"The resignation of the current government could only occur if the parliament expresses no confidence [in it]. The parliamentary majority will not support such a decision," Streleț said at the meeting with representatives of the civic platform Dignity and Truth (DA).
Since Sunday, protesters in Chisinau have been demanding the resignation of the Moldovan government and the chief prosecutor, as well as calling for early parliamentary elections and action on corruption.
The prime minister underlined that the protesters` demands must be in keeping with the Constitution. Strelet warned that were the government to resign it would further complicate the situation in the country and possibly lead to a new crisis.
At 3 p.m. local time (12:00 GTM) representatives of the protest movement were scheduled to meet Parliament Speaker Andrian Candu.
The protests in Moldova were sparked by the disappearance of more than $1 billion, or the equivalent of 15 percent of the country`s total gross domestic product, from three Moldovan banks last year. The incident negatively impacted the country`s banking system and led to the depreciation of the national currency, the leu.
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