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‘Moldovan turmoil grew out of unresolved social problems’

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It’s not only political reasons that are behind Moldovan protests, says Boris Kagarlitsky Moscow's Institute of Globalization and Social Movements.

The republic has a whole range of unresolved social and economic problems accumulated for years, which contributed to the outbreak of violence. The election has just pulled the trigger.

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