Eugeniu Osmochescu Could Become Acting Prime Minister

Outgoing Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu intends to leave the government before a new head of the Cabinet is appointed. This has been reported by several sources within government circles. According to their information, the duties of acting Prime Minister may be assumed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development and Digitalization Eugen Osmochescu, reports unimedia.info. There is no official confirmation of this information at present. It should be recalled that on Friday, 3 July, Prime Minister Alexandru Munteanu announced his resignation, citing personal and principled reasons. President Maia Sandu later confirmed the resignation and stated that, although the reforms had been challenging, she had expected more active involvement on his part. On the same day, the head of state announced that she would hold consultations with the parties regarding the appointment of a new prime minister.