CHISINAU (Reuters) - A 45-year-old businessman was named as compromise candidate for prime minister in Moldova on Tuesday after the ruling pro-Europe coalition withdrew support for Education Minister Maia Sandu amid a row over a massive bank fraud.
Moldovan President Nicolae Timofti appointed Valeriu Strelet, a deputy for the Liberal Democratic party, to form a new government after late night talks within the three-party pro-European Union alliance.
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