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Published: 07 April, 2009, 19:29

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The violence on the streets on the Moldovan capital following Sunday’s election spells the defeat of democracy in the country, claims political analyst Mikhail Chernov.

Chernov believes that, in the end, a new government – failing to reflect the true results of the election – will come to power.

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