Moldovan Communist Party
Moldovan Communist opposition sues acting President Mihai Ghimpu
January 27, 2010The lawyer of the opposition Communist Party, Serghei Sirbu, has sued Moldovan acting President Mihai Ghimpu. According to the complaint submitted to the Chisinau-based Court of Appeal, Ghimpu rudely violated the law on public associations by issuing...
Moldovan authorities to condemn crimes of communism in 1917-1991
January 19, 2010The new Moldovan authorities are intending to give their assessment of the Communist regime. For this, on January 14 Moldova's Acting President, Parliament Chairman Mihai Ghimpu decreed to set up a special commission for studying and formulating a historic...
- December 17, 2009
By Tammy Lynch Following the December 7 failure of Moldova’s ruling parliamentary coalition to elect a president, it now appears the opposition Communist Party (CPRM) may be showing its first public cracks. These cracks have been expected since...
Chess, poker, and kickboxing in Moldovan politics
December 15, 2009By Louis O'Neill After hearing that his obituary has been published in "The New York Journal," Mark Twain famously quipped, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." The same could be said of the death knell sounded for...
Leading Moldovan Communist quits party, says others to follow
December 15, 2009A leading Communist Party deputy in Moldova's parliament has told RFE/RL he will quit the party and predicted more Communists will defect this week. If Victor Stepaniuc's forecast proves correct, it could produce sufficient votes to break a presidential...
Voronin states communists shall boycott presidential election
November 13, 2009The former President of the Republic of Moldova [2001-2009], Chairman of the now opposition Moldovan Communist Party (MCP) Vladimir Voronin stated at a news conference today, "The opposition shall keep on boycotting the presidential election"...
Survey: Most Moldovans want nationwide presidential election
November 07, 2009The opposition Moldovan Communist Party would enjoy the votes of 40 per cent of the population if a parliamentary election were held next week-end, according to a survey carried out by the Russian fund for humanitarian relations Priznanye. The survey...
Moldovan Communist leader gets ready for another snap elections
September 15, 2009Moldova's ex-President and leader of the Moldovan Communist Party Vladimir Voronin has stated he "would now concentrate all his efforts, attention and time to further consolidate his party and to prepare it for an early parliamentary election"...
CEC DEMANDS TO REVOKE OPPOSITION’S VISUALS DEFILING MCP
March 11, 2009The Central Election Commission has compelled the Moldova Noastra Alliance (MNA) and the Liberal Party (LP) to revoke their electoral visuals defaming the ruling Moldovan Communist Party (MCP), following the persistent request lodged by Sergiu Sirbu,...