“Do We Need a President?” Candu Appointed New Members of the Government

The Minister of Health, Labor and Social Protection Silvia Radu and the Minister of Agriculture Nicolae Ciubuc took the oath after Parliament Speaker Andrian Candu signed, on the decision of the Constitutional Court, instead of President Igor Dodon, decrees appointing new members of the government. The speaker congratulated the new ministers, and then spoke about the president’s refusal to sign the appointment of Radu and Ciubuc. “Dodon refused to keep the law, so I am fulfilling his responsibilities”. “I want to ask. Do we need the presidency institute and the president, is it worth spending money, if we are fulfilling his responsibilitiesfor the fourth time?” Candu asked, expressing hope that this would not happen again. "But if worst comes to worst, we have the Constitutional Court, the Parliament and the Government that will help us overcome the crisis”, Candu added. Source: Newsmaker