Moldovan President Igor Dodon is initiating the procedure of a consultative referendum because the parliament has blocked several of his initiatives, Dodon said.
“My second meeting with ambassadors of the former Soviet states accredited in Moldova was held today. During the meeting, we discussed a number of crucial issues in domestic and foreign policy. I informed ambassadors that the parliament had blocked a wide range of presidential initiatives, including on the repeal of the law on the payment of the embezzled billion at the expense of citizens, which has forced me to initiate the procedure of consultations with the people of the Republic of Moldova,” Dodon said on Facebook.
Dodon will present details of his new initiatives at a press conference in the evening, the presidential press service said.
The president already said earlier that he intends to hold referendums on the repeal of the law on the order of repayment of $1 billion embezzled from the banking system, on the country’s geopolitical vector, and on the issue of introducing amendments to the constitution to expand presidential powers.
In accordance with the law, the president has the right to initiate only a consultative referendum, not a constitutional one.
