In mid-2019, a sequence of events following the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election – and the subsequent attempts to form and install a new government, culminated in the positions of prime minister and Speaker of the Parliament, as well as the powers and duties of the president, being claimed by competing individuals.

This agreement allowed Sandu to form the government, and the leader of the parliamentary fractions of the socialists, Zinaida Greceanîi, would become the speaker.

The court, which is considered to be under influence by the Democratic Party, on Sunday 9 June agreed to the request, dismissing Dodon and appointing Filip acting president.

[12] This move was welcomed by the now undisputed president and prime minister (Dodon and Sandu), who stated that through mass resignations and electing new independent judges will the integrity of the Constitutional Court be restored.

[13] On June 8, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini issued a statement taking note of the decisions taken by the Moldovan parliament, "including on the formation of the government coalition".

[17] On June 9, Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak described the actions of the Democratic Party as "frankly criminal".

[18] Kozak noted the "courageous and pragmatic position of the pro-European bloc Acum and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova" for overcoming political differences and representing the "will of the people".

[23] The Secretary-General also requested the Venice Commission, an independent advisory body of the Council with competence in constitutional law, to urgently express an opinion on the dissolution of the Moldovan parliament by the Court.

[24] Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization became indirectly involved with the crisis as the ousted prime minister Filip declared in a tweet that Moldova would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

[26] As noted by The Times of Israel,[27] in general the Netanyahu government is making enormous efforts to convince countries to move their embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – but in this case, the Israeli government refrained from commenting, knowing that Filip might not be able to cling to power and that Sandu who may replace him (as indeed happened) was in no way committed to the Embassy move.