Ten ministers from the current executive will also be found in the Government proposed by the designated Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, while four portfolios will return to new members of the cabinet. At the same time, the Deputy Prime Ministers for reintegration and for European integration, Valeriu Chiveri and Cristina Gherasimov, will keep their positions, reports IPN.

For the position of Minister of Health, Alexandru Gasnas, presidential advisor, is appointed. Radu Musteata, the director of the National Agency for Food Safety, is proposed for the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, and for the position of Minister of Finance, Victoria Belous, a PAS deputy, who previously held the position of minister, is put forward.

Dan Suruceanu, a cultural manager and administrator, particularly known as the executive director of the Chisinau Arena multimedia and sports complex, is proposed to lead the Ministry of Culture.

Vasile Tofan announced that he has completed consultations with parliamentary factions, as well as with representatives of associations and organizations, and the government’s work program is in the finalization stage. “On July 21, I will go to Parliament with a team of good professionals, who will give all government institutions a fast pace of work and move things forward,” declared the designated candidate.

Vasile Tofan has been nominated for the position of Prime Minister by President Maia Sandu, at the proposal of the Action and Solidarity Party, following the resignation of Alexandru Munteanu. The government’s swearing-in session is scheduled for July 21.