Opposition
Moldovan opposition makes joint appeal to voters ahead of election
July 28, 2009The opposition Liberal Party, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Our Moldova Alliance have called on voters "to participate in the 29 July early parliamentary election, to resolutely oppose fear, poverty and dictatorship, and to cast their ballots...
Voronin is seeking political compromise after Moldova's election
July 27, 2009Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin has spoken out for arriving at a political compromise between the political parties after the upcoming early parliamentary elections. On Monday, in his interview for the Interfax Russian news agency he said that the...
Moldovan opposition urges voters to "mobilize" ahead of snap poll
July 22, 2009On July 21, the Moldovan opposition Liberal Party (PL), Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) called on the democratic electorate "to mobilize ahead of the 29 July snap parliamentary election". PL leader Mihai Ghimpu...
Moldovan Opposition Objects To Poll On Parliamentary Vote
July 21, 2009Moldova's main opposition parties have lashed out at a Chisinau NGO for publishing an opinion poll showing them virtually tied with the ruling Communists just days ahead of the July 29 parliamentary elections, RFE/RL's Moldovan Service reports. According...
Ex-Communist speaker elected leader of opposition party in Moldova
July 20, 2009Marian Lupu has been elected leader of the opposition Democratic Party with a majority of votes at a congress held by the party on 19 July. Lupu replaced Dumitru Diacov [also a former speaker of the Moldovan parliament in 1998-2001] who became honourable...
AMN accuses Moldovan president of bribing Constitutional Court
July 17, 2009The opposition Moldova Noastra Alliance (AMN) believes that acting President Vladimir Voronin has bribed the six judges of the Constitutional Court (CC) by giving them ‘golden Swiss watches worth 3 thousand euros’ after the CC declared valid...
Moldovan president names conditions for cooperation with opposition
July 16, 2009The ruling Communist Party is ready to cooperate with the opposition in the new parliament on the basis of five principles, the leader of the Communist Party, acting President Vladimir Voronin, told a news conference today. Voronin said that the first...
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...
Prosecution denies top official ordered fixing EU flag on parliament
July 08, 2009The EU flag was fixed on the Moldovan parliament building on 7 April at the initiative of protesters but not following orders by some parliamentary officials, the Prosecutor-General's Office has said following requests by the opposition Our Moldova Alliance...
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"...
