The first Moldavian rule established under the Statute, that of Mihail Sturdza, was nonetheless ambivalent: eager to reduce abuse of office, Sturdza introduced reforms (the abolition of slavery, secularization, economic rebuilding), but he was widely seen as enforcing his own power over that of the newly instituted consultative Assembly.
Esimene Reglemendi järgi valitud Moldova valitseja, Mihail Sturza, oli siiski umbmäärane: innukas kahandama ametiseisundi kuritarvitamist, algatas Sturza reforme (orjapidamise kaotamine, sekularisatsioon, majanduslik ülesehitus), kuid temas nähti laialt oma võimu kindlustajat äsjaasutatud konsultatiivse kogu üle.