The ousting of Igor Dodon deepened a standoff between rival parties over the formation of a government. His successor called new elections for September.
CHISINAU, Moldova — A Moldovan court on Sunday forced out President Igor Dodon, deepening a standoff between rival political parties over the formation of a new government after months of deadlock.
Former Prime Minister Pavel Filip was appointed to replace Mr. Dodon, and he promptly announced snap elections in September.
Mr. Filip said that Mr. Dodon had not fulfilled his duties by failing to dissolve Parliament and had attempted to stage a “coup.”
The crisis threatens more instability in the former Soviet republic, one of Europe’s poorest nations, which has a population of 3.5 million. Entrenched corruption and low living standards have pushed many citizens to emigrate to Russia or to other European countries.
On Saturday, Mr. Dodon’s Russian-backed Socialist Party announced that it was forming a coalition government with a rival bloc, A. C. U. M., which favors greater cooperation with the European Union. That unlikely alliance was intended to keep the Democratic Party of Moldova, run by the tycoon Vladimir Plahotniuc, out of power.
The Democratic Party, to which Mr. Filip also belongs, said that the new administration had tried to usurp power at Russia’s behest and criticized Mr. Dodon’s refusal to dissolve Parliament after the parties missed a court-mandated June 7 deadline to form a government.
Thousands of supporters of the Democratic Party rallied in the capital, Chisinau.
