{"id":11358,"date":"2023-04-01T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T08:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/?p=11358"},"modified":"2023-04-03T16:14:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T13:14:55","slug":"the-moldovan-language-replaced-by-romanian-now-also-in-the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/the-moldovan-language-replaced-by-romanian-now-also-in-the-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;moldovan&#8221; language replaced by &#8220;Romanian&#8221;, now also in the Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Changes have been made on the legis.md website, where laws adopted by the legislature and promulgated by the head of state are published. 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