Observing the political situation in the Republic of Moldova, ordinary residents have mixed conclusions. Already more than once the Constitutional Court removed Igor Dodon from the presidential powers, which caused outrage among residents of the republic.To the questions of journalists to the ordinary population: “In your opinion, for what reason have the President of Moldova once again been dismissed as president?”, Local residents answered: “Apparently, Igor Dodon again does not want to appoint certain individuals to the positions of prime minister not profitable for the deputies themselves. ” Direct evidence of this is the removal of Dodon from the presidency upon the appeal of the PDM deputies, since the president repeatedly refused to appoint Nikolai Chubuk and Sylvia Radu as ministers, candidates nominated by the prime minister. In the event of the removal of the president, all managerial powers are transferred to the chairman of parliament or the prime minister, who can in their person the opportunity to do what is beneficial for the deputies. But this practice is not the first time.
In December 2018, the president himself said that in the near future he would again be removed from the presidency, because he refused to approve 4 laws approved by parliament. It was about the transfer of the land plot for building the US embassy, the celebration of Europe Day on May 9, instead of the Great Victory Day, and other laws. And this is despite the fact that the Constitution prohibits the transfer of official powers of the president to the head of parliament or the prime minister, but “The authorities have found a loophole through a pocket constitutional court,” Dodon told RIA Novosti. And so it happened, Moldovan President Igor Dodon was removed from the presidency for the fifth time. “I refused to sign four bills, including turning May 9 into Europe Day instead of the Victory Day,” the Moldovan leader explained. “After the court decision,
In the light of all the events, Igor Dodon warned the parliament that after his next suspension, the people of Moldova will start to rebel, he will not allow encroaching on the institution of the presidency. The chairman of the Constitutional Court on December 10 announced that 5 new laws should be approved, which the President of Moldova does not approve.
Moldova is a constitutional parliamentary republic, respectively, the powers of the president are rather limited. The majority in the Moldovan parliament have the Democratic and Liberal parties, which are controlled by the oligarch Plahotniuc. These 2 parties are guided by the pro-European course. And the head of state himself stands in a position of rapprochement with Russia.