Opposition Rally In Moldovan Capital Brings 60,000 People Demanding End To Government’s Dictatorship

Posted on : 18/10/2022 By
Opposition Rally In Moldovan Capital Brings 60,000 People Demanding End To Government’s Dictatorship
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The rally is taking place on the Stephen the Great Boulevard as police sealed off the access to the main square
About 60,000 people took to the streets in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau on Sunday to protest at rising prices and performance of the country’s pro-EU government, according to one of the rally’s leaders, Dinu Tsurkanu. Tens of thousands of supporters of the opposition (Shur) party renewed their call for the resignation of the country’s President Maya Sandu.

“About 60,000 people convened for the rally in Chisinau,” he said.

The rally is taking place on the Stephen the Great Boulevard as police sealed off the access to the main square.

The demonstrators demanded Sandow’s resignation and the holding of early parliamentary elections, chanting slogans “shame” and “no to dictatorship.”

Protesters chant “Down with the government!”, “Down with [Moldovan President] Maia Sandu!”, “Early elections!”, “No to dictatorship!”, and set off smoke flares. Parliament members representing the Shor Party and Moldova’s Communist Party are making speeches.

Protests started in Moldova in the summer, taking place in different regions of the country. Protesters accuse the pro-European government of failing to grapple with the economic crisis, rapidly rising prices and falling living standards.
 
Officials are also criticized for their unwillingness to hold talks with Russia to achieve better gas prices and for putting pressure on opposition members, whose leaders were arrested, TASS reports
 
The TASS news agency reported that the police prevented the demonstrators from reaching the main square of the capital and dispersed them by force, as it estimated the number of participants in the demonstration at about 60 thousand people.

The country has previously witnessed protest demonstrations due to dissatisfaction with the actions of the authorities loyal to NATO, in which the Socialists Party, the Communist Party and the Shor Party participated, as they demanded the resignation of the government for its failure to deal with the crises.

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