Moldova's pro-Western Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița unexpectedly resigned on Friday, citing a string of crises that have rocked her 18-month tenure.
Gavrilița said in announcing her resignation that no one expected her government to contend with so many "crises caused by Russian aggression in Ukraine," per“I took over the government with an anti-corruption, pro-development and pro-European mandate at a time when corruption schemes had captured all the institutions and the oligarchs felt untouchable,” added Gavrilița, who was appointed prime minister in 2021.
"We were immediately faced with energy blackmail, and those who did this hoped that we would give in," she said, appearing to refer to Russia's move to significantlyMoldovan President Maia Sandu, who was elected on a promise to bring the country closer to the EU, nominated presidential aide and former interior minister Dorin Recean to replace Gavrilița. He has 15 days to form a government and present it to parliament for a vote, per AP.
Racean said on Friday that the new government will have three priorities, including "order and discipline, a new life and economy, and peace and stability," ReutersGrowing tensions between Russia and Moldova have intensified since the war in Ukraine began. Russia has troops stationed in the eastern breakaway— the first step in a long process toward gaining full EU membership.
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