Mircea Druc
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Mircea Druc is a Moldova
n and Romania
n politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova
between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991.
He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition walked out from the parliament, as a protest to the policies of the nationalist Popular Front of Moldova
.
His government purged non-Moldovans from cultural institutions and changed the outlook of the education system to be centred towards Romanian-language education, away from the Russian-centric education system of the Soviet era. Street names and the symbols of the state were changed to show the Romanian heritage of Moldova. After revolts against the Pro-Romanian discriminatory policy of the government spread in Transnistria
an Gagauzia
, he threatened to unleash a civil war similar to that in Lebanon
and Ulster
.
In May 1991 he was removed from his position after an overwhelming vote of no confidence. After his dismissal he came under scutiny for questionable financial dealings. He was also accused of promoting subjugation of the Russian speakers.
When asked about the union with Romania
, he answered that first, there need to be a few hundreds Romanian-Moldovan joint venture
s and some tens of thousands of mixed marriages.
He ran as an independent candidate with a single-issue platform
of union of Romania and Moldova in the 1992 Romanian presidential election
, receiving 326,866 votes (2.75%).
Druc stayed in Romania, where he worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2001 and 2004. In 2004 he joined the nationalist Greater Romania Party
. He is currently working at the Commerce and Industry Chamber of Romania, involved in projects for trans-border cooperation between Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
In the 2008 Romanian legislative election
, Druc is running for a place in the Romanian Parliament in a constituency in Suceava County
, being a candidate of the Democratic Liberal Party
.
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
n and Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n politician who served as Prime Minister of Moldova
Prime Minister of Moldova
The Prime Minister of Moldova is Moldova's head of government. The prime minister is formally appointed by the President and exercises executive power along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.-Moldavian Democratic Republic :...
between 26 May 1990 and 22 May 1991.
He was appointed as Prime Minister after the opposition walked out from the parliament, as a protest to the policies of the nationalist Popular Front of Moldova
Popular Front of Moldova
The Popular Front of Moldova was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the former Soviet Union, and in the newly-independent Republic of Moldova. Formally, the Front existed from 1989 to 1992...
.
His government purged non-Moldovans from cultural institutions and changed the outlook of the education system to be centred towards Romanian-language education, away from the Russian-centric education system of the Soviet era. Street names and the symbols of the state were changed to show the Romanian heritage of Moldova. After revolts against the Pro-Romanian discriminatory policy of the government spread in Transnistria
Transnistria
Transnistria is a breakaway territory located mostly on a strip of land between the Dniester River and the eastern Moldovan border to Ukraine...
an Gagauzia
Gagauzia
Gagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...
, he threatened to unleash a civil war similar to that in Lebanon
Lebanese Civil War
The Lebanese Civil War was a multifaceted civil war in Lebanon. The war lasted from 1975 to 1990 and resulted in an estimated 150,000 to 230,000 civilian fatalities. Another one million people were wounded, and today approximately 350,000 people remain displaced. There was also a mass exodus of...
and Ulster
The Troubles
The Troubles was a period of ethno-political conflict in Northern Ireland which spilled over at various times into England, the Republic of Ireland, and mainland Europe. The duration of the Troubles is conventionally dated from the late 1960s and considered by many to have ended with the Belfast...
.
In May 1991 he was removed from his position after an overwhelming vote of no confidence. After his dismissal he came under scutiny for questionable financial dealings. He was also accused of promoting subjugation of the Russian speakers.
When asked about the union with Romania
Movement for unification of Romania and Moldova
A movement for the reunification of Romania and Moldova began in both countries after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the beginning of glasnost policy in the Soviet Union...
, he answered that first, there need to be a few hundreds Romanian-Moldovan joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
s and some tens of thousands of mixed marriages.
He ran as an independent candidate with a single-issue platform
Single-issue politics
Single-issue politics involves political campaigning or political support based on one essential policy area or idea.-Political expression:...
of union of Romania and Moldova in the 1992 Romanian presidential election
Romanian presidential election, 1992
These are the results of the Romanian presidential election of September 27, run-off held on October 11, 1992:-First round:-Run-off:...
, receiving 326,866 votes (2.75%).
Druc stayed in Romania, where he worked for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between 2001 and 2004. In 2004 he joined the nationalist Greater Romania Party
Greater Romania Party
The Greater Romania Party is a Romanian radical right-wing, ultra-nationalist political party, led by Corneliu Vadim Tudor. The party is sometimes referred to in English as the Great Romania Party....
. He is currently working at the Commerce and Industry Chamber of Romania, involved in projects for trans-border cooperation between Romania, Republic of Moldova and Ukraine.
In the 2008 Romanian legislative election
Romanian legislative election, 2008
Legislative elections were held in Romania on November 30, 2008. The Democratic Liberal Party won most seats in both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, although the alliance headed by the Social Democratic Party won a fractionally higher vote share.-Electoral System:President Traian Băsescu...
, Druc is running for a place in the Romanian Parliament in a constituency in Suceava County
Suceava County
Suceava is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Moldavia and few villages in Transylvania, with the capital city at Suceava.- Demographics :...
, being a candidate of the Democratic Liberal Party
Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)
The Democratic Liberal Party is a populist, centre-right party in Romania. It was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party merged with the Liberal Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the Democratic Party was part of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance...
.