BREAKING UPDATE: Dorin Recean appointed new Prime Minister of Moldova after previous government resigns

IT appears that the President of Moldova’s security adviser, Dorin Recean, has been appointed as the country’s new Prime Minister, hours after the previous government resigned.

UPDATE 4.50 pm (February 10) – According to reports from Moldova, President Maia Sandu has appointed presidential adviser Dorin Recean as the country’s new Prime Minister following the resignation of Natalia Gavrilița, which sparked the country’s entire government to resign.

BREAKING: The new Moldovan PM is Dorin Recean, Former Minister of Internal Affairs pic.twitter.com/9qpduUwtit

— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) February 10, 2023

The defence adviser to Sandu and secretary of Moldova’s security council said: “The new government will have three priorities: Order and discipline, a new life and economy, and peace and stability.”

The Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andrii Yermak, congratulated Recean on his new role.

“Congratulations to Dorin Recean on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova. Wishing you strength and perseverance. 🇺🇦 looks forward to deepening cooperation with 🇲🇩.”

https://twitter.com/andriyyermak/status/1624054644170231809?s=61&t=GzGjs-GSYJL3Yhjg-MWSxw

UPDATE 3.08 pm (February 10) – The President of Moldova has reportedly nominated her security adviser Dorin Recean as a candidate for Prime Minister following the resignation of Natalia Gavrilița, which sparked the country’s government to resign.

According to reports coming from Moldova, President Maia Sandu has nominated the current presidential adviser Dorin Recean as a candidate for the position of prime minister after the government resigned.

During a press conference following the resignation of the prime minister, Sandu set out the goals of the new government.

Sandu noted that the new government should focus on boosting economic growth, increasing the security level of the country and cleaning up the country’s corruption and injustice.

She also said that representatives of the PAS party assured her that they support Dorin Recean.

Media outlet G4Media noted that Prime Minister-designate Dorin Recean declared that he would immediately start the formation of the new Government and spoke about the priorities of his mandate.

He said that at the forefront of his policies would be the social welfare and security of the Republic of Moldova, in the context of the war in Ukraine.

Recean also noted that the dominant feature of his mandate is integration into the European Union: “Let’s offer more resources in the field of business, in the field of small and medium enterprises, to have jobs, higher salaries and welfare.

“We are at the highest risk of challenges since World War II. The dominance of the government program is European integration.”

The media company noted that Natalia Gavrilița’s resignation had been in the works for a while.

It reported that she had requested it in November but had remained in the position until today.

The news outlet said that there had been a breakdown between President Maia Sandu and her Prime Minister over the lack of speed of reforms in key areas (justice, energy, European integration), the lack of political visibility of the PM and the growing social dissatisfaction, against the background of a major economic crisis.

ORIGINAL 12.22 pm (February 10) – The government of Moldova reportedly resigned on Friday, February 10.

The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, has reportedly said that the country’s government has resigned.

The country’s Prime Minister, Natalia Gavrilița, announced that she is leaving her post.

“After a year and a half in office, I am announcing my resignation,” Gavrilița said at today’s briefing.

Top Eastern European news outlet NEXTA said that following the resignation of Havrylitsa the whole government had resigned.

The media company reported Gavrilița as saying: “If the government enjoyed the same confidence at home as it did abroad, with our partners, we would have been able to govern for longer.”

‼️ Prime Minister of #Moldova resigns along with the entire government

"If the government enjoyed the same confidence at home as it did abroad, with our partners, we would have been able to govern for longer," Gavrilița said. pic.twitter.com/ltCmRsZB9f

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) February 10, 2023

“I believe in the Moldovan people. I believe in Moldova,” she added.

“I believe that we will be able to make it through all the difficulties and challenges.”

Under the PM, Moldova has struggled over the past year with an influx of Ukrainian refugees following the war, while the country suffered from multiple power cuts following Russian attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Moldova is also a country dependent on Russian gas.

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