2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis

2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis
2019 Moldovan constitutional crisis
Part of aftermath of the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election
	Igor Dodon (left), Pavel Filip (right)
Date	7 June 2019 – 15 June 2019
Location	Moldova
Resulted in	Resignation of Pavel Filip Cabinet; Vladimir Plahotniuc flees the country; Reversal of Constitutional court edicts; Maia Sandu Cabinet establishes itself as sole executive authority in Moldova;
Parties
President of Moldova; Sandu Cabinet; Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova; ACUM;	Acting president; Filip Cabinet; Constitutional Court; Democratic Party of Moldova;
Lead figures
	Igor Dodon; Maia Sandu; Zinaida Greceanîi; Pavel Filip; Vladimir Plahotniuc; Andrian Candu;

In mid-2019, a sequence of events following the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election – and the subsequent attempts to form and install a new government, culminated in the positions of prime minister and Speaker of the Parliament, as well as the powers and duties of the president, being claimed by competing individuals.

On 8 June 2019, Maia Sandu was elected prime minister by parliament – forming the Sandu Cabinet, while Zinaida Greceanîi was elected Speaker of the Parliament. However, on 9 June 2019 the Constitutional Court temporarily suspended the President of Moldova – Igor Dodon, from the powers and duties of his office and one of the claimants to the position of prime minister, Pavel Filip, was appointed acting president. Filip immediately issued a decree dissolving the parliament, whereas the new government said this move was illegal.