[D66] Eurocrisis: Volk bestormt parlement Moldavie na stemdiefstal Eurofielen

[Dr. Marc-Alexander Fluks]

Bron:  BBC News
Datum: 21 januari 2016
URL:   http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35366194


Moldova political crisis: Protesters break into parliament
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Protesters broke into Moldova's parliament after it approved a new 
pro-European government. The vote was aimed at ending months of 
political deadlock but was boycotted by opposition parties. Pavel Filip, 
from the main pro-European coalition, has been appointed prime minister. 
The previous government of the former Soviet republic was dismissed by 
lawmakers in October amid a corruption scandal. Thousands of people had 
gathered outside parliament in the capital, Chisinau, against the 
appointment of Mr Filip, a former technology minister.

A group of protesters broke police lines and forced their way into the 
building, local media reported. Tear gas was reportedly used and 
policemen were seen wearing gas masks. It was not clear if there were 
any injured. The protesters chanted 'Cancel the vote!' and 'Thieves', 
the AP news agency reported, and demanded early elections.

Protesters say that the new prime minister has close links to Vladimir 
Plahotniuc, one of the most powerful businessmen in Moldova. President 
Nicolae Timofti last week refused to nominate Mr Plahotniuc for the post 
of prime minister and Mr Filip's opponents say he will now just be a 
proxy for vested business interests. For his part, Mr Filip has pledged 
to form closer ties with the European Union.

Moldova is one of Europe's poorest countries and has been locked in 
political turmoil since the disappearance of some $1bn (Pound710m) from 
the banking system in 2014. The missing money is equivalent to an eighth 
of the ex-Soviet republic's entire GDP. The scandal caused a rapid fall 
in the value of the national currency, the leu, hitting Moldovans' 
living standards.

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