Vladimir Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third president of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He was Europe's first democratically elected communist party head of state after the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc.
The unification of Moldova and Romania is a popular concept in the two countries that began during the Revolutions of 1989. The Romanian Revolution in 1989 and the independence of Moldova in 1991 further contributed to the development of a movement for the unification of the two Romanian-speaking countries. The question of reunification is recurrent in the public sphere of the two countries,often as a speculation,both as a goal and a danger. Though historically Romanian support for unification was high,a 2022 survey during the Russian invasion of Ukraine indicated that only 11% of Romania's population supports an immediate union,while over 42% think it is not the moment.
Teodor Viorel Meleșcanu is a Romanian politician,diplomat,and jurist. He served as Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Romania (SIE) between 2012 and 2014. He was a three times senator on behalf of the National Liberal Party (PNL),Minister of Defense between 2007 and 2008,and Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1992 and 1996,in November 2014 and since January 2017 to July 2019. On 27 February 2012,upon his appointment as head of the SIE,he suspended himself from PNL and was later expelled from the party. On 10 September 2019,he was elected President of the Senate. He resigned from office on 3 February 2020.
The Trupele de Carabinieri is the national gendarmerie force of the Republic of Moldova,under the administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Moldova. The Moldovan Carabinieri are to ensure,together with the police or independently,public order,protection of rights and freedoms of citizens,owners' properties and prevention of violations of the law. The structure of the agency is based on the Italian Carabinieri,where it gets its name. The Department of Carabineer Troops has 5 Military Units and some 2,000 soldiers working on a contract basis or on time.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova.
Gabriel Oprea is a Romanian politician and a general in the army reserves. The former president of the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and a former member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who is now an independent,he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Ilfov County from 2004 to 2012 and was a Senator for Bucharest from 2012 to 2016.
Liviu Nicolae Dragnea is a Romanian engineer and former politician. Starting his career in the Democratic Party (PD),he joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD),eventually becoming its leader. After holding several positions as Minister,he resigned from the cabinet in May 2015,following a conviction in a case involving electoral fraud,for which he received a two-year suspended sentence in April 2016.
Cristian Diaconescu is a Romanian jurist and politician. He previously belonged to the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD),as well as to the People's Movement Party (PMP),which he led from 2021 to 2022. He sat in the Romanian Senate from 2004 to 2012,representing Constanța County from 2004 until 2008,and subsequently Bucharest. In the Adrian Năstase cabinet,he was Minister of Justice from March to December 2004;in the Emil Boc cabinet,he was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2008 and 2009. He returned to the position in 2012,also under Boc,and continued in this capacity under Boc's successor,Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu.
Petru Pascari is a Soviet and Moldovan politician. Petru Pascari was on two occasions the prime minister of the Moldavian SSR:24 April 1970 –1 August 1976 and 10 January –26 May 1990.
Iurie Leancă is a Moldovan politician who was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 2013 until 2015. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration from 2009 to 2013 as part of the First and Second Filat Cabinet.
Natalia Gherman is a Moldovan politician who has been serving as executive director of the United Nations' Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate since 2023.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. It is the main executive body responsible for the Trupele de Carabinieri.
Vladimir Plahotniuc,commonly referred to as Vlad Plahotniuc,is a Moldovan politician,businessman and oligarch. He was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova and previously was a member of the Parliament of Moldova for three terms,and served as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova. Until leaving the territory of the Republic of Moldova in 2019,he was considered to be the powerhouse of Moldovan politics in matters of influence,controlling Moldova's government and parliamentary majority. Since fleeing Moldova in June 2019,Plahotniuc has resided in Turkey.
Pavel Filip is a Moldovan politician.
Andrian Candu is a Moldovan politician,who served as chairman of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova between 2015 and 2019. He left political life and went back to consultancy business,where previously he has built a successful career. Candu served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from 30 May 2013 to 11 July 2014,Deputy Prime Minister,Minister of Economy of the Republic of Moldova from 2 July 2014 –23 January 2015,Speaker of the Parliament Of the Republic of Moldova between 23 January 2015 –24 February 2019,deputy of the PDM faction in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova in 3 consecutive legislatures:24 December 2010 –11 July 2014,9 December 2014 - 9 March 2019,9 March 2019 –19 February 2020. On 20 February 2020,together with five Members of the Parliament,Andrian Candu formed the "PRO MOLDOVA" Parliamentary Group,which was later registered as a political party,which he chaired for 1.5 years.
Andrei Năstase is a Moldovan politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs from 8 June 2019 to 12 November 2019. He was member of Parliament of Moldova in 2019. Năstase has been leader of Dignity and Truth Platform Party from 2015 to 2021.
Alexandru Jizdan is a Moldovan politician and police officer who served as Minister of Internal Affairs of Moldova from 2016 to 2019 in the Filip Cabinet. Previously he worked in various positions in structures of Interior Ministry,and in 2015-2016 worked as deputy director of Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova. After the April 2009 protests in Moldova he was awarded by the then-minister Gheorghe Papuc for executing well the orders. From March 9,2019,the MP of the DPM in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.
Nicolae "Nicu" Popescu is a Moldovan author and diplomat serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova since 6 August 2021 in the Gavrilita and then Recean cabinets. He was also Moldova's Foreign Minister in the period of 11 June - 14 November 2019 in the Sandu Cabinet. Until his appointment,he was the director of the Wider Europe programme of the European Council on Foreign Relations and visiting professor at Sciences Po-Paris.
The Ştefan cel Mare Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the police academy of Moldova. It is named after Stephen III of Moldavia,who ruled the country as Voivode (Prince) from 1457 and 1504. It primarily trains personnel of the General Police Inspectorate in their future service as law enforcement officers. Outside of the IGP,it also trains personnel from other law enforcement agencies under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is located on 21 Gheorghe Asachi Street in Chisinau.
Carmen Daniela Dan is a Romanian politician. She served in the Senate of Romania from 2016 to 2020 representing the Social Democratic Party. She also served as Minister of Internal Affairs of Romania in the Grindeanu Cabinet,Tudose Cabinet and DăncilăCabinet from January 2017 to July 2019. Prior to her political career,she was secretary of the General School no. 3 of Videle,and an employee of Bănca Agricole and Raiffeisen Bank.
