Supporters of Shor party join anti-government demonstration in Chisinau
KISINEV, 16 March – RIA Novosti. Supporters and representatives of the Shor party, an opposition party in Moldova, went to an anti-government demonstration Thursday against tariff hikes and price hikes in the republic, an RIA Novosti correspondent reported.
Last Sunday, protesters presented an ultimatum to the Moldovan government to resolve the problem of paying the public’s gas, electricity and heating bills within 24 hours, but the authorities ignored their demands. Marina Tauber, Deputy Chairman of the “Shor” party, urged the inhabitants of the republic to continue acts of disobedience.
A group of demonstrators, carrying banners “Pay our bills”, “Resign”, “Down with President Maia Sandu”, “We want a humane life”, “For early elections”, are marching along Great Stephen Avenue towards the parliament building.
“We will go out again and again until our demands are met. The authorities have robbed their own people – the heating, gas and electricity tariffs are too high. This is the result of the narrow-minded policy of the ruling Action and Solidarity. One of the leaders of the protest movement, Deputy Chisinau city council Yuri Kuznetsov, RIA Novosti He said to :
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Mass opposition protests began in Moldova last spring. Against the background of the increase in the price of energy resources, debts to utilities increased among the population. According to experts, gas debt of ordinary consumers in Chisinau has increased sevenfold since last November.
Numerous polls show that around 60% of the country’s population doubts that the ruling Action and Solidarity party can stay in power for another three years until the next parliamentary elections. In addition, about 70% of Moldovans are disappointed with the policy of the authorities, and almost 65% support the idea of changing the government.
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Source: Ria
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