The Bloc ACUM is against the country’s federalization and its position will not change, Prime Minister Maia Sandu stated in a program on the public TV channel Moldova 1. She noted that even if the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration was nominated by the Socialists, the vote in the executive is common and if this Deputy Prime Minister submits federalization proposals, these will not be supported. “The vote must be of a majority in the Cabinet,” stated the politician. As to Prosecutor General Eduard Harunjen, the Premier said it would be better if this resigned. Even if he does not do this, they started work on the amendment of the law on the prosecution service and the chief of this service will have to leave anyway. Maia Sandu stated the current members of the Constitutional Court fully discredited this institution.

Director of the Institute for Strategic Initiatives Vladislav Kulminski said the regime left by the Democratic Party should be dismantled. The new government has at most a month at its disposal to do this or it will be hard to change things in the Republic of Moldova to create conditions for holding free and fair elections. This cannot be left as it was.

The block in Otaci where the stair of a nine-story apartment building fully collapsed will be demolished. Being present at the scene, the head of the General Inspectorate for Emergencies Mihail Harabagiu said gas or munitions explosions were excluded as versions. Building experts are to find out the exact cause of the collapse. According to preliminary reports, violations were committed when erecting the building. The Ocnița Prosecutor’s Office took legal action over execution of low-quality building works on the block that collapsed in Otaci town on June 19. President Igor Dodon, who made a visit to the scene, said the state will provide all the affected dwellers with new homes.

Intenser cooperation with civil society and better conditions for civil society to develop are among the main expectations that civil society organizations have of the new government. These have been included in an appeal published today.

Prime Minster Maia Sandu requested that all the privatization procedures announced by the Public Property Agency should be temporarily stopped and that a thorough investigation should be conducted in the privatization process of the last three years, especially of the recent past. If illegal, non-transparent transactions are identified, these will be annulled and the persons to blame will be held accountable. Vladimir Baldovici was discharged from the post of director of the Public Property Agency based on his resignation. The Cabinet also approved the dismissal of Simion Carp as state secretary general of the Ministry of the Interior and of Ion Sula as acting director general of the National Food Safety Agency. It was decided that the duties of director general of the National Health Insurance Company will be temporarily fulfilled by Iurie Osoianu. Also, Moldova’s Ambassador to the U.S. and Mexico Cristina Balan was recalled.

Mihai Poalelungi resigned as president of the Constitutional Court, as announced via a one-line note published today on the court’s website. No reasons for the resignation were given and the CC spokesperson was not available for comment.

The State Weather Service has issued a code yellow heat warning for this weekend, Friday included, with temperatures predicted to go up to 33 degrees Celsius. On Friday and Saturday, thunderstorms are predicted in the northern and central areas, with rainfall to continue into the first half of next week. Temperatures will gradually decrease to 21-24 degrees by next Thursday.

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