Violenze in Moldavia

After last Sunday's elections, the opposition took to the streets of Chişinău to protest the victory of the Communist party. Peaceful demonstrations degenerated into violent clashes between the protesters and the police when the crowd stormed the Parliament and Presidency buildings

After the protests that followed the 5 April vote in Moldova, the situation has slowly returned to normal. But Vlad Filat, leader of the Liberal-Democratic party, insists on an annulment of the vote and new elections. Our interview.

After the elections' violent ending, that saw the symbols of the official power devastated and a violent repression of young protesters, political opponents, and independent media, an equally tense aftermath threatens to polarise Moldovan society

Dall' indipendenza, nel 1991, in Moldavia si sono tenute quattro elezioni parlamentari. La quinta tornata si terrà il prossimo 5 aprile 2009. Nonostante alcune difficoltà strutturali, oggi il pluralismo politico appare ben radicato nella società moldava. Una breve panoramica

The electoral campaign in Moldova ends with serious infringements of citizenship rights. Fifty Moldovan students studying in Romania were denied entering their own country, while three hundred Romanian citizens were stopped at the border and prevented to participate in cultural and political events organised by electoral candidates

Chişinău accusa Bucarest di aver organizzato le proteste di piazza, mentre la Corte Costituzionale moldava avvia il riconteggio delle schede elettorali. Dura replica del presidente romeno Băsescu. La crisi vista da Bucarest