10,000 protest new government in Moldova as tensions rise

[newthinking]

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/moldova-braces-more-protests

Chisinau (AFP) - Around 10,000 people staged a mass protest in the Moldovan capital Chisinau on Thursday as tensions in the pro-Western nation flared following the secret midnight swearing-in of a new government.



People attend a rally in front of the Parliament building in Chisinau, Moldova on January 21, 2016 (AFP Photo/Dorin Goian)

Lawmakers of the impoverished former Soviet republic on Wednesday approved a new government amid political turmoil, with protesters storming the parliament building and opposition legislators attempting to block the vote.

The swearing-in of the new cabinet has exacerbated tensions over alleged high-level corruption in the country of 3.5 million wedged between Ukraine and Romania.

Opposition protesters marched along the capital's main avenues in sub-zero temperatures and rallied in front of the parliament building, which was blocked off by a police cordon six rows deep.


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[uhnope]

1. Russian rent-a-thugs trying to block pro-western democracy like in Ukraine

Power to Moldovan Democracy
Putin to a Hague Tribunal
Pussy Riot to the Kremlin

[newthinking]

2. I get you... they are only real people if they agree with your political ideology

[Responder2000]

3. Well, obviously Moldova needs a change of its political elite

Well, obviously Moldova needs a change of its political elite. But such dirty figures as Filat and Plahotniuc will not be received into prison till their US supporters trust in them!
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