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12.04.2009, 18:06
Moldova’s Constitutional Court has decided that votes from the parliamentary election must be recounted within nine days. The decision follows violent riots after claims that the original balloting was rigged.
12.04.2009, 14:42
A 23-year-old man who took part in mass protests in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, has died on Sunday. Parents claim he was beaten by the police after arrest, while officials say he may have died of gas poisoning.
10.04.2009, 22:19
The office staff of the Moldovian newspaper “Jurnal de Chisinau” and the online news channel jurnaltv.md have requested political asylum in the U.S., according to Interfax.
10.04.2009, 19:27
Moldova's President, Vladimir Voronin, called on the country's Constitutional Court to order a re-count of the Parliamentary election.
10.04.2009, 14:40
A Romanian national involved in organizing riots in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, has been detained, says the country's Prosecutor General’s Office. Further investigations continue into who instigated the protests.
10.04.2009, 03:54
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Unlike many former Soviet states during the past ten years, something is fundamentally different in the case of Moldova’s opposition unrest. Some analysts already consider this week's events in Chisinau a revolution.
09.04.2009, 00:34
Protesters in Moldova are vowing to continue rioting if the government does not call a new parliamentary vote.
08.04.2009, 07:41
Moldova's leader has appealed to the world community for help in ending the unrest in the country after thousands took to the streets of the capital, Chisinau, to protest the results of Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
24.07.2009, 14:33
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Official preliminary results, which currently reflect over 70% of the cast bulletins, correspond to the exit poll results, showing that current leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev has secured around 86% of the vote.
22.04.2010, 16:11
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On June 27 this year Kyrgyzstan will hold a referendum on changes to the constitution. Later, on October 10, parliamentary elections will also take place.
Published: 13 April, 2009, 23:01
Moldova’s authorities believe neighbouring Romania could be behind anti-government protests which followed the parliamentary election - but they have also set their sights on a local journalist as one of the ringleaders.
