> &#8220;We are concerned about the irresponsible attitude of the current Government and Prime Minister Ion Chicu who did not mention anything about any future actions. During winter, in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, amid protests of farmers, who are desperately asking for state&#8217;s help and a concrete plan to recover the agricultural situation, the country risks collapsing.&#8221; <\/em>is said in the note of the Parliamentary Platform \u201cFor Moldova&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration ceremony of the new president took place on December 24. <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;I will be a righteous and honest president who has not been and will never be involved in corruption schemes. I will be a fair president who calls things by their name, who will not spare those who violate the rights of citizens and the interest of the country. I will be a unifying president who respects all the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. [&#8230;] I will be the president of European integration, who will turn the country over to its foreign partners, I will make sure that Moldova has a clear and firm position for all our partners and I will make sure that our interests are understood and respected. I will promote a foreign policy that will help domestic policy, to build bridges not to build walls, to allow us new investments and jobs, to open doors for our citizens, for our products, to put our country at the discussion table with developed countries,&#8221;<\/em><\/span> President <strong>Maia Sandu<\/strong> said in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93332\/Ceremonia-de-investitura-a-Presedintelui-ales-al-Republicii-Moldova--Maia-Sandu\">speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449067\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449067\" class=\"wp-image-449067 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire-400x216.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Miroslav Rotari| Sputnik<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Presidents of Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic have signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ro\/ro\/media\/comunicate-de-presa\/declaratia-presedintilor-romaniei-cehiei-estoniei-letoniei-lituaniei-poloniei-si-slovaciei\">joint statement<\/a> congratulating Maia Sandu on her appointment to the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova. The heads of the EU states expressed their full support for Moldova&#8217;s President, Maia Sandu, and offered to share their experience in implementing the country&#8217;s reforms.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We stand by the President Maia Sandu in her endeavours to establish a functioning democratic system in the Republic of Moldova that reflects the will of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. We are also ready to share our reform and European integration experience that could contribute to the prosperity and wellbeing of the Republic of Moldova on its path towards the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>We reiterate our unwavering support to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and the European path chosen by the citizens of the Republic of Moldova.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Prime Minister Ion Chicu announced, in a press conference on December 23, the resignation of the Moldovan Government. Prime Minister said the decision was taken after consulting with President Igor Dodon and Parliament Speaker Zinaida Greceanii. Ion Chicu claimed that the dissolution of the current Parliament and holding snap elections shall be a priority. He [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":449061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,56],"tags":[381,943,35,574,27,233,75,856],"class_list":["post-449064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-society","category-reportaje","tag-crisis","tag-goverment","tag-important","tag-ion-chicu","tag-moldova","tag-parliament","tag-politics","tag-resignation"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>Prime Minister <strong>Ion Chicu<\/strong> announced, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93295\/Briefing-de-presa-sustinut-de-Presedintele-Republicii-Moldova--Igor-Dodon\">press conference<\/a> on December 23, the resignation of the Moldovan Government. Prime Minister said the decision was taken after consulting with President Igor Dodon and Parliament Speaker Zinaida Greceanii.<\/p>\n<p>Ion Chicu claimed that the dissolution of the current Parliament and holding snap elections shall be a priority. <span style=\"color: #993300;\">He also stated that he hopes to have a meeting with President-elect Maia Sandu regarding the future Government in office,<\/span> as the current Cabinet of Ministers will be still in office until the oath is taken by the members of a new Government, according to the legislation of the Republic of Moldova. During this period, the resigning Government will perform only public administration tasks. No decisions related to foreign affairs and no legislative initiative can be made.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Starting tomorrow, President-elect must take full responsibility for what is happening in the country: either starting talks with parliamentary groups to appoint a new Government or discuss the steps for dissolving parliament and holding snap elections,&#8221;<\/em> <strong>Igor Dodon<\/strong> declared in the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93295\/Briefing-de-presa-sustinut-de-Presedintele-Republicii-Moldova--Igor-Dodon\">press conference<\/a>. &#8220;<em>The next period will be a very interesting one. Everything is just beginning,&#8221;<\/em> he added.<\/p>\n<p>Several representatives of political parties made statements after the Government&#8217;s resignation.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The resignation of the current Government means that it will no longer be at the service of billionaire thieves, as it has been in recent weeks. This shameful episode is over. Now the ball is in the court of the new president,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Pavel.FilipMD\">wrote<\/a> the democrat <strong>Pavel Filip<\/strong>, referring to the recent unconstitutional voting process in Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy;\">See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/practising-undemocratic-voting-in-the-moldovan-parliament-how-far-can-it-get\/\">Practising undemocratic voting in the Moldovan Parliament \u2013 how far can it get?<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The resignation of the Chicu Government is the result of citizens&#8217; pressure, who demanded the change of political class in the presidential elections. [&#8230;] They want to reform the judiciary, they want a real fight against corruption, they want to have responsible, honest leaders who work in the interest of the country,&#8221;<\/em> said interim President of PAS, <strong>Igor Grosu<\/strong>,\u00a0 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93315\/Briefing-de-presa-sustinut-de-reprezentantii-Partidului-Actiune-si-Solidaritate\">press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Igor Grosu, electing a legitimate and representative parliament for the Republic of Moldova is the next step. <em>&#8220;The resignation of the Chicu Government opens the shortest constitutional path to the dissolution of the current Parliament and holding snap elections,&#8221; <\/em>claimed the PAS representative.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the politician stated that<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> appointing a transitional Government is not a viable option<\/span>. <em>&#8220;The majority government of PSRM-\u015eOR and Plahotniuc&#8217;s defectors dominate this Parliament and will lead to the perpetuation of the crisis. The PSRM-\u0218or MPs shared their schemes like thieves, filled their bags with money and violated any law, any common sense rule. This Parliament cannot appoint a transitional Government that would work for people. This Parliament must leave. [&#8230;] Snap elections are the only solution to solve the serious problems the country faces nowadays,&#8221;<\/em> said Grosu.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Dignity and Truth Platform Party<\/strong> representatives communicated that either option &#8211; snap elections or a <em>&#8220;responsible transitional Government, able to manage the economic and healthcare crisis until the next free and fair parliamentary elections &#8220;<\/em> &#8211; is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, ex-democratic MPs who participated in the voting of controversial laws as part of the majority government, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PentruMoldova.md\/\">expressed<\/a> their concern related to executive&#8217;s resignation.<em> &#8220;We are concerned about the irresponsible attitude of the current Government and Prime Minister Ion Chicu who did not mention anything about any future actions. During winter, in the midst of a coronavirus pandemic and economic crisis, amid protests of farmers, who are desperately asking for state&#8217;s help and a concrete plan to recover the agricultural situation, the country risks collapsing.&#8221; <\/em>is said in the note of the Parliamentary Platform \u201cFor Moldova&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>**<\/p>\n<p>The inauguration ceremony of the new president took place on December 24. <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><em>&#8220;I will be a righteous and honest president who has not been and will never be involved in corruption schemes. I will be a fair president who calls things by their name, who will not spare those who violate the rights of citizens and the interest of the country. I will be a unifying president who respects all the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. [&#8230;] I will be the president of European integration, who will turn the country over to its foreign partners, I will make sure that Moldova has a clear and firm position for all our partners and I will make sure that our interests are understood and respected. I will promote a foreign policy that will help domestic policy, to build bridges not to build walls, to allow us new investments and jobs, to open doors for our citizens, for our products, to put our country at the discussion table with developed countries,&#8221;<\/em><\/span> President <strong>Maia Sandu<\/strong> said in her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.privesc.eu\/arhiva\/93332\/Ceremonia-de-investitura-a-Presedintelui-ales-al-Republicii-Moldova--Maia-Sandu\">speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_449067\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-449067\" class=\"wp-image-449067 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire-768x415.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/investire-400x216.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-449067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Miroslav Rotari| Sputnik<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Presidents of Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the Slovak Republic have signed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ro\/ro\/media\/comunicate-de-presa\/declaratia-presedintilor-romaniei-cehiei-estoniei-letoniei-lituaniei-poloniei-si-slovaciei\">joint statement<\/a> congratulating Maia Sandu on her appointment to the Presidency of the Republic of Moldova. The heads of the EU states expressed their full support for Moldova&#8217;s President, Maia Sandu, and offered to share their experience in implementing the country&#8217;s reforms.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We stand by the President Maia Sandu in her endeavours to establish a functioning democratic system in the Republic of Moldova that reflects the will of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. We are also ready to share our reform and European integration experience that could contribute to the prosperity and wellbeing of the Republic of Moldova on its path towards the European Union.<\/p>\n<p>We reiterate our unwavering support to independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Moldova and the European path chosen by the citizens of the Republic of Moldova.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n<div class='heateorSssClear'><\/div><div  class='heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing' data-heateor-sss-href='https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/the-government-led-by-ion-chicu-has-resigned-maia-sandu-is-the-acting-president-of-moldova-everything-is-just-beginning\/' data-heateor-sss-no-counts=\"1\"><div class='heateor_sss_sharing_title' style=\"font-weight:bold\" ><\/div><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook\" 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