Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Moldovan constitutional court suspends president's powers

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Moldovan President Igor Dodon has had his powers suspended for refusing to appoint seven ministerial nominees in late December. The pro-Russian president has repeatedly clashed with Moldova's pro-European government.

Moldova's constitutional court on Tuesday temporarily suspended President Igor Dodon's powers following his decision to block ministerial appointments by the country's pro-European government.

Dodon, a supporter of closer ties with Russia, declined to appoint five ministers and two deputy ministers to join the cabinet of Prime Minister Pavel Filip, who favors moving toward the European Union (EU), in late December.

Dodon had said the nominees lacked competence and accused them of involvement in a national banking scandal. The government rejected those claims and appealed to the constitutional court to appoint the seven nominees without presidential approval.

"The court once again confirmed its image of an obedient political instrument, not a constitutional body. This is a shameful and regrettable fall for a state that claims to be democratic," Dodon said in a Facebook post, adding: "As for my position, I decided not to give in."

Despite the president's remarks, the court's ruling paves the way for Filip or the speaker of the parliament, Andrian Candu, to appoint the seven nominees on January 5.
 (DW)
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1 comment :

  1. El Tribunal Constitucional de Moldavia ha suspendido de forma temporal las funciones del presidente del país, Ígor Dodon, por pedido de un grupo de parlamentarios de la coalición gobernante, informa la agencia Interfax.

    La resolución de la corte se debe a que la semana pasada, Dodon había rechazado por segunda ocasión consecutiva las candidaturas de cinco ministros propuestos por el primer ministro moldavo, Pavel Filip.

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