2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis

2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis
Part of aftermath of the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election
Igor Dodon (left), Pavel Filip (right)
Date	7 June 2019 – 15 June 2019
Location	Moldova
Resulted in	Resignation of Pavel Filip Cabinet Vladimir Plahotniuc flees the country Reversal of Constitutional court edicts Maia Sandu Cabinet establishes itself as sole executive authority in Moldova
Parties
President of Moldova Sandu Cabinet Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova ACUM Acting president Filip Cabinet Constitutional Court Democratic Party of Moldova
Lead figures
Igor Dodon Maia Sandu Zinaida Greceanîi Pavel Filip Vladimir Plahotniuc Andrian Candu

In mid-2019, a sequence of events following the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election – and the subsequent attempts to form and install a new government, culminated in the positions of Prime Minister and Speaker of the Parliament, as well as the powers and duties of the President, being claimed by competing individuals.

On 8 June 2019, Maia Sandu was elected prime minister by parliament – forming the Sandu Cabinet, while Zinaida Greceanîi was elected Speaker of the Parliament. However, on 9 June 2019 the Constitutional Court temporarily suspended the President of Moldova – Igor Dodon, from the powers and duties of his office and one of the claimants to the position of prime minister, Pavel Filip, was appointed acting president. Filip immediately issued a decree dissolving the parliament, whereas the new government said this move was illegal.^[1]