Vasile Tarlev

Vasile Tarlev (born 6 October 1963) is a Moldovan politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of Moldova from 2001 to 2008.

Background and earlier life He studied engineering at the Technical University of Moldova and became a member of assorted economic councils. After 2001 Moldovan parliamentary election, He was appointed prime minister on April 19, 2001. This is the first time since 1990 that the Communists won a parliamentary election.

Tarlev is ethnically a Bessarabian Bulgarian and was born in Bașcalia, Basarabeasca District.

Prime Minister of Moldova Tarlev served as Prime Minister of Moldova from 2001 until 2008, until 2017 he was the only prime minister to win two consecutive terms.

He resigned on March 19, 2008 in an unexpected move, saying that he wanted to make way for "new people." Parliament approved his resignation on March 20, and President Vladimir Voronin proposed Zinaida Greceanîi as his successor; she was approved by Moldovan Parliament on 31 March 2008.

2024 presidential campaign

On September 21, 2024, Tarlev announced that he would be running for President for the Future of Moldova party with the slogan "development, welfare, peace."

He stated that his candidacy's program is based on ten objectives, including growing and strengthening the economy, supporting young families, improving the health and education system.

Tarlev has called for normalization of relations with Russia to create a "balanced foreign policy" which he claims will increase jobs and reduce natural gas prices. He also stated that not pursuing a "neutral" foreign policy would bring war to Moldova, and that he is against joining a military bloc like NATO.