 After the legislative elections on March 22, 1998, the Alliance for Democracy and Reform was formed by non-Communist parties.However, the term of the new government of Prime Minister Ion Ciubuc (January 24, 1997– February 1, 1999) was marked by chronic political instability, which prevented a coherent reform program.The 1998 financial crisis in Russia, Moldova's main economic partner at the time, produced an economic crisis in the country.