Moldova is descending deeper into a political crisis as rival blocs fight over who should be in power.
Months of political uncertainty in the wake of an inconclusive election in February appeared to be over when an unlikely coalition government of the pro-EU ACUM group and the pro-Russian Socialist Party was approved in parliament Saturday. That meant the end of the rule of the Democratic Party (PD) of influential businessman Vladimir Plahotniuc.
However, the PD is now leading a campaign to challenge the new government’s legitimacy, and both sides accuse each another of trying to usurp power.
Adding to the confusion, the Constitutional …read more
Source: European Voice
