Amid political crisis, Sandu insists on her government's rule Maia Sandu, newly appointed Prime Minister of Moldova, holds a cabinet meeting after Moldova dissolved parliament on Sunday and called elections just after lawmakers appeared to have formed a government following months of wrangling. One of Europe's poorest nations, the ex-Soviet state has been in political chaos since a general election in February failed to give a clear majority to any party. IMAGES of the cabinet meeting AND SOUNDBITES of Maia Sandu, appointed Prime Minister of Moldova, and Andrei Nastase, appointed deputy Prime Minister