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Pro Western Prime Minister For Moldova

The Moldovan Parliament has approved the selection of Vlad Filat as the nation's prime minsiter. The selection of Mr. Filat comes after the political crisis in Moldova following the first elections in the springtime and then a repeat election in the summer which saw the...

Moldova Remains Divided After July 2009 Elections

The recent elections in Moldova left the country more divided than before. The results with 97% of the votes counted showed a decrease in the number of seats won by the Communist Party of Moldova to 48 seats while the opposition combined received the remaining...

New Parliamentary Elections for Moldova After Opposition Boycott

After the opposition in Moldova boycotted the Parliamentary Elections for President, there will be a new general election. The governing PCM [Communist Party of Moldova] was one vote short of electing their candidate Zinaida Greceani as President. In the current rule, there...

Possible Confrontation Looming In Moldova?

The Republic of Moldova is experiencing another political crisis created in its Parliament. The PCM [Communist Party of Moldova] which won the last elections or stole them [depending on the person's opinion] failed to have their candidate for President Zinaida Greceanii...

Voronin Elected Moldovan Speaker While People Leave The Country

Vladimir Voronin who is the outgoing President of Moldova has been elected Speaker of Parliament even though his ruling PCM [Communist Party] is one point short of the majority. In Moldova, 61 votes out of 101 are needed in the election of a new president. The ruling PCM...

EU to Moldovan Political Parties: Start Talking

According to a segment published by the Xingua News Agency in China, the EU has suggested to the political parties involved in the Moldovan Crisis to dialogue. The suggestion was made by Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolonek during his visit to Moldova. Mr. Topolonek also...

European Parliament to Discuss Moldova

Radio Romania International has reported on the meeting between Christian Diaconescu [Romanian Foreign Minister] and Gert Pottering [President of the European Parliament. Mr. Diaconescu has also toured the Czech Republic to discus the Moldovan Issue. The Czech Republic...

UN Representative Denounces Human Rights Abuse in Moldova

According to Radio Romania International reports, the UN Representative in Moldova whose name is Edwin Berry visited one of the prisons where 40 people have been held after the disturbances in Moldova. Mr. Berry received reports about beatings and being poorly fed. He also...

Repression Intensifies in Moldova

4-14-2009: UPDATE While waiting for the response of the involved political parties to be interviewed by Now Public, Radio Romania International has reported the appeals of the opposition to the Western World about the fate of those arrested. A UN representative in Moldova...

Revolution in Moldova

UPDATE: 4-11-2009: According to another shortwave transmission from Radio Romania International, Moldovan President Voronin agreed to a recount in the parliamentary election. The Voice of Russia and Russia Today interviewed a member of the Foreign Ministry in that...

Moldova's President orders recount

The president of Maldova accepted the demand of the recounting, after the present comunist party won 49.5 % votes, and protest begun accusing the fraud in counting.This move certainly satisfy the opposition to some extent but the result is more or less going to be...

Moldova's Twitter Revolution: an inside look

As the uprising in Moldova continues, protesters are using social networking tools such as Twitter, LiveJournal, and Facebook to coordinate their protests and decide what is their next move. It seems as if many in...

Thousands of Moldovian Students Smash Parliament

Students in Moldova attacked the country's parliament to protest the re-election of the Communist Party, which won 50 per cent of the vote on Sunday. Thousands of people took to the streets and rampaged through Moldova's Parliament building, smashing windows and starting...

Countries drinking patterns based on alcohol bought and drank

Some like a drink more than others but this can also be said for countries. The lastest firgures from the World Health Organisation show a new list of big drinkers based on pure alcohol bought and drank in 2007. 1)...

November 2nd, Daylight Savings Time (in the US) Gives Me An Extra Hour Sleep

November 2nd, when we Fall Back on Daylight Savings Time here in the US, gives me an extra hour sleep that is if I am lucky that no one jumps out of bed at an ungodly hour and wakes me up.My 10 year old did just that today yet after a few grumblings I had a chance to catch up...

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