Tag: Moldovan politics

Thousands protest in Moldova after PM hastily sworn in at midnight

(REUTERS) — At least 8,000 people protested in the Moldovan capital on Thursday (January 21) against the appointment of Prime Minister Pavel Filip, whose hasty swearing-in ceremony at midnight prompted a government spokesperson to resign. Demonstrators near the parliament and government in Chisinau on Thursday waved flags and listened to speeches delivered amid chants of “We are the people.” “Neither the president notices us, nor the parliament. Someone could have come out at least and […]