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Plahotniuc was proposed for the post of Prime Minister of Moldova by the Democratic Party, but his candidacy was rejected by the Moldovan President, Nicolae Timofti, January 13, 2016. Timofti, in an official statement, noted that "Plahotniuc fails to meet the criteria of a candidate for the post of prime minister." He further specified that among the conditions for prime minister, the candidates "integrity should not cause doubt."<ref>{{cite web|title=Moldovan president rejects candidacy of Vladimir Plahotniuc for prime minister|url=http://tass.ru/en/world/849388|website=TASS Russian News Agency|accessdate=27 May 2016}}</ref>
Plahotniuc was proposed for the post of Prime Minister of Moldova by the Democratic Party, but his candidacy was rejected by the Moldovan President, Nicolae Timofti, January 13, 2016. Timofti, in an official statement, noted that "Plahotniuc fails to meet the criteria of a candidate for the post of prime minister." He further specified that among the conditions for prime minister, the candidates "integrity should not cause doubt."<ref>{{cite web|title=Moldovan president rejects candidacy of Vladimir Plahotniuc for prime minister|url=http://tass.ru/en/world/849388|website=TASS Russian News Agency|accessdate=27 May 2016}}</ref>


In May 2016, Vlad Plahotniuc made a visit to the US as newly appointed “executive coordinator of the Government Coalition Council”, where he represented the Democrat Party, and he met with the US Assistant Secretary of State [[Victoria Nuland]]. He was invited by the Atlantic Council to participate at the Distinguished Leadership Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pdm.md/en/news/news/vlad-plahotniuc-has-had-meeting-victoria-nuland-us-assistant-secretary-state|title=Vlad Plahotniuc has had a meeting with Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State|website=Vlad Plahotniuc has had a meeting with Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State|access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref> The meeting came in the context of [[2015–16 protests in Moldova|mass anti-Governmental protests in Moldova]], mainly aimed at the institutions controlled by the oligarch.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.moldova.org/en/oligarch-vlad-plahotniuc-met-us-assistant-secretary-state-victoria-nuland/|title=Oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc met with the US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland - Moldova.org|last=Vlas|first=Cristi|date=2016-05-03|work=Moldova.org|access-date=2017-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref>
In May 2016, Vlad Plahotniuc made a visit to the US as newly appointed “executive coordinator of the Government Coalition Council”, where he represented the Democrat Party, and he met with the US Assistant Secretary of State [[Victoria Nuland]]. He was invited by the Atlantic Council to participate at the Distinguished Leadership Awards.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.moldova.org/en/oligarch-vlad-plahotniuc-met-us-assistant-secretary-state-victoria-nuland/|title=Oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc met with the US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland - Moldova.org|last=Vlas|first=Cristi|date=2016-05-03|work=Moldova.org|access-date=2017-03-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pdm.md/en/news/news/vlad-plahotniuc-has-had-meeting-victoria-nuland-us-assistant-secretary-state|title=Vlad Plahotniuc has had a meeting with Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State|website=Vlad Plahotniuc has had a meeting with Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State|access-date=2017-03-17}}</ref>


On 24 December 2016, during the 8th Democratic Party Congress, Plahotniuc was elected as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vlad Plahotniuc a fost ales președinte al Partidului Democrat din Republica Moldova |url=https://www.agerpres.ro/externe/2016/12/24/vlad-plahotniuc-a-fost-ales-presedinte-al-partidului-democrat-din-republica-moldova-15-47-50 |website=agerpres.ro |date=24 December 2016 |accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://tribuna.md/2016/12/24/oficial-vlad-plahotniuc-noul-presedinte-al-pdm/ OFICIAL! VLAD PLAHOTNIUC - NOUL PREŞEDINTE AL PDM]</ref><ref>[http://www.pdm.md/en/news/news/vlad-plahotniuc-has-been-elected-chairman-pdm-my-offer-my-colleagues-strategy-courage-action-and-direct-responsibility-citizens Vlad Plahotniuc has been elected the chairman of PDM: „My offer to my colleagues is the strategy of courage in action and direct responsibility to the citizens”]</ref>
On 24 December 2016, during the 8th Democratic Party Congress, Plahotniuc was elected as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vlad Plahotniuc a fost ales președinte al Partidului Democrat din Republica Moldova |url=https://www.agerpres.ro/externe/2016/12/24/vlad-plahotniuc-a-fost-ales-presedinte-al-partidului-democrat-din-republica-moldova-15-47-50 |website=agerpres.ro |date=24 December 2016 |accessdate=3 January 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://tribuna.md/2016/12/24/oficial-vlad-plahotniuc-noul-presedinte-al-pdm/ OFICIAL! VLAD PLAHOTNIUC - NOUL PREŞEDINTE AL PDM]</ref><ref>[http://www.pdm.md/en/news/news/vlad-plahotniuc-has-been-elected-chairman-pdm-my-offer-my-colleagues-strategy-courage-action-and-direct-responsibility-citizens Vlad Plahotniuc has been elected the chairman of PDM: „My offer to my colleagues is the strategy of courage in action and direct responsibility to the citizens”]</ref>

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Vladimir Plahotniuc
Member of the Parliament of Moldova
In office
30 December 2010 – October 2013
In office
December 2014 – July 2015
First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova
In office
30 December 2010 – 15 February 2013
Personal details
Born (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 (age 58)
Pitușca, Moldovan SSR, Soviet Union
Political partyDemocratic Party of Moldova
SpouseOxana Plahotniuc
OccupationPolitician, businessman
Websitewww.plahotniuc.md

Vladimir "Vlad" Plahotniuc (born 1 January 1966) is a Moldovan politician and businessman. He is the current chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova [1][2] and previously was member of the Parliament of Moldova in two terms December 2010 – October 2013 and December 2014 – 30 July 2015, and served as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova December 30, 2010 - February 15, 2013.[3] Plahotniuc also serves as Vice-President of the Socialist International.[4][5]

Education

Plahotniuc was born in Pitușca, Călărași District. As he stated in an interview, a strong footprint in his education was left by his parents and grandparents.[6] He attended the Grozești village secondary school, in Nisporeni district. In 1983 he graduated this institution with a Cum Laude diploma.[7] In 1991 he graduated the Technical University of Moldova with a bachelor's degree in Engineering, at the Food Industry Technology Department.[7]

In 2002 he obtained an MBA degree at the same university.[8] In 2006 he obtained a master's degree in Civil Law at the European Studies University of Moldova.[7]

Career

During 1991-1993, he held the position of specialist at the "Minor" Center for prevention and rehabilitation of juvenile offenders, affiliated with the Chișinău City Hall.[7] He held the position of economist at "Euro EstHundel" Ltd Moldova, then he worked at "Voyage" Ltd Moldova. In 1995-1998 he founded "Angels" Moldovan-American Financial Group, which he managed until 2001.[8] From 2001 to 2010 he held the position of Commercial Manager and afterwards he was the General Manager of "Petrom Moldova" JSC, dealing with oil import and distribution.[8] Starting in 2005 he was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Board at "Victoriabank " commercial bank, one of the leading banks of Moldova and in 2006 he became its Chairman, a position held until January 2011.[7][9] Since then, he has been focusing on his political career, as a member of the Democratic Party of Moldova. In 2015, he officially founded a large media company, including General Media Group and Radio Media Group[10][11][12][13]

Political activity

On the evening of 19 November 2010, during the meeting of the Political Bureau of the Democratic Party of Moldova, it has been decided to include Vladimir Plahotniuc on the 2nd spot on their electoral party list.[14] As result, he delegated the administration of his businesses to his managers in order to be able to dedicate himself to politics.[15] He became member of the Parliament in December 2010,[16] position held until October 2013, when he resigned.[17][18][19] On 30 December 2010, during the Democratic Party National Political Council session, Vladimir Plahotniuc was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova.[20] On the same day he was elected as the First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.[7] He was also elected as member of the Commission of Economy, Budget and Finance within the Parliament of Moldova. On 19 May 2011, by Presidential decree, Marian Lupu founded the National Council for the Judiciary Reform which included Vladimir Plahotniuc as Vice Chairman.[21]

In June 2012, Plahotniuc became First Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova.[22] In December 2014, Plahotniuc was elected again as member of Parliament, and in July 2015 he resigned again from this position,[23][24][25][26] "in order to focus his political activity on reforming the party", as he stated.

Plahotniuc was proposed for the post of Prime Minister of Moldova by the Democratic Party, but his candidacy was rejected by the Moldovan President, Nicolae Timofti, January 13, 2016. Timofti, in an official statement, noted that "Plahotniuc fails to meet the criteria of a candidate for the post of prime minister." He further specified that among the conditions for prime minister, the candidates "integrity should not cause doubt."[27]

In May 2016, Vlad Plahotniuc made a visit to the US as newly appointed “executive coordinator of the Government Coalition Council”, where he represented the Democrat Party, and he met with the US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. He was invited by the Atlantic Council to participate at the Distinguished Leadership Awards.[28][29]

On 24 December 2016, during the 8th Democratic Party Congress, Plahotniuc was elected as the Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova.[30][31][32]

On February 8th 2017, the president of Democratic Party of Moldova, Vlad Plahotniuc declared that "All parties have to make changes and to adapt better to the reality, to what people want" during the DPM's 20-year-activity celebration. Plahotniuc considers that the political class of Moldova has to go through a transformation which will go in parallel with the institutional reform.[33][34]

The President of the Democratic Party from Moldova, Vlad Plahotniuc, was elected as deputy president of the Socialist International at the XXVth congress of the organization, taking place from 2 to 4 March in Cartagena, Columbia.[35][36] Vlad Plahotniuc joins thus the leadership of the Socialist International, chaired by George Papandreou, the President of the Socialist International and Luis Ayala, the Secretary General of the Socialist International, who were also reelected for the next four years.[37][38]

On March 6th 2017, the President of the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), Vlad Plahotniuc, announced that his party would propose a new electoral system for the Parliament- the uninominal voting system.[39][40] "The current political class needs to be reformed so that politicians to be controlled directly by citizens and parties to work for people, not for the interest groups outside the country who want to control Moldova" declared the politician.[41][42]

Parliamentary diplomacy

Vlad Plahotniuc with Victor Ponta

As First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Plahotniuc had a number of working visits abroad. Thus, on 2 March 2011 Vlad Plahotniuc together with Marian Lupu, the then interim President of the Republic of Moldova, visited Strasbourg.[43]
Vladimir Plahotniuc visited the Republic of Lithuania in the period of 22–24 May 2011.[44] In the period of 13–15 June 2011 Vladimir Plahotniuc participated at the ninth Conference of Parliament Speakers of the Southeast European Cooperation Process.[45] On 28 July 2011, in a framework of an official delegation, Vladimir Plahotniuc visited the Federal Republic of Germany. During the visit, Plahotniuc had meetings with his German counterpart Wolfgang Thierse, Deputy Speaker of the Budestag; Gernot Erler, Vice Chairman of Budestag Social–Democratic Party Parliamentary Faction; Rainer Lindner, Executive Manager of the Eastern Europe Council of the German Economy; Manfred Grund, member of Christian Democratic Party and Chairman of the Moldova-Germany Forum; Rainer Steenblock, Vice Chairman of the Moldova-Germany Forum and Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff, former ambassador of FRG in Chişinău.[46] On 26 July 2011 Plahotniuc paid an official visit to the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus.[47] In the period of 19–20 September 2011 he visited the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic.[48]

On 4 February 2011, as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Plahotniuc had a meeting with a delegation from the Government of the Czech Republic.[49] On 3 March 2011 Vladimir Plahotniuc met with Victor Ponta, the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Romania and his party colleagues - Titus Corlățean, Viorel Hrebenciuc, Cristian Rizea, Tudor Panțîru and Cătălin Ivan.[50] On 13 April 2011 Plahotniuc had a meeting with Kelemen Hunor, The Minister of Culture and National Heritage of Romania.[51] On 6 May 2011, Plahotniuc met with the President of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly Petros Efthymiou.[52] On 27 May 2011 as First Deputy Speaker Parliament of Moldova, Plahotniuc met with Josep Casadevall, the Chairman of European Convention on Human Rights third section.[53]

Vladimir Plahotniuc is a member of the Interparliamentary Assembly of CIS member states; Parliamentary Friendship Group with Switzerland, Hellenic Republic and Hungary.[7]

As First Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova, which is a member of The Party of European Socialists (PES) and of the worldwide organisation of social democratic, socialist and labour parties - The Socialist International,[54] Vlad Plahotniuc met on several occasions with Luis Ayala,[55] the general secretary of Socialist International. Plahotniuc also met with leaders and PES representatives, in Brussels.

Position on foreign relations

Plahotniuc stated in an exclusive interview for Moldovan news website Deschide.md that "the Republic of Moldova will not cancel or renegotiate the Association Agreement with the EU, and will not sign an Agreement with the Euro-Asiatic Union," qualifying the statements made by Igor Dodon in Moscow as purely electioneering rhetoric.[56] Regarding president Igor Dodon's official visit to Moscow, Plahotniuc has committed the Democratic Party to stand firmly for continuing Moldova's commitment to the European Union and maintains that the Moldova – EU relation must stay pivotal for the foreign policy.[57]

On January 7, 2017 Plahotniuc addressed a message to the U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. The statement reflects the party leader's vision: ″Moldova is willing to become a bridge between East and West, not a battleground for the world powers″.[58]

Businessman

Vladimir Plahotniuc is a businessman who has runed companies in the following domains: oil, financial and banking, hotel business, media and real estate. His professional career lists positions as Commercial and then General Director of “Petrom Moldova” S.A., a leading company in retail of petroleum products. Under his management the company soon became the leader among oil retailers in Moldova. Afterwards, he was the Vice President and then President of the Administrative Board of Victoria Bank, one of the largest banks in the Republic of Moldova.[59]

Moldova Business People Association

The launch of the Moldova Business People Association

Prior to his entrance into politics on behalf of the Democratic Party of Moldova, on 26 July 26 2010, Vladimir Plahotniuc founded the Moldova Business People Association[60] and in two months it launched its activity with an international economic summit, which had Dominique de Villepin, French politician and writer, former Minister of Foreign Affairs in the French Government, as a guest speaker of the event. The list of participants included Vladimir Plahotniuc, the Chairman of MBPA board; Andrian Candu - General Director of MBPA; Valeriu Lazar - Deputy Prime-Minister, Ministry of Economy and Commerce; Dorin Dragutanu Governor of National Bank of Moldova and many other honorable guests.[61]

On Vladimir Plahotniuc’s initiative, the Moldova Business People Association launched a collaboration with the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, taking into account that research needs support from the business environment.[62][63] On 25 October 2010, during a festive event, the Moldova Business People Association handed out diplomas to the top 100 managers from Moldova.[64]

Edelweiss Foundation

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Vladimir Plahotniuc together with the children from "Gracious Joseph" Orphanage

Vladimir Plahotniuc is also known as the Founder of Edelweiss Foundation which is involved in implementing various social projects in Moldova.[65]

The Foundation implemented many cultural projects, book donations, music concerts and artistic events,[66][67][68][69][70] supported Moldovan sportsmen,[71][72][73] provided financial support for people in need of medical care,[74][75][76][77] Thus, flood victims of the summer 2010 Prut River overflowing received financial aid and goods,[78][79][80] People in need from all around the country benefited from the same type of assistance and support,[81][82][83] Edelweiss refurbished the dormitory building of the "Gracious Joseph" Orphanage and donated them various gifts.[84][85][86][87]

In 2014, Edelweiss started a national scale social campaign, called "Revive Moldova".[88] The campaign soon reached its goal: to collect 1 million euros for the reconstruction works and modern medical equipment of the Institute of Mother and Child in Chisinau.[89]

Controversy

Most of the controversies regarding Vlad Plahotniuc has been launched by controversial political figures, such as Sergiu Mocanu[90][91] or Andrei Năstase, both of them having strong connections with two convicted Moldovan businessmen – Victor and Viorel Țopa.[92][93]

In 2004-2007 Plahotniuc was the unofficial business partner with Viorel and Victor Țopa, together with whom he gained control over bank Victoriabank and Prime TV channel.[94]

Vladimir Plahotniuc acted as the Chairman of “Victoriabank”, one of the leading banks in Moldova until January 2011.[7][9] On March 14, 2017, in a post on Facebook, Vlad Plahotniuc denied all the accusation related to the “Victoriabank” attack raider.[95][96][97]

In the spring of 2008, Plahotniuc was named ″Abramovich of Moldova″, and, after the resignation of Vasile Tarlev from office of Prime Minister, Plahotniuc was close to become Prime Minister of Moldova.[98]

Plahotniuc was worth 300 million dollars as stated in the top of wealthiest people published by Ukrainian business magazine "Delo", in August 2010.[9] Money originated from both "Victoriabank" and "Petrom Moldova" activity, where he acted as Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors.[9][99] Despite the fact that his name is not mentioned in the founding documents, there is a rumor that Vlad Plahotniuc is the owner of the most luxurious hotel in Chişinău - “Nobil”.[9] It was also said that he owns “Codru” hotel and “Asito” Insurance Company, “Drive” Night Club from Moldova.[9]

Moldovan media speculated on Sergiu Mocanu's statements, a controversial businessman and politician,[100][101][102][103] a former counselor with special missions for the ex-President of Moldova, communist Vladimir Voronin, and named Plahotniuc the “shadow cardinal” of the ex-communist president's family.[104] This label was attributed due to an alleged business relationship with the former communist President.[104] Also the media speculated that Plahotniuc supported financially the Communist Party until 2009, and then the Democratic Party since 2010.[104]

At the beginning of 2011, shortly after his election in Parliament, Romanian newspaper "Adevărul" unveiled the fact that Vlad Plahotniuc has Romanian citizenship, being registered under the name of Vlad Ulinici.[105] He explained this fact by "wanting to protect his children against discrimination during their studies in Romania".[106] Later on, he announced that he requested that his name be changed into Plahotniuc in his Romanian documents as well.[107] For the use of the false identity Vlad Plahotniuc faced criminal prosecution in Romania three years after his double-Ulinici Plahotniuc identity was revealed in newspaper "Adevarul" Moldova. As results from the prosecutor's decision to dismiss the criminal case, Vlad Plahotniuc did not face criminal liability in Romania for the use of false identities just because in Republic of Moldova using a false identity is not a crime.[108][109] In 2012, at that time First deputy Speaker of Moldovan parliament, Vlad Plahotniuc was unmasked by the London Hight Court of Justice as the direct beneficiary of the raider attacks on the shareholders of Victoribank, Banca de Economii and ASITO.[110]

In June 2015, former Prime Minister of Moldova, Ion Sturza, stated in a TV talk-show that "[...] Republic of Moldova is a captured state, and it is controlled by Plahotniuc, and things in this country [...]".[111] Also, Plahotniuc was accused for traffic of influence over all Moldovan political class.[112][113] He was nicknamed "The puppeteer" (Template:Lang-ro).[114][115]

In the context of 2015–16 protests in Moldova, Global Business Center, seat of Plahotniuc's firms was picketed by public street protesters.[116][117][118][119][120] In January 2016, after Plahotniuc was nominated by parliamentary majority for the position of prime minister, the proposal was immediately rejected by President Nicolae Timofti, invoking integrity reasons.[121] Two rallies took place in Chișinău, one that supports Vlad Plahotniuc for the position of prime minister and another that opposes the nomination. Next day, protests continued, with tens of thousands of people demonstrating in central Chișinău against Plahotniuc.[122][123][124]

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