Claudiu Năsui leaves the Romanian Parliament. He accepted the position of minister in Moldova

„I have accepted to take over the portfolio of Minister of Economy in the Government of the Republic of Moldova. History has repeatedly shown us that, where respect for private property and the ideas of economic freedom prevailed, people prospered,” Claudiu Năsui posted on Facebook on Tuesday.

The USR deputy says he entered politics almost 10 years ago to promote the principles of liberalism and claims that he resonated with Vasile Tofan, the new prime minister,’s vision for the Republic of Moldova, which he would like to see as “the most welcoming country for entrepreneurs.”

“He understands that the state does not solve economic problems, at best, it only manages them, and most of the time, it worsens them when it intervenes in the economy,” Nasui says of Tofan.

Nasui argues that the state cannot solve economic problems and that its intervention in the economy can, in many cases, worsen them.

“Wealth and prosperity, before they can be redistributed by the state, must first be produced, and the necessary premises for this are precisely the values ​​of the free market, which have worked wherever they have been applied,” says the USR deputy.

Nasui also states that „in politics, it is easy to make yourself liked, at least as long as you are in power and can choose the easy path of populism paid for by taxpayers’ money. It is much harder to say that things cannot continue like this indefinitely, because otherwise, the bill will condemn the country to stagnation”.

The USR deputy says that the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova could have continued his professional career, but he chose to undertake the reforms that he considers necessary for the development of the country and its path towards the European Union.

„I chose to respond to Mr. Tofan’s invitation to join the Government of the Republic of Moldova, even if this step implies giving up my mandate as a deputy in the Romanian Parliament and dedicating my experience to a new reform effort, aimed at completing the liberalization and privatization process that began after the fall of communism”, Năsui said.

Regarding Prime Minister Tofan, Năsui also states that “he has the difficult but honorable mission of leading his country in the right direction: that of freedom and of closer ties with Romania and Europe.”

“I am happy to assume the same mission, with optimism, enthusiasm and the confidence that a more prosperous Moldovan economy also means a more prosperous Romanian economy, in our common European path,” concluded Năsui.