Andrei Năstase

Andrei Năstase, 2016

Andrei Năstase (born 6 August 1975 in Mîndrești, Telenești District) is a Moldovan lawyer, civic activist, and politician, founding member and leader of Dignity and Truth Platform, chairman and founding member of Dignity and Truth Platform Party. Joint candidate of pro-European parties Dignity and Truth Platform Party, Party of Actions and Solidarity, Liberal Party and National Unity Party, Andrei Năstase was elected on 3 June 2018. He managed to beat his opponent Ion Ceban after gaining 52,57% of the votes. [1] mayor of Chișinău.[2]

Some journalists consider that Andrei Năstase has integrity problems. According to them, he has dubious relations with businessmen Victor and Viorel Țopa[3][4][5][6][7][8] and he had connections with Iurie Roșca in the period when the latter had been allied with Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, which was ruling the country at that time.[5][9]

Biography

Between 1982 and 1992 he has studied at the Mîndrești school, from 1992 until 1993 he has studied at the Faculty of History-Geography of Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania, and between 1993 and 1997 he studied at the Faculty of Law of Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, Romania.[10]

Between 1997 and 2000, he worked as prosecutor, and since 15 November 2002 has a lawyer license.[11]

In early 2015, together with many other notable public figures, has founded the Dignity and Truth Platform,[12] and was one of the leaders of the 2015–16 protests in Moldova.

In December 2015 together with a part of the members of Dignity and Truth Platform, has joined the Force of the People Party (PFP),[13] and at the extraordinary congress of PFP of 13 December 2015 the party was renamed to Dignity and Truth Platform Party, being chosen a new leading structure, with Andrei Năstase being elected as chairman of the party.[14][15]

Năstase is known in Moldova as one of the main political opponents of Vladimir Plahotniuc,[16] and he even challenged Plahotniuc to some public debates, but unsuccessfully.[17]

Andrei Năstase is married and has three children. His brother, Vasile Năstase, is a journalist and former MP of the first parliament of Moldova, one of the people who has signed the Declaration of Independence of Moldova. Vasile was also among the leaders of Dignity and Truth Platform.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.jurnaltv.md/news/5a3acf845bbcaa85/andrei-nastase-noul-primar-al-chisinaului.html
  2. ↑ Iurii Botnarenco (3 June 2018). "Cine este Andrei Năstase, noul primar ales al Chișinăului". Adevărul (in Romanian).
  3. ↑ Ziarul Național (29 March 2018). "Cine este Andrei Năstase, candidat la funcția de PRIMAR general? INTEGRITATEA acestuia a fost pusă la îndoială de Rise: „Are conexiuni cu companii offshore, care au alimentat conturile familiei sale cu sute de mii de euro"". Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Ioan Preașca (5 October 2016). "ADEVĂRUL DESPRE „OMUL ȚOPILOR"". rise.md. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. 1 2 Petru Bogatu (18 May 2018). "Andrei Năstase, scheletele dansatoare și originile mafiei postsovietice". deschide.md. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Demonstrat: Andrei Năstase este MINCINOS!. YouTube. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Presa din România, despre alegerile din Chișinău: Oamenii au de ales între om cu înclinații clare spre est și "detergentul de albire" al Moscovei". HotNews.md. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Dan Nicu (29 May 2018). "Turul II în Chișinău: „Răul mai mic" nu există". HotNews.md. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. ↑ George Damian (11 April 2018). "Când ai nevoie de unioniști – dar fără unionism". MoldNova. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Cine organizează protestul din centrul Chișinăului? Liderii Platformei DA și istoria organizației Adevărul.md, 10 septembrie 2015
  11. ↑ Figuri cunoscute ale protestelor de la Chișinău: Andrei Năstase Europa Liberă, 11.09.2015
  12. ↑ Liderii de opinii au lansat Platforma Civică Demnitate și Adevăr „DA” ZdG, 24.02.2015.
  13. ↑ Platforma DA fuzionează cu Partidul Forța Poporului Unimedia.info, 11 decembrie 2015
  14. ↑ Andrei Năstase, noul președinte al Partidului Politic Demnitate și Adevăr; A fost edificată o alternativă politică Jurnal.md, 13 decembrie 2015
  15. ↑ Andrei Năstase, ales președinte al Partidului Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr din Republica Moldova, mediafax.ro
  16. ↑ Războiul dintre Andrei Năstase și Vlad Plahotniuc ajunge în Congresul SUA
  17. ↑ Năstase îl provoacă din nou pe Plahotniuc: Să iasă o dată la o dezbatere, chiar și la posturile sale de televiziune
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