BUCHAREST, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Romanian Foreign Ministry issued a press release on Tuesday, officially recognizing the new Moldovan government, composed of the Socialist Party and the ACUM alliance.
"Romania, as a strategic partner of Moldova, believes that, in a democratic state, the citizens' will, expressed through vote and reflected in the political configuration of Parliament, is the only one that will ensure a legitimate political process," the Foreign Ministry stated in the release.
The official position coincides with that of the European Union (EU) which recognized the coalition government that received a confidence vote in parliament over the weekend, despite subsequent veto by the Constitutional Court of Moldova.
Romania expressed in the release "its full readiness to continue the Strategic Partnership for Moldova's European Integration, which is essential for the bilateral relations, in the context in which Moldova will strictly apply this Strategic Partnership and will firmly continue with its European path."
The release also underlined the importance of strengthening the community of language, culture and history that underpins the special relationship between the two countries.
Moldova has entered unexpected political tensions since Saturday, when the Socialist Party, which favors closer ties to Russia, and the pro-European Union ACUM alliance signed an agreement to form a governing coalition.
Both sides also convened a special parliamentary session, at which the deputies of the Socialists and ACUM, which together control 61 seats out of the 101-seat parliament, elected Socialists' leader Zinaida Greceanii as President of Parliament and approved a new government led by Maia Sandu, leader of the ACUM alliance.
Yet the Constitutional Court ruled that the moves of the parliament were unconstitutional, just as the other decisions made by the national legislature starting from June 8, when the parliament must be dissolved.
In response, the deputies of the Socialists and ACUM adopted a parliament declaration on the seized state, proclaiming that the majority of state structures captured by an "oligarchical system", among which the Constitutional Court, and stressing that the decisions of these departments are considered by the parliament to be illegal.
On Sunday, the top Court also announced the suspension of President Igor Dodon for his refusal to dissolve the parliament, and named Prime Minister Pavel Filip as acting president, who immediately signed a decree dissolving the parliament and calling early elections on Sept. 6.
