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Moldovan anti-corruption prosecutors and officers from the Intelligence and Security Service SIS on Wednesday searched the homes of 13 former Communist Party, PCRM, deputies, and detained four of them on suspicion of corruption and illicit enrichment.

Russian prosecutors have accused the ex-leader of the former ruling party in Moldova, Vlad Plahotniuc, of drug trafficking.

Time to Act

The diagnosis is correct. In fact, this is what a European Parliament resolution adopted in November 2018 also called Moldova.

The parties making up the new governing majority essentially vowed to put an end to this. It was this - not some great game between the EU and Russia - that defined politics for most Moldovans in recent years.

Moldova's ruling Democratic Party, PDM, on Tuesday will decide whether to form a new alliance in parliament to regain its majority after the existing coalition with the Liberal Party broke up on Monday. 

Moldova's current electoral system is in question as politicians and civil society activists debate a bill to replace the party list proportional representation system with a plurality or winner-takes-all system, which means voters would directly choose one candidate for their district.

Moldova's parliament on Thursday voted down the government proposed by Prime Minister Iurie Leanca, more than two months after general elections gave a narrow victory to pro-European Union parties.

Romanian analysts have expressed concerns that Moldova's chances for future integration into the European Union are diminishing after the formation of a weak minority government in the neighbouring former Soviet republic.

After months of negotiations, the Liberal Democratic Party, PLDM, and the Democratic Party, PDM, agreed late on January 23 to form a minority government in Moldova.