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| Anti-PM protesters break into parliament building in Moldova |
| 2016-01-21 |
| [Iran Press TV] Angry protesters have stormed the parliament building in the Moldovan capital of Chisinau following the appointment of the pro-EU politician Pavel Filip as the prime minister. Police incarcerated Drop the gat, Rocky, or you're a dead 'un! several protesters after they clashed with security forces and broke into the parliament building on Wednesday, according to local media reports. The demonstrators gathered in front of the parliament to protest against the politician's decision to approve Pavel Filip's pro-EU cabinet. The politicians appointed Moldova's third prime minister in less than a year by 57 votes out of 78, backing a man chosen by the president as a compromise candidate in the hope of ending months of political deadlock. Moldova has been locked in a political turmoil since up to USD 1.5 billion went missing from three banks prior to the 2014 parliamentary elections. The country's opposition has been objecting to Filip's appointment. "The people of Moldova don't need a government that says pleasant things, but a government that solves their problems," said Filip after his appointment. Filip is the vice-chairman of the major pro-European Democratic Party and has close ties with its leader Vladimir Plahotniu, a former politician, who was one of the major targets of massive public protests over a corruption and banking fraud scandal that came to light in October 2015. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Moldovan capital of Chisinau Used to be a much nicer place when most of the population were Russian and Jews. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2016-01-21 12:24 |