Elections2009
Moldova: Coalition 2009 concerned with quality of electoral lists
July 16, 2009The Coalition for free and fair elections “Coalition 2009” is concerned with the quality of electoral lists for anticipated parliamentary elections on 29 July 2009. At the Thursday press conference, the League for Human Rights Defence,...
Romanian paper warns EU of election violence in Moldova
July 13, 2009A Commentary by George Damian in his article in Ziua: "A Deaf Europe for a Crushed Bessarabia" "Some drug addicts have taken to the streets and are ready to steal our 650-year-old statehood. Beat them black and blue!" That was the...
Moldovan newspaper reveals names of foreigners involved in riots
July 09, 2009The daily [pro-government and pro-Communist Party] Moldova Suverana on Wednesday published the names of two Serbian citizens who, according to some data, were involved in the 7 April events. An article titled, Serbian TIR Driver Has Become Overnight...
Suspected Moldovan riot organizer released from house arrest
July 09, 2009Businessman Gabriel Stati was released from house arrest on July 8. The decision was taken by the court of Chisinau's Centru sector at the request of his lawyers. The millionaire will continue to be under investigation and will be barred from leaving...
Moldovan opposition wants deputy speaker interrogated over riots
July 07, 2009The opposition Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) has asked the Information and Security Service (SIS) and the Prosecutor-General's Office to interrogate first deputy speaker Vladimir Turcan in the case "on organization of acts of vandalism on 7 April"...
AMN: democratic force’s duty to save Moldova from Communists
July 02, 2009The Moldova Noastra Alliance (AMN) is convinced it is democratic formations' sacred duty to ‘save our Motherland from the Communists’, AMN leader Serafim Urechean stated on Wednesday. He said that during the 8 years of a complete state power...
OSCE PA Chairman: Press report on Moldovan elections not correct
July 02, 2009The statement reported in Moldpres on 29 June quoting Petros Efthymiou, Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly’s Second Committee, concerning the recent Moldovan elections, is not correct. At the Assembly’s ongoing Annual Session in Vilnius...
Moldovan Opposition Website Threatened With Closure
June 30, 2009Editors of a leading Moldovan website say the government is trying to shut it down ahead of elections scheduled for July 29, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. Unimedia.md, a largely pro-opposition media outlet, stated that it has been warned by the...
Opposition: Russia's TV interferes in Moldova's election
June 30, 2009Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM) announces about the interference of some TV channels from Russia in the electoral campaign from Moldova. Alexandru Tanase, prime-deputy-president of PLDM, mentioned on Monday, in time of a press conference...
OSCE opens election observation mission in Moldova
June 28, 2009The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) today opened an election observation mission to monitor the early parliamentary elections in Moldova scheduled for 29 July. "The challenge will be to remedy the shortcomings noted...