Aureliu Ciocoi is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021. He is currently the country's ambassador to Germany and Denmark. Prior positions that Ciocoi held include being the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs and former ambassador to the United States,China and Vietnam.
The Party of Action and Solidarity is a liberal political party in Moldova. The PAS was founded by Maia Sandu,the former Minister of Education and the incumbent president of Moldova. A pro-European party,it is an observer of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democracy Union (IDU).
Victor Gaiciuc is a Moldovan military general,who served as Minister of Defense of Moldova from 2001 until 2004,2019 until 2020 and 2020 until 2021. He was also the Defense and National Security Advisor to former president Igor Dodon. He is currently the chairman of the Union of Officers of Moldova and was also the secretary of the Supreme Security Council.
Events of 2019 in Moldova.
The Sandu Cabinet was a six-month Cabinet of Moldova in later 2019,led by Maia Sandu of the Party of Action and Solidarity.
Snap parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 11 July 2021. Following the resignation of Ion Chicu,the position of Prime Minister became vacant,with the Parliament being obligated to form a new government within three months. After the expiration of the constitutionally mandated period and two failed attempts to win parliamentary approval for the proposed cabinets,the Constitutional Court ruled on 15 April that the circumstances justifying a dissolution of the parliament were met. President Maia Sandu signed the decree dissolving the Parliament on 28 April and snap parliamentary elections were called on.
Ion Chicu is a Moldovan economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova between 2019 until his resignation in 2020.
The Chicu Cabinet was a Cabinet of Moldova,led by Ion Chicu. It was formed on 14 November 2019 two days after the Sandu Cabinet led by Maia Sandu was ousted in a vote of no confidence. With the support of just over 60% of MPs in the Parliament of Moldova,Chicu was approved as a replacement Prime Minister. The Cabinet was dissolved on 6 August 2021,being followed by Gavrilița Cabinet.
The COVID-19 pandemic in Moldova was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached the Republic of Moldova on 7 March 2020,when a Moldovan woman who returned from Italy tested positive for the novel coronavirus. As the number of infected people started to rise during the next days,the Parliament declared a state of emergency on 17 March 2020 for the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova for a period of 60 days.
Mișcarea PoliticăUnirea is a right-wing political party of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded on 15 January 2020,after the initiative of five parties to join forces to fight for the unification of Moldova and Romania. The party participated in the 2020 Moldovan presidential election with its candidate,Dorin Chirtoacă,finishing last after receiving 1.2% of the votes.
Fadei Nagacevschi is a Moldovan politician. He served as Minister of Justice from 14 November 2019 to 5 August 2021 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu.
Olesea Stamate is a Moldovan politician. She served as Minister of Justice from 24 June 2019 to 14 November 2019. Fadei Nagacevschi was appointed as her successor.
Ion Perju is a Moldovan politician. He served as Minister of Agriculture,Regional Development and Environment from 14 November 2019 to 23 December 2020 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu. He continued to serve in this position with Aureliu Ciocoi as acting Prime Minister until 6 August 2021.
Lilia Pogolșa is a Moldovan politician. She served as Minister of Education,Culture and Research from 9 November 2020 to 23 December 2020 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu. She also served in this position until 5 August 2021 with Aureliu Ciocoi as Acting Prime Minister.
Viorica Dumbrăveanu is a Moldovan politician. She served as Minister of Health,Labour and Social Protection from 14 November 2019 to 31 December 2020 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu.
Anatol Usatîi is a Moldovan politician. He served as Minister of Economy and Infrastructure from 9 November 2020 to 31 December 2020 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu. He also served in this position in the same cabinet from 14 November 2019 to 16 March 2020.
Sergiu Răilean is a Moldovan politician. He served as Minister of Economy and Infrastructure from 16 March 2020 to 9 November 2020 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu. Anatol Usatîi was appointed as his successor.
Ala Nemerenco is a Moldovan physician and politician. As of 6 August 2021,she serves as Minister of Health in the cabinet of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița.
Vadim Brînzan is a former Moldovan politician. He served as Minister of Economy and Infrastructure from 8 June 2019 to 14 November 2019 in the cabinet of Prime Minister Maia Sandu. Anatol Usatîi was appointed as his successor in the cabinet of Prime Minister Ion Chicu.
The Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova is a political party in Moldova led by former Prime Minister Ion Chicu.
