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Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
On October 13 the European media published a story that confirmed our version of events with respect to the formation of Moldova’s new crypto-communist government. Although the small country’s acting president Mihai Ghimpu and prime minister Vlad Filat are putatively non-communist, two parties in the governing coalition are led by “ex”-communists. Over the weekend Russian President...
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Once Upon a Time in the West (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Following two turbulent elections in April and July, the ruling Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova once again secured a plurality of seats in the national parliament, but not enough to form another government. Instead, four parties committed to integrating Moldova, one of Europe’s most impoverished countries, into the European Union (EU) formed a coalition government. Together the...
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
President Vladimir Voronin said Friday that he would hand over power to his Western-leaning opponents, ending eight years of Communist governance.
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Moldova President, Vladimir Voronin, has announced that he is resigning following the defeat of his Communist Party in recent elections. He still has no clear successor, however, amid continued deadlock in parliament which requires a three-fifths majority to elect a new head of state. Voronin's statement on ceding power was registered in the secretariat of parliament, while the Communist Party's mouthpieces...
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ireland.com (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Moldova's long-serving communist president, Vladimir Voronin, said in a statement today he was leaving office and handing over power to pro-Western opponents.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/02/2009
Chisinau - Vladimir Voronin, the Moldovan president and head of the country's Communist Party, quit his job as chief executive on Wednesday, shifting the long-term political stalemate in the former Soviet republic to the legislature. It is true, I w...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
By Irina Severin Communist Party leader and acting Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin met last week in Sochi with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. It was the same day that the new coalition, the Alliance for European Integration (which includes the four opposition parties that together hold a majority of seats in the new legislature) had planned to open a dialogue with the Communists, who control...
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 08/25/2009
The Kremlin stands ready to write off the Moldovan Communist Party leader, presumes the influential Kommersant newspaper of Moscow. In its article about the last Friday's meeting (August 21, 2009) of the Presidents of Russia and Moldova in Sochi (Russia), Kommersant drew attention to the fact that after that conversation President Dmitry Medvedev did not even come out with Voronin to the press to traditionally...
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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
A Fistful of Euros writes on the aftermath of Moldova's repeat election: “[…] We’ve probably — ohhh, not certainly, but probably — seen the last of Vladimir Voronin. And that’s just wonderful.”
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Time (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
In a snap election, the Communist government of Vladimir Voronin fails to win enough votes to govern. Now four opposition groups must try to form a government
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Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
Romania's President Traian Basescu described the results of Sunday's early Parliamentary Elections in Moldova as a "success for the democratic opposition". After the count of 98,3% of the cast votes, the four opposition parties combined get 53 seats in the 101-seat Parliament, BGNES reported. The opposition parties have agreed not to cooperate with the communists of former President Vladimir...
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
Chisinau - Moldova's ruling Communists and the pro-Western opposition each expressed confidence in victory Wednesday in the country's second parliamentary elections this year. Meanwhile, outgoing President Vladimir Voronin said the new vote ought to ...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin believes the riots that followed April's parliamentary elections will not be repeated after the rerun of the vote on Wednesday.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 07/29/2009
Moldovans were to vote Wednesday determine who succeeds Communist strongman Vladimir Voronin as president and how Moldova steers its foreign policy between the twin demands of the European Union and Moscow.
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Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 07/23/2009
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev and acting Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin enjoy the highest confidence among Moldova's population, according to a "Barometer of public opinion" poll made public on July 20. As many as 77.9 per cent of respondents said they trusted Putin, 73.4 per cent Medvedev and 44.4 per cent Voronin. They are followed by US...
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