Filip Pavel
Moldova President Angers Govt by Vetoing Proposed Ministers
President Igor Dodon on Thursday has caused a fresh confrontation with the pro-Western government after, for a second time, he rejected all the candidates for ministerial posts submitted by Prime Minister Filip Pavel.
A government reshuffle on December 19 brought on board seven new members and only four ministers kept their seats.
Moldova Gives Secret Service Job to Communist Stalwart
With the support of 55 out of 101 MPs, Moldova's parliament on Thursday named Vitalie Pirlog, a man with strong Communist Party links, as the new head of the country's security and intelligence service, the SIS.