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Moldova’s parliament elects 44-year-old businessman investor Vasile Tofan as prime minister
Moldova’s pro-Western parliament elected businessman and investor Vasile Tofan as prime minister on Tuesday, entrusting a political newcomer with advancing the former Soviet republic’s bid to join the European Union.
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Moldova’s pro-Western parliament elected businessman and investor Vasile Tofan as prime minister on Tuesday, entrusting a political newcomer with advancing the former Soviet republic’s bid to join the European Union. Tofan, 44, who is backed by President Maia Sandu and her Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS), was elected by 53 to 21, with 21 abstentions in Moldova’s 101-seat Parliament.
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