Political crisis deepens in Moldova as Constitutional Court bans pro-Russian Șor party
Șor, which has six MPs in the current parliament, is a pro-Russian conservative populist party that has been organizing fierce protests against the government’s attempts to integrate Moldova into the European Union (EU) and its failure to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis in the country
Government bid for EU membership deepens crisis in Moldova
On May 15, the head of the Moldovan parliament, Igor Grosu, announced the initiation of Moldova’s withdrawal from the Parliamentary Assembly of the Commonwealth of Independent States, a political and economic cooperation forum founded by the post-Soviet Republics
Moldovan left demands PAS-led government resign and face elections
To distract attention from the economic and political crisis in the country, the incumbent Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) has appointed pro-Western economist Dorin Recean as the new prime minister of the country
Pro-EU Moldovan government comes under attack as cost of living crisis intensifies
The Moldovan left has called for a vote of no-confidence against the Party of Action and Solidarity government. Right-wing sections have been staging protests
Moldovan left protests law banning St. George Ribbons and other Soviet symbols
The Moldovan parliament dominated by the pro-European Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) voted in favor of banning the public display of Soviet and Russian symbols, including the St George’s Ribbon
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