Moldova Reshuffles Government After Tight EU Referendum
- Pro-European president had promised changes to line-up
- Premier Dorin Recean decides to appoint three new ministers
A voter casts their ballot during Moldova's election, at a polling station in Costesti, Moldova, on Nov. 3.
Photographer: Daniel Mihailescu/AFP/Getty ImagesMoldova’s prime minister announced changes to his cabinet line-up after the nation’s pro-Western president pledged a reshuffle following a referendum on European Union membership.
The vote on joining the EU last month was supported by a razor-thin margin as pro-Russian forces sought to exploit discontent with the economy and a lack of tangible results in reforming the justice system and fighting corruption. That prompted President Maia Sandu to say during presidential elections that she’d seek changes in government to speed up reforms.