Vasile Tarlev
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Vasile Tarlev (born 6 October 1963) is a Moldovan politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of Moldova from 2001 to 2008.
Background and earlier lifeEdit
He studied engineering at the Technical University of Moldova and became a member of assorted economic councils. After 2001 Moldovan parliamentary election, He was appointed prime minister on April 19, 2001. This is the first time since 1990 that the Communists won a parliamentary election.
Tarlev is ethnically a Bessarabian Bulgarian and was born in Bașcalia, Basarabeasca district.
Prime Minister of MoldovaEdit
Tarlev served as Prime Minister of Moldova from 2001 until 2008, until 2017 he was the only prime minister to win two consecutive terms.
He resigned on March 19, 2008 in an unexpected move, saying that he wanted to make way for "new people." Parliament approved his resignation on March 20, and President Vladimir Voronin proposed Zinaida Greceanîi as his successor;<ref>"Moldova’s Voronin submits PM candidacy to parliament"Template:Dead link, ITAR-TASS, March 21, 2008.</ref> she was approved by Moldovan Parliament on 31 March 2008.<ref>"Moldova's Parliament approves new government", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), March 31, 2008.</ref>
2024 presidential campaignEdit
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On September 21, 2024, Tarlev announced that he would be running for President for the Future of Moldova party with the slogan "development, welfare, peace."<ref name="moldpres">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
He stated that his candidacy's program is based on ten objectives, including growing and strengthening the economy, supporting young families, improving the health and education system.<ref name="moldpres"/> The center of his campaign is increasing jobs, calling for mass industrialization as well as modernization of Moldova's farms.<ref name="ipn-2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Tarlev has called for normalization of relations with Russia to create a "balanced foreign policy" which he claims will increase jobs and reduce natural gas prices.<ref name="ipn-1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He also stated that not pursuing a "neutral" foreign policy would bring war to Moldova, and that he is against joining a military bloc like NATO.<ref name="ipn-2"/>
Tarlev stated that if he is elected President he would work to remodel the office so that it was like the United States.<ref name="ipn-1"/> He also called to reform the country's judiciary, saying that “I swear, the Constitution will always guide me, as will the Bible” and that he would work to make the judiciary more independent from the governing party.<ref name="ipn-2"/>
Tarlev was endorsed by former Governor of Gagauzia Valeri Ianioglo and Constitutional Court president Dumitru Pulbere.<ref name="ipn-2"/>
Tarlev would lose in the first round, earning 49,317 votes or 3.19% of the electorate, placing in sixth.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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