Iurie Leancă

Iurie Leancă served as the prime minister of Moldova from April 2013 to March 2015. He continued Moldova's pro-Western foreign policy, which led to Russia imposing sanctions on Moldovan wine exports and threatening natural gas supplies. In July 2014, Moldova ratified an association agreement with the European Union, a significant step toward EU membership. Leancă stepped down as prime minister after pro-Western parties won the November 2014 parliamentary elections but failed to form a coalition government. Moldova has faced economic challenges and political instability, including a major banking scandal involving the disappearance of $1 billion from its banks.12