Early Parliamentary Elections in Moldova on July 29, 2009
As the Parliament elected on April 5, 2009 was dissolved because has failed to elect the President of the Republic of Moldova, early parliamentary elections were held on July 29, 2009 when the new composition of Parliament was elected out of 10 electoral contestants (8 candidates competed by the end of the campaign). The voter [...]
Anti-Communist Protests in Moldova
About 30,000 Young Moldovan protesters, mostly students, waved European Union (EU) flags and shouted anti-Communist slogans as smoke billowed from a fire outside the parliament building in Chisinau, Moldova’s capital. Although Moldova’s ruling Communist party gained enough votes to hold on to power in parliament in April 5 elections, they lacked the number of seats [...]
Results of the April 5, 2009 Parliamentary Elections
Source: www.alegeri.md Following the April 5 elections, four contestants — 1. Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (49.48% votes, 60 seats), 2. Liberal Party (13.13%, 15 seats), 3. Liberal-Democratic Party of Moldova (13.43%, 15 seats) and 4. “Moldova Noastra (Our Moldova)” Alliance (9.77%, 11 seats) — passed the electoral threshold and will be [...]