{"id":4767,"date":"2020-08-23T15:21:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T12:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zdg.md\/en\/?p=4767"},"modified":"2020-08-23T15:21:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T12:21:18","slug":"video-protests-in-the-grand-national-assembly-square","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/en\/video-protests-in-the-grand-national-assembly-square\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO\/ Protests in the Grand National Assembly Square"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Several hundred protesters gathered on the Grand National Assembly Square on August 23. The protesters demand the resignation of Moldova&#8217;s President Igor Dodon, but also of the Prime Minister Ion Chicu.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The event was also attended by veterans who have organized several protests in recent months.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/PartidulDemocratiaAcasa\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>During the protests, several veterans voiced their <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;We are not affiliated with any party. We are sympathizers of many parties.\u00a0When the country is on fire and in danger, civil society must be here.\u00a0The poverty, the misery, and the president who sells us brought us here.\u00a0Down with the traitor!\u00a0Veterans who fought for this country deserve more,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0said veteran Constantin Covrig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A farmer from \u0218tefan Vod\u0103, the south of Moldova, claims that the government lied when it said that an agreement had been reached with the farmers.\u00a0He also says that the authorities do not take the drought issue seriously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Former Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta also participated in the protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The unaffiliated deputy Octavian \u021a\u00eecu stated that Moldova must opt \u200b\u200bfor the reunification with Romania<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cAs long as we continue to invest in this independence that suits only Russia, we will have only deputies like Vladimir Plahotniuc, Vlad Filat and presidents like Igor Dodon, who will want to come to power, to make their ministers politicians and to pursue their interests,&#8221;<\/em> stated \u021a\u00eecu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several hundred protesters gathered on the Grand National Assembly Square on August 23. 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