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The Moldovan parliament adopted a bill according to which the head of the country’s information and security service will be appointed by the parliament, not by the president. Maya Sandu, the elected head of state, said the bill was an attempt by her predecessor Igor Dodon to usurp power.
At a meeting on December 3, the Parliament of Moldova adopted a bill on the withdrawal of the Information and Security Service (ISS) from subordination to the president.
The bill passed in two readings and without discussion, writes NewsMaker. According to the document, the head of the ISS will be appointed by parliament for five years.
51 deputies voted. The bill was submitted to parliament by deputies from the ruling Socialist Party of Moldova (PSRM) yesterday. President-elect Maia Sandu said the bill was an attempt by her predecessor Igor Dodon to usurp power and called on citizens to protest. She said, what “the abuses will be challenged in the Constitutional Court. ”
NewsMaker notes that today several hundred people gathered in front of the parliament building to protest against the passage of the bill. The rally was organized by the Sandu Party PAS, supported by representatives Our party, the Party of National Unity and the Dignity and Truth platform.
On November 15, 2020, the second round of the presidential elections was held in Moldova, Sandu received the support of 57.72% of voters, his opponent Dodon – 42.28%. Sandu’s inauguration is scheduled for December 24.
