Elections
Moldovan Premier: Early elections 'unavoidable'
March 18, 2010Moldovan Prime Minister Vlad Filat has warned that early elections are "unavoidable" despite his government's attempts to prolong its six-month tenure, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. The country's parliament has already failed to elect...
Moldova's Christian-Democrats decided to resume street protests
March 11, 2010The Christian-Democratic People’s Party (PPCD) of Moldova asks “for the immediate resignation of the current state authorities and organization of anticipated parliamentary elections”, DECA-press Agency communicates. A PPCD statement...
Obama hails Iraqi vote for new parliament held on Sunday, 7 March
March 08, 2010By Paula Wolfson U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday's parliamentary elections in Iraqi were a milestone in that country's history. The president said it is clear that the future of Iraq belongs to its people. As the vote count began, President...
USA: Republicans counting on energized conservatives for November election
March 03, 2010By Jim Malone In U.S. politics, 2010 is shaping up to be a good year to be a conservative. Poll ratings for President Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are down, and opposition Republicans are hoping that energized conservatives will carry the...
Yushchenko facilitates Yanukovych’s election, buries the Orange Revolution
February 16, 2010By Taras Kuzio Two major myths promoted by President Viktor Yushchenko in Ukraine’s 2010 presidential elections were that there was no difference in policies between the two main candidates, Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko, and that both...
EU's Eastern Partnership Strains To Juggle Interests, Values
April 30, 2009By Ahto Lobjakas The draft of a document slated for release at an upcoming EU Eastern Partnership summit suggests the bloc is grappling with the task of making the program an ideal fit for all of its prospective partners. While the European Union will...
- April 09, 2009
Cellphones and text messaging are widely believed to have played a crucial role in fostering the Orange Revolution in Ukraine (or at least, making the protests as widespread and successful as they were); the Berkman Center at Harvard published probably...
Moldova: Chronicles of a Post-Electoral Day
April 08, 2009by Vlad Lupan, Independent expert ( GSM +373 79 372020) This is an extended chronology of the events viewed from the street and from conversations with the opposition party high-ranking officials Intro Protests, clashes and destruction are the result...
Violent protests after Moldova poll
April 07, 2009Protesters have broken into the presidency and parliamentary buildings in Moldova, after the Communist party won parliamentary elections. Up to 10,000 people gathered in Chisinau, the capital, on Tuesday to rally against the government after the victory...
Protesters storm Moldovan parliament
April 07, 2009CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Protesters have stormed the Moldovan parliament and a presidential office and set fire to furniture. Police fired water cannons on protesters Tuesday but were unable to stop them from breaking into the buildings. At least...