CHISINAU, November 6. /TASS/. Several thousand people are taking part in opposition protests in Moldova’s capital city Chisinau demanding early parliamentary elections, a TASS correspondent reported from the site on Sunday.
People are protesting against growing prices on energy sources and degrading living standards. They are demanding resignation of Moldovan President Maia Sandu and the government, as well as urging early parliamentary polls. The protesters are led by lawmakers with the Sor Party and the Party of Communists of Moldova.
Last Sunday, protests ended in clashes with the police who barred the demonstrators from reaching the city center.
This Sunday, the police cordoned off the city’s central streets again and randomly stop people for identity checks.
Protests have been held in Moldova since June demanding the resignation of the current leadership. People are protesting against the unprecedented growth of prices for gas and other energy resources and food, and against deteriorating living conditions. The current authorities are also criticized for their reluctance to negotiate gas prices with Russia and for political pressure on the opposition.
Earlier, the Moldovan government’s emergencies commission, which was set up amid the energy crisis, imposed restrictions on protest actions and mass gatherings, allowing them only for not more than four hours on weekends. Following this decision, the police brought down a tent camp pitched by the opposition near the parliament and presidential administration buildings.