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The announcement comes after Saturday, the leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Pavel Filip, declared that he would withdraw the Party\u2019s representatives from the government after the presidential elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s Government\u2019s meeting, Prime Minister Ion Chicu announced he would also come up with nominations for the Democratic Party ministers\u2019 replacement and hopes that the president will accept the new suggested ministers by the end of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, the dismissed ministers are Sergiu R\u0103ilean, the Minister of Economy; Igor \u0218arov, the Minister of Education; Alexandru P\u00eenzari, the Minister of Defense and the Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration, Cristina Lesnic. 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