Arina Spătaru Explained

Arina Spătaru
Office:Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
Predecessor:Mihai Godea (as Leader of the Democratic Action Party)
Birth Date:10 October 1978
Birth Place:Bălți, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Party:Dignity and Truth Platform Party (2015-2021)
Alma Mater:Alecu Russo State University of Bălți
Office1:Member of the Moldovan Parliament
Termstart1:9 March 2019
Termend1:23 July 2021
Parliamentarygroup1:Dignity and Truth Platform
Termstart:5 August 2023

Arina Spătaru (born 10 October 1978) is a Moldovan businesswoman and politician who served as a member of the Moldovan Parliament from 2019 and 2021.

Early life and education

Spătaru graduated from the College of Light Industry in 1998, with a degree in modelling and fashion design. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics of the Dniester Institute of Economics and Law, and in 2018 received a master's degree from the Faculty of Real, Economic and Environmental Sciences of the Alecu Russo State University of Bălți, with a degree in industrial technologies.

Business career

From 2003 to 2011, Spătaru worked as a patent-based entrepreneur, owning a tailoring workshop, on the basis of which she founded the company Arina - S SRL. She ran the company from 2011 until March 2019, when, with her election to Parliament, the business passed to her husband.[1]

Political career

Member of PPDA (2015-2021)

In December 2015, Spătaru entered politics, being elected president of the Balti Territorial Organization of the Dignity and Truth Platform Party. In 2017, she became a member of the party's Permanent Political Bureau.[1] She withdrew from the political bureau in September 2019,[2] claiming that her views were not taken into account in the political party.[3]

Bălți candidacy in 2018Spătaru ran on behalf of this party for the position of mayor of Balti in 2018 and accumulated 6.25%, losing to Nicolai Grigorișin.[4]
In parliamentIn the 2019 parliamentary elections, Spătaru ran in both the national constituency and the constituency no. 10 Bălți from the NOW Platform DA and PAS, of which her party was a part. In Bălți, she was overtaken by the PN and PSRM candidates, but eventually became a deputy on the party list.[1] In parliament, she was a member of the "NOW PLATFORM YES" faction and was a member of the Public Administration Committee.[5]
DepartureOn 16 September 2021, Spătaru resigned as a member of the DA Platform and stated that "I don't know why I decided then to literally stay in a swamp until the end."[6]

Independent politician (2021-present)

Bălți candidacy in 2021In the Bălți local elections, held on 21 November 2021, Arina Spătaru attempted to run for mayor of Bălți, but she did not meet the required number of signatures and thus was not registered in the elections.[7] She boycotted the local elections, urging supporters not to go to the polls.[8] She was also a third party in the process of excluding Marina Tauber from the elections, advocating the exclusion of the Șor Party candidate on 3 and 4 December.[9]

Personal life

Spătaru is married to Anatolie Spătaru, a priest at a church in Bălți.[1] The couple have three sons.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profil: Arina Spătaru . 2019-10-07 . Rise Moldova . 2021-01-20.
  2. Web site: Valentina . Ursu . Valentina Ursu . Arina Spătaru: "Am resimțit această nedreptate de colaborare între administrația locală și centrală pe pielea noastră" . 2019-11-06 . . 2021-01-20.
  3. Web site: Deputata Arina Spătaru pleacă din conducerea PPDA: "În afară de atac la persoană și discuții la modul imperativ, n-am auzit nimic" . 2019-09-17 . Agora . 2021-01-20.
  4. Web site: Rezultate alegeri locale 2018: Pentru cine au votat locuitorii orașului Bălți . 2018-05-20 . Publika . 2021-01-20.
  5. Web site: Arina Spătaru . Parlamentul Republicii Moldova . 2021-01-20.
  6. Web site: 2021-12-04. 2021-09-17. PUBLIKA MD-AICI SUNT. ro. ȘTIRILE. www.publika.md. Arina Spătaru a părăsit Platforma DA: Nu știu de ce am decis să stau într-o mlaștină până la capăt PUBLIKA .MD - AICI SUNT ȘTIRILE.
  7. Web site: Arina Spătaru, supărată că nu a fost înregistrată în cursa de la Bălți: "Au venit vremurile când sunt scoși din alegeri candidații incomozi guvernării". UNIMEDIA. 2021-10-25. 2021-12-04. ro.
  8. Web site: Arina Spataru boicoteaza alegerile de la Balti: "Cer explicatia CEC-ului" - VIDEO. Pro TV. 2021-12-04. ro.
  9. Web site: /LIVE / UPDATE! Protest la Judecătoria Bălți. Arina Spătaru va participa la ședința în care se examinează solicitarea CEC privind anularea înregistrării Marinei Tauber în cursa electorală. 2021-12-04. ro.
  10. Web site: O mamă a trei copii a povestit cum s-a tratat de COVID-19 acasă și ce simptome a avut . 2020-06-22 . Mama Plus . 2021-01-20.

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