The Democratic Party of Moldova goes to the opposition, and the government formed by her resigned

The Democratic Party of Moldova (DPM) decided to go to the opposition, which gives a chance to resolve the political crisis in the country. This was the vice-chairman of the party Vladimir Chebotar announced on Friday at a briefing following a meeting of the National Political Council.

"We are going to the opposition. The government [Pavel Philip] will resign, all ministers. This is the only way out to refract the political crisis," Chebotar said. He called on the supporters of the party who blocked the entrances to state institutions, to abandon protest shares, TASS reports.

Pavel Philip also said that members of the government decided to resign authority, "because of the high pressure that public servants are experiencing these days."

At the same time, the dumpward will continue to insist on early parliamentary elections. "Regardless of subsequent decisions, from how much the verdict of the Constitutional Court will operate, the government will function illegally. We believe that the only way out of this situation may be early elections [to parliament]. This is the only way for the final settlement of the political crisis," the party representative said.

Moldova President Igor Dodon considers the decision to go to the opposition and unlock government institutions, but still symbolic. "The decision of the leadership of the Democratic Party to go to the opposition, unlock the government and state institutions are the only correct. But they did it symbolically, through the resignation of the Philip government," the head of Moldova said. He explained that the former ruling party “still does not recognize the government of Maya Sandu, which was formed by the ruling coalition of the party of socialists and the pro-European bloc Acum (“ now ”).

Moldova President Igor Dodon also congratulated the Moldavian people on the victory "over the Uzurpators of power" in the country. He stated this on Friday at a briefing in parliament. “I want to congratulate you with a victory, albeit symbolic, over the usurpators of the authorities. The Democratic Party and its leader Vladimir Plahotyuk, who seized power in the country, recognized their defeat. But this is not a final victory,” the president warned.

Earlier, a source in the leadership of the PDM said that the decision to resign the PPM was made after a visit to the office of their party of the US ambassador in Chisinau Derek Hogan. According to the source, the party leaders until the last hoped to support Washington in confrontation with the president, parliament and government of Sandu, but did not receive it.

After the decision of the PDM, the police unlocked the government building to go to the opposition. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in masks get on buses, informs TV-8.

On June 8, the Parliament of Moldova overcame a three -month crisis, after the President of the Socialist Party, who supported President Igor Dodon, agreed with the Acum (now) bloc to oppose the former parliament and the cabinet of the DPM, which is led by the oligarch Vladimir Plahotnyuk. The speaker of the parliament was elected the leader of the socialists Zinaida Greek, and the government was formed led by Maya Sandu, who is one of the leaders of Acum.

Immediately after this, the DPM appealed to the Constitutional Court, which declared these decisions unconstitutional. After that, the judges temporarily removed Dodon from the president’s duties, so that and. O. The Prime Minister and Member of the DPM Pavel Philip signed a decree on the dissolution of the parliament instead of him. Dodon regarded this as an attempt to usurpation of power and canceled the Decree of Philip.

The EU, Russia, the USA, Great Britain and a number of other countries expressed support to the Moldova parliament and decisions that the deputies made. However, the leaders of the DPM brought to Chisinau from the regions of their supporters, who blocked the entrances to the government and other state institutions, aggravating the political crisis.