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Mass demonstration set for October 15 in Moldovan capital

Thousands of activists will encircle the building of the parliament as "the government is to blame for the crisis in the country," Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon says
Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon speaking at a protest in Chisinau EPA/DUMITRU DORU
Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon speaking at a protest in Chisinau
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CHISINAU, October 13. /TASS/. Moldova’s opposition Socialist Party and "Our Party" have set a mass demonstration for October 15 in the center of Chisinau demanding the authorities to resign. Socialist Party leader Igor Dodon said that thousands of activists will encircle the building of the parliament as "the government is to blame for the crisis in the country."

The opposition that describes Moldova as "a country seized by oligarchs" insists on resignation of the current President Nicolae Timofti and Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet. The opposition also calls for dismissing the parliament. The center of the Moldovan capital has turned into a camp site today.

Dodon said he refuted the proposal to start dialogue put forward by the authorities. "We will not negotiation with criminals or sign any agreements with them. They want to make us sit at the negotiations table just to ‘blow off steam’. We know these tricks," he said.