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Sandu, who unexpectedly defeated the current pro-Russian head of state, Igor Dodon, is due to be sworn in at the end of December as leader of Moldova, which intervened between Ukraine and Romania.
Under the new law, control of Moldova’s information and security service, the country’s intelligence agency, which is currently headed by the president, will go to parliament.
Sandu and his supporters say the goal of such measures is to downplay the role of the presidency before the new president takes office and strengthen parliament, where opposition figures are outnumbered by Dodon supporters.
Opposition lawmakers did not participate in the vote and chanted “Shame!” And “Let’s take out the mob!”
Footage from the session shows MPs attacking the battle after the law was passed.
Lawmakers have passed several other bills, including legislation that gives Russian official language status. Moldova has close historical ties with neighboring Romania and has a common language.
Earlier Thursday, protesters rallied in parliament after Sandu called on his supporters to protest against the legislative initiatives of Dodon’s Socialist Party, which the president-elect called “usurpation of power.”
During the protest, Sandu supporters chanted “Foreign traitors!” And they demanded the release of parliament.
The police surrounded the building with a cordon, but did not interfere with the demonstration.
In protest, Sandu called for the resignation of the Dodon government, which he said “supported their corrupt plans,” and an early parliamentary election.
“We need a good country for all decent people. We need early elections to remove the thieves from power,” the president-elect was outraged.
In the last general election of 2019, Dodon’s party secured a third of the seats in parliament.
During his four years in power, Dodon advocated for closer ties with Russia, with strong support from Moscow.
During the electoral campaign, Sandu promised to declare war on corruption in this 3.5 million population, which is one of the poorest in Europe.
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