Moldova’s parliament must form a new government after it backed a motion of no-confidence in the ruling pro-European coalition on Thursday, increasing political turmoil following the fraudulent disappearance of $1 billion from the banking system.
The vote signaled an end to the short-lived government of Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet, who was appointed less than three months ago after Chiril Gaburici resigned amid a scandal over forged high school certificates.
The no-confidence motion received 65 votes in favor — well over the 51 required to pass — after the pro-Russian communist and socialist opposition won support from the Democratic Party, which defected from …read more
Source: Voice of America
