Moldovan Prime Minister Gaburici resigns

After an investigation into the authenticity of his degrees, Moldovan Prime Minister Chiril Gaburici announced on 11 June 2015 he was resigning.

Mr Gaburici headed a pro-European government that relied on the Communist Party. The former businessman became prime minister in February 2015.

Earlier in the week, Mr Gaburici had called for the resignation of the state prosecutor and the head of the central bank for not taking effective action over the disappearance of $1 billion (880,000 million euros) from three Moldovan banks.

Moldova held local elections on 15 June 2015, which saw pro-European parties winning the highest number of votes but also the pro-Russian forces taking over a number of relevant administrative regions.

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