Following the recent developments in Moldova’s Parliament, the Embassy of Italy called upon the political forces to obey the Constitutional law and prerogatives. 

“In the wake of recent events, the Embassy of Italy wholeheartedly calls on Moldovan political forces to respect Constitutional law and prerogatives. It is our belief that the principle of Separation of Powers constitutes one of the fundamental pillars of Rule of Law and Democracy,” the Embassy of Italy posted on Facebook.

On April 23, the MPs of the Party of Socialists and the For Moldova platform revoked the Parliament’s decision by which Domnica Manole was appointed CC judge and named Boris Lupașco in her place. The same day, President Maia Sandu convened a meeting of the Supreme Security Council in which she requested the managers of the law enforcement agencies not to allow to be involved in anti-constitutional actions and not to fulfill illegal orders. She also requested the Prosecutor General’s Office to investigate the actions from the angle of usurpation of state power. Following a challenge filed by PAS MP Sergiu Litvinenco, the Constitutional Court in the evening suspended the two aforementioned Parliament decisions.