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Moldovan Protests (2022–2023)
On 18 September 2022, protests in Moldova began in the capital city of Chișinău, demanding the resignation of the Government of Moldova, country's pro-Western government, amid an 2022 Moldovan energy crisis, energy crisis causing rising natural gas prices and inflation, caused in part by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The pro-Russian Șor Party have been instrumental in the organisation of the protests. It is alleged by the Moldovan government that the party has been offering cash payments to people to attend the protests and has also been providing free transportation to the capital for protest attendees, with funds provided by Ilan Shor, the oligarch and leader of the Șor Party who had fled Moldova amid corruption charges and who has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Șor party would be outlawed by the Moldovan Constitutional Court on 19 June 2023 with its former members being further barred from participating in the upcoming 2023 Moldovan local elections, regardle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reactions To The Russian Invasion Of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War which began in 2014. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, invasion caused Europe's List of largest refugee crises, largest refugee crisis since World War II, with more than Ukrainian refugee crisis (2022–present), 8.2 million Ukrainians fleeing the country and a third of the population Forced displacement, displaced. The invasion also caused global 2022–2023 food crises, food shortages. Reactions to the invasion have varied considerably across a broad spectrum of concerns including public reaction, media responses, and peace efforts. Summary The invasion received widespread international condemnation Government and intergovernmental reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from governments and intergovernmental organisations, with reactions including International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, new sanctions imposed on Russia, which triggered Economic impact of the 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romanian Language
Romanian (obsolete spelling: Roumanian; , or , ) is the official and main language of Romania and Moldova. Romanian is part of the Eastern Romance languages, Eastern Romance sub-branch of Romance languages, a linguistic group that evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin which separated from the Italo-Western languages, Western Romance languages in the course of the period from the 5th to the 8th centuries. To distinguish it within the Eastern Romance languages, in comparative linguistics it is called ''#Dialects, Daco-Romanian'' as opposed to its closest relatives, Aromanian language, Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian language, Megleno-Romanian, and Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian. It is also spoken as a minority language by stable communities in the countries surrounding Romania (Romanians in Bulgaria, Bulgaria, Romanians in Hungary, Hungary, Romanians in Serbia, Serbia and Romanians in Ukraine, Ukraine), and by the large Romanian diaspora. In total, it is spoken by 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Party Of Socialists Of The Republic Of Moldova
The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (, PSRM) is a democratic socialist political party in Moldova. A populist party, it holds Eurosceptic and Russophilia, Russophilic views, both of which are reflected by its long-time leader and former Moldovan president Igor Dodon. It is contrasted to like-minded centre-left European parties for its conservative views on social issues, reflecting the country's strong social conservatism and the influence of the Moldovan Orthodox Church. Between 2005 and 2011, it was known as the Party of Socialists of Moldova "Motherland" (''Partidul Socialiștilor din Moldova «Patria-Rodina»'', PSMPR). In 2021, the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists was formed with the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova with the aim of joint participation in the 2021 Moldovan parliamentary election. History The PSRM was founded in 1997 by members of the Socialist Party of Moldova. The founding congress took place on 29 June 1997 in Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revival Party (Moldova)
The Revival Party (, PR) is a pro-Russian List of political parties in Moldova, political party in Moldova. Overview The founding congress of party was held on 29 October 2011 and elected Vadim Mişin chairman of the party, former Prime Minister of Moldova Vasile Tarlev co-chairman and Oleg Babenco deputy сhairman. The congress was attended by 212 delegates from 28 Administrative divisions of Moldova, districts of Moldova. After Mișin's death in 2016, the chairman of the party became his son, Serghei Mișin. On 22 March 2023, former Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, PSRM deputies Alexandr Nesterovschi, Irina Lozovan, Vasile Bolea and Alexandr Suhodolschi joined the party. Bolea declared that the party promotes the values of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, traditionalism, Moldovan nationalism, and that the party wants to become the largest left-wing force of Moldova. The party also wants the Russian language to become one of the state languages of Moldova. It has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Gagauz Gubernatorial Election
The 2023 Gagauz gubernatorial election was held on 30 April and 14 May 2023 on the territory of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia, part of the Republic of Moldova. The position of Governor (Başkan) of Gagauzia represents one of the highest positions in the autonomy, also having the position of a member of the Government of the Republic of Moldova ''ex officio''. Background Gagauzia's autonomy is guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova and regulated by the Gagauz Autonomy Act of 1994. Irina Vlah was elected on 22 March 2015 as the Başkan of Gagauzia and won her second mandate in 2019. She is no longer eligible for a third term. Following the statements by which Irina Vlah admitted that the official language of the Republic of Moldova is Romanian, PSRM leader Igor Dodon announced that the socialists are withdrawing their support for the governor of Gagauzia. Irina Vlah is an ex-officio member of the government of the Republic of Moldova through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evghenia Guțul
Evghenia Guțul (born 5 September 1986; or ), also rendered Yevgenia Gutsul () and Eugenia Guțul, is a Moldovan Gagauzian jurist and politician, who has served as Governor of Gagauzia since 19 July 2023. In April 2024 she was indicted in a criminal case with the Anticorruption Court of Moldova. As Governor, she has sought to have closer relations with Russia. Following Șor Party, her party's banning by Moldovan authorities, she has been an Independent politician, independent. Early life Guțul was born on 5 September 1986 in the village of Etulia, a Gagauz village in the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union. Guțul's Maiden and married names, maiden name is Buiucli. She is married and has two children, and continues to maintain Etulia as her permanent place of residence. After attending school to become a lawyer, she worked as a Switchboard operator, telephone operator from 2012 to 2014. Afterwards she worked as a telecommunications operator, c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trial In Absentia
Trial in absentia is a criminal proceeding in a court of law in which the person being tried is not present. is Latin for "in (the) absence". Its interpretation varies by jurisdiction and legal system. In common law legal systems, the phrase is more than a spatial description. In these systems, it suggests a recognition of a violation of a defendant's right to be present in court proceedings in a criminal trial. Conviction in a trial in which a defendant is not present to answer the charges is held to be a violation of natural justice. Specifically, it violates the second principles of natural justice, principle of natural justice, (hear the other party). In some Civil law (legal system), civil law legal systems, such as that of Italy, is a recognized and accepted defense strategy. Such trials may require the presence of the defendant's lawyer, depending on the country. Europe Member states of the Council of Europe that are party to the European Convention on Human Rights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Languages Of Moldova
The official state language of Moldova is Romanian, which is the mother language of 80.4% of the population (as of the 2024 census). It is also spoken as a primary language by other ethnic minorities. Romanian is also locally known as " Moldovan"; 49.2% of Moldovans declared their mother language to be "Moldovan" in 2024 and 31.3% declared it to be Romanian explicitly. There is a significant controversy over whether Moldova's official language should be called Romanian or "Moldovan". The former is named in the Declaration of Independence of Moldova, is supported by the country's Academy of Sciences and Constitutional Court and is present in the 1994 Constitution of Moldova since 2023. The latter is named by a 1989 law of the then-Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic, and it is nowadays a more common designation. Mother Tongues Official language The 1989 state language law of the former Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic declared that Moldovan, written in the Latin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Language
An official language is defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary as, "the language or one of the languages that is accepted by a country's government, is taught in schools, used in the courts of law, etc." Depending on the decree, establishment of an official language might also place restrictions on the use of other languages. Designated rights of an official language can be created in written form or by historic usage. An official language is recognized by 178 countries, of which 101 recognize more than one. The government of Italy made Italian their official language in 1999, and some nations (such as Mexico and Australia) have never declared ''de jure'' official languages at the national level. Other nations have declared non-indigenous official languages. Many of the world's constitutions mention one or more official or national languages. Some countries use the official language designation to empower indigenous groups by giving them access to the government in their na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorin Recean
Dorin Recean (born 17 March 1974) is a Moldovan politician, economist, and academic serving as Prime Minister of Moldova since February 2023. Since 2022 he has also served as Presidential Advisor on Defense and National Security, and Secretary of Moldova's Supreme Security Council. He previously served as Minister of Internal Affairs of Moldova from July 2012 to February 2015. He has extensive experience in the private sector and in the IT industry with a specialisation in data, including big data, and information analysis. He also worked in development institutions and was previously a lecturer at several universities. He is considered to be pro-Western and a strong supporter of the accession of Moldova to the European Union. He has opposed and criticised Russia's invasion of Ukraine and supported subsequent steps to reduce Moldova's economic dependence on Russia, expressing his sympathy and support for Ukraine in the conflict. He has argued for increased military cooperation b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Irredentism
Russian irredentism () refers to territorial claims made by the Russian Federation to regions that were historically part of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, which Russian nationalists regard as part of the " Russian world". It seeks to create a Greater Russia by politically incorporating ethnic Russians and Russian speakers living in territories bordering Russia. This ideology has been significantly defined by the regime of Vladimir Putin, who has governed the country since 1999. It is linked to Russian neo-imperialism. Russian troops currently occupy parts of three neighbouring countries: southern and eastern Ukraine, Abkhazia and South Ossetia in Georgia, and the Transnistria region of Moldova. Since it began in 2014, the Russo-Ukrainian War has been described by much of the international community as being a culmination of Russia's irredentist policies towards Ukraine. Examples of these irredentist policies being implemented in this conflict include the Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moldova–Russia Relations
Moldova–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation, two Post-Soviet states. Russian support for the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) and a substantial Russian military presence in Transnistria, Russian military presence therein strained Moldovan relations with Russia. Russo-Moldovan relations became a main focus of foreign policy for Moldova, Republic of Moldova after the collapse of the Soviet Union. During the 1990-92 Transnistria War, Russia gave Transnistria War#Involvement of the Russian Army, formal and informal support to Moldovan secessionist, direct intervention of Russian 14th Guards Army stationed in Moldova on behalf of the secessionist side resulted in end to fighting and the emergence of the internationally unrecognized entity of Transnistria. Despite Moldova and Russia agreeing that Russian troops in Transnistria would leave by 2002, they did not leave, and proposals by Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
