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Moldovan Protesters Storm Parliament in Orangey, Twittery Revolution

April 7, 2009

A 10,000 strong demonstration by (mostly) pro-Western, pro-Liberal protestors in Moldova has turned into an opportunistic storming of the Parliament building in Chisnau and the whiff of revolution is in the air.
The demonstrators were upset that the Communist Party appear to have just scraped past the 50% required to take complete control of Parliament and [...]

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Has Kosovo set a precedent?

March 15, 2008

The Duma’s Committee for CIS Affairs has recommended that the Russian Government create diplomatic missions in the three unrecognized republics – Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Trans-Dneister (Pridnestrovie).

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Two post-Soviet elections

December 10, 2006

It’s been a busy weekend for post-Soviet election watchers with not one, but two elections taking place – a referendum on a new constitution in Nagorno-Karabakh, and a Presidential election in Transdniester.
Nagorno Karabah
In Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave of (mostly) Armenians stuck in the middle of Azerbaijan, they’ve been voting in a referendum on their new [...]

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Russian ‘CIS’ election monitors jailed

July 12, 2005

Two Russian citizens, who were part of a CIS election monitoring mission to Moldova have been jailed. 
The representatives of the CIS-EMO international organization, who were detained Saturday night on the border between Moldova and the Russian-speaking Dniester region for allegedly being involved in a fight, were immediately charged with violating the administrative code.

The Russian [...]

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Moldovan endgame?

March 25, 2005

Remember the Moldovan election back in early March?  The Communist Party won re-election in the parliamentary election, following which the newly elected members of Parliament vote for their President in early April.  Brussels Gonzo has the latest news on the political maneuvering in one of the former Soviet Union’s quietest corners.
Those few of you who [...]

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It’s official! Moldovan elections rigged!

March 15, 2005

So, we’ve heard the OSCE’s views on the elections in Moldova – they were in line with international standards. 
But what did CIS observers think?  You know, the observers that the Moldovan’s decided not to invite because they thought they were Russians in disguise.  Well, Interfax is on the case, in its succinctly entitled article [...]

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A Moldovan votes in Moscow

March 10, 2005

Lyndon accompanied his Moldovan wife as she voted at the Moldovan embassy in Moscow this weekend.  Following reports that there were 700,000 Moldovan expats living in Russia, few of whom planned to vote for the Communists, Lyndon wanted to see for himself what was happening:
I am a bit skeptical of this figure, mainly because it [...]

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Moldovan election aftermath

March 8, 2005

Following their defeat in Sunday’s Moldovan parliamentary election, opposition parties have called off their plans to bring people out onto the streets of Chisnau to protest the result.  Instead, they plan to work through parliament to prevent Vladimir Voronin from being re-elected President.
Leaders of both opposition parties said Monday that they intended to boycott [...]

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Communists win in Moldova

March 7, 2005

Final results are in from Sunday’s Moldovan elections. The Communist Party, as expected, triumphed, but not by as many votes as predicted. Here’s the breakdown of the three parties that forced their way over the five percent threshold and into 101-seat parliament.

Communist Party:  46.1% / 56 seats
Democratic Moldova Bloc: 28.4% / 24 seats
Popular Party Christian [...]

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Moldovan election today

March 6, 2005

Moldova’s parliamentary election is today.  Here’s a (very) basic outline for those of you unfamiliar with Moldova.

The 101-seat parliament that is elected today will go on to elect the country’s President. 
Moldova is currently governed by the Communist Party, which turned its back on Russia a year or so ago in favour of closer [...]

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The other Axis of Evil

March 4, 2005

What’s the plural for ‘Axis of Evil’?  There seem to be plenty out there these days. 
Kommersant claims to have discovered the latest one, and it’s right on the borders of Russia.  Axis of Evil Shaping Against Moscow, screams their headline.
And who are these scary evil-doers, you ask? 
Rose-orange Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova are [...]

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Moldovans don’t want CIS election observers

March 2, 2005

I’m currently busy pulling together this week’s news report and, although this item from Interfax didn’t quite make the cut, it was just too good not to pass on:
Lavrov surprised by Moldova’s reluctance to invite CIS election observers
MOSCOW. Feb 22 (Interfax) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he was surprised by the Moldovan authorities’ [...]

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