Alexandr Stoianoglo
{{Short description|Moldovan politician (born 1967)}}
{{Expand Romanian|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Alexandr Stoianoglo
| native_name = {{nobold|Aleksandr Stoyanoglu}}
| native_name_lang = gag
| image = Alexandr Stoianoglo - interview for Prosecutor's Office, nov 2019.jpg
| image_size = 220px
| office = Prosecutor General of Moldova
| term_start = 29 November 2019
| term_end = 26 September 2023
{{small|suspended from 5 October 2021}}
| president =
| predecessor = Eduard Harunjen
| successor = Ion Munteanu
| office3 = Vice President of the Moldovan Parliament
| term_start3 = 25 September 2009
| term_end3 = 28 November 2010
| predecessor3 = Marcel Răducan
| successor3 = Liliana Palihovici
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|06|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Comrat, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union ({{small|now}} Moldova)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Independent
| otherparty = Alternative (since 2025)
PSRM (2024, affiliated)
PDM (2009–2014)
| spouse =
| children =
| alma_mater = Moldova State University
| profession =
| office2 = Member of the Moldovan Parliament
| predecessor2 =
| termstart2 = 14 August 2009
| termend2 = 9 December 2014
| president3 = Mihai Ghimpu (acting)
| primeminister3 = Vlad Filat
| parliamentarygroup2 = Democratic Party
| alongside3 = {{hlist|Iurie Țap}}
| caption = Stoianoglo in 2019
| citizenship = {{flagcountry|Moldova}}
{{flagcountry|Romania}}{{Cite web |last=Georgescu |first=Andrei |date=30 September 2024 |title=Situație jenantă pentru Igor Dodon. Candidatul partidului său la prezidențiale are cetățenia română |url=https://hotnews.ro/situatie-jenanta-pentru-igor-dodon-candidatul-partidului-sau-la-prezidentiale-are-cetatenia-romana-1803043 |website=HotNews.ro |language=ro}}
}}
Alexandr Stoianoglo ({{langx|gag|Aleksandr Stoyanoglu}};{{cite news|url=https://anasozu.com/prezident-secimnerinin-ii-ci-turu-on-sonucu-maya-sandu-5515-aleksandr-stoyanoglu-4485/|title=Prezident seçimnerinin II-ci turu ön sonucu: Maya SANDU 55,15%, Aleksandr STOYANOGLU 44,85%|publisher=Ana Sözü|date=4 November 2024|language=gag}} born 3 June 1967) is a Moldovan former prosecutor and politician.
Stoianoglo was a candidate in the 2024 Moldovan presidential election.{{cite news |title=Alexandr Stoianoglo voted for "peaceful, modern and prosperous Moldova" |url=https://www.moldpres.md/en/news/2024/10/20/24008380 |access-date=20 October 2024 |work=www.moldpres.md |date=20 October 2024 |language=en}} He came second in the first round of voting, eventually losing to incumbent president Maia Sandu in the runoff.{{cite news |title=Moldova EU vote too close to call with 98% counted |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wnr5qdxe7o |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=BBC}}
Personal life
Alexandr Stoianoglo is an ethnic Gagauz.{{cite news|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/protest-la-comrat-%C3%AEn-sprijinul-procurorului-general-alexandr-stoianoglo/31495500.html|title=Protest la Comrat în sprijinul procurorului general Alexandr Stoianoglo|publisher=Radio Europa Liberă Moldova|date=6 October 2021|language=ro}} Apart from being a Moldovan citizen, he also has Romanian citizenship. Stoianoglo speaks Romanian, Russian, Gagauz and Turkish.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20241103-moldova-vote-pits-pro-eu-president-against-ex-prosecutor |title=Moldova vote pits pro-EU president against ex-prosecutor |publisher=France 24 |date=3 November 2024|language=en}}
Career
Stoianoglo graduated from law school in 1992 and worked as a prosecutor in Gagauzia. He was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2009–2014 and became Prosecutor General of Moldova in 2019.
On 5 October 2021, Stoianoglo was arrested by security forces under allegations of corruption.{{Cite web |date=6 October 2021 |title=Moldova's top prosecutor suspended and detained in corruption case |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/moldovas-top-prosecutor-suspended-detained-corruption-case-2021-10-05/ |website=Reuters}} In total, five cases were filed against him by Lilian Carp MP, a Vice President of the governing Party of Action and Solidarity. He was suspended from office by Maia Sandu's government, who won the presidency in 2020 on an anti-corruption ticket, before being ultimately dismissed as Prosecutor General in September 2023.{{cite news |last1=Coptu |first1=Nadejda |title=Alexandr Stoianoglo, achitat în dosarul indemnizației de concediere pentru Nicolae Chitoroagă |url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/alexandr-stoianoglo-achitat-in-dosarul-indemnizatiei-de-concediere-pentru-nicolae-chitoroaga/32840340.html |work=Radio Europa Liberă |date=28 February 2024 |language=ro}}
In 2023, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Stoianoglo's right to a fair trial had been violated and awarded him 3,600 Euros in damages.{{cite news |last1=Coptu |first1=Nadejda |title=Fostul procuror general câștigă la CEDO |url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/fostul-procuror-general-castiga-la-cedo/32651589.html |website=Radio Europa Liberă |language=ro |date=24 October 2023}} In February 2024, a Chișinău court acquitted him in the case involving authorisation of payments to a subordinate prosecutor. During the trial, Stoianoglo accused the government of using the cases to prevent him from ridding the prosecutor's office of political influence.
2024 presidential campaign
Stoianoglo ran as a candidate with the support of the Party of Socialists in the 2024 Moldovan presidential election, where he gained enough votes to force a runoff despite placing second in the first round of voting on 20 October. He faced incumbent president Maia Sandu in the second round on 3 November.
Stoianoglo expressed opposition to amending the Constitution of Moldova to enshrine its commitment to joining the European Union in the 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum held on the same day as the first round of the presidential election, although he says that he is a supporter of Moldova's "European aspirations".{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1wnr5qdxe7o |title=Moldova says 'Yes' to pro-EU constitutional changes by tiny margin |website=BBC |date=21 October 2024}} He also promised a "balanced" foreign policy with the EU, the United States, Russia, and China as part of his campaign pledge.{{Cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/21/moldova-eu-membership-referendum-hangs-in-the-balance-early-results-show |title=Moldova narrowly votes for EU membership amid fraud claims |website=Al Jazeera |date=21 October 2024}} He also pledged to restore the supply of cheap Russian gas.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-03 |title=Moldovans vote in tense presidential run-off amid Russian meddling claims |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/3/moldovans-vote-in-tense-presidential-run-off-amid-russian-meddling-claims |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=Al Jazeera |language=en-GB }} During a debate on 27 October, he pledged to continue support for Ukraine.{{Cite news |first=Martin |last=Fornusek |date=28 October 2024 |title=Sandu's rival claims support for Ukraine, Moldovan president calls him 'Moscow's man' |url=https://kyivindependent.com/sandus-rival-claims-support-for-ukraine-moldovan-president-calls-him-moscows-man/ |work=The Kyiv Independent|language=en |access-date=28 October 2024}} After it was noted that his youngest daughter was working in Germany, an EU member state, Stoianoglo said it was "the right of every young person in Moldova" to go where they wanted.
Stoianoglo has been described by Western media as being backed by a "pro-Russian" campaign.{{Cite news |first=Gabriel |last=Gavin |date=21 October 2024 |title=Moldova votes yes to joining EU by tiny margin |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/moldova-votes-yes-join-european-union/ |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Politico |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |date=2024-10-20 |title=Moldova referendum: Provisional results show thin margin for EU membership |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wnr5qdxe7o |access-date=2024-10-21 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite news |last=Sauer |first=Pjotr |date=2024-10-21 |title=Moldovans back joining the EU by razor-thin majority |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/21/moldova-vote-join-eu-razor-thin-majority |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}} He lost in the runoff vote on 3 November to Sandu, having had a greater vote share in rural areas and a majoritary share of ballots cast within Moldova overall, whilst the winner Sandu claimed more votes amongst those living in cities and from Moldovans in work or education overseas.{{Cite news |date=2024-11-04 |title=Pro-EU leader claims Moldova victory despite alleged Russian meddling |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz7w9dglzzlo |access-date=2024-11-04 |work=BBC |language=en-GB }}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web |url=http://parlament.md/structure/deputees/STOIANOGLOAlexandru/ |title=Alexandru STOIANOGLO at Parlament.md |access-date=2018-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311031719/http://parlament.md/structure/deputees/STOIANOGLOAlexandru/ |archive-date=2010-03-11 |url-status=bot: unknown }}
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Category:Moldovan politicians of Gagauz descent
Category:Moldova State University alumni
Category:Moldovan MPs 2009–2010
Category:Democratic Party of Moldova MPs