Moldovan police clashed with hundreds of protesters from the pro-Russian “Sor” party who were trying to storm the government headquarters. Several people were arrested. After the clashes, part of the procession went to the city hall of Chisinau, capital of Moldova. Here the governor of the Orhei region, Dinu Turcanu, from the Sor party, addressed the crowd asking the government to help the population in the face of rising energy prices. The demonstration, with demonstrators from all over the country, was organized by the Popular Movement, which brings together several organizations, including the Sor party. The government accuses the movement, and SOR in particular, of wanting to “destabilize” Moldova.
In mid-February, Moldova’s pro-European president, Maia Sandu, denounced a Moscow conspiracy to subvert the constitutional order, fanning the flames of protest against the high bills. The plan also included sabotage, violent actions and hostage-taking, with the intervention of trained military personnel from Russia, Belarus, Serbia and Montenegro, Sandu said. In this context, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilita resigned to hand over the leadership of the government to Dorin Recean, Sandu’s defense adviser and former Minister of the Interior. A former Soviet republic of 2.5 million people, sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova has struggled for years with the internal problem of the self-proclaimed pro-Russian secessionist republic of Transnistria, where Moscow has troops. Tensions rose further with the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In June, Moldova gained EU candidate country status along with Ukraine.
Source: IL Tempo
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