٠٠:٠٣:٤٤Residents of Chisinau attended the latest anti-government rally in the Moldovan capital on Sunday, 13 November.
Footage shows demonstrators walking down the city’s streets, chanting slogans such as "Down with (President) Maia Sandu", "Down with dictatorship!" and "Resignation!".
Some brought a sign with the image of Sandu and the slogan: 'An enemy of the Moldovan people'.
Protesters spoke of the impact of rising prices across the country.
"We have never had such authority (government) before. Gas is expensive, light is expensive, water is expensive - everything is expensive," said one.
Shor Party MP Vadim Fotescu said that Chisinau residents were marching to get the attention of international organisations.
"We all saw high-ranking officials arrive this week, but none of them expressed a desire to talk, not only to the opposition parties, but also to any representatives of the people. There was a purely formal communication to report back to the handlers, and [communication] was only with Maia Sandu and the incumbent party," he said.
Law enforcement officers were seen patrolling the rally, while officials announced that 63 people were taken to the police stations.
"Today's rally took the form of a march with the blocking of several streets in the centre of the capital with around 3,600 participants. This time the rally could not be called peaceful as there were a number of law violations and provocations against law enforcers and citizens alike," reported the official Telegram channel of the Moldovan police.
Rally organisers claimed that approximately 60,000 people took part in the protest.
Moldovan President Sandu has previously asked the Cabinet of Ministers to expand the powers of the police, so that security forces could disperse protests without the consent of the local authorities.
According to media reports, rallies which close roads or restrict access to public buildings are now banned on weekdays, while weekend protests are limited to four hours.
On October 14, Chairman of the opposition Shor party, Valeriy Klimenko, said that he considered the decision by the Emergency Situations Commission (ESC) to ban protests blocking traffic to be illegal and "a gross violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova".
Thousands of people attended the first demonstration, organised by the opposition, on September 18. Activists pitched dozens of tents in the centre, calling them a 'City of Change', and said they’d only leave when their conditions were met.
In May, mass anti-government rallies began in the country over soaring energy and food prices, as well as falling living standards and record inflation.
Moldova: 'Gas is expensive, light is expensive, water is expensive' - Chisinau residents protest against current administration
Residents of Chisinau attended the latest anti-government rally in the Moldovan capital on Sunday, 13 November.
Footage shows demonstrators walking down the city’s streets, chanting slogans such as "Down with (President) Maia Sandu", "Down with dictatorship!" and "Resignation!".
Some brought a sign with the image of Sandu and the slogan: 'An enemy of the Moldovan people'.
Protesters spoke of the impact of rising prices across the country.
"We have never had such authority (government) before. Gas is expensive, light is expensive, water is expensive - everything is expensive," said one.
Shor Party MP Vadim Fotescu said that Chisinau residents were marching to get the attention of international organisations.
"We all saw high-ranking officials arrive this week, but none of them expressed a desire to talk, not only to the opposition parties, but also to any representatives of the people. There was a purely formal communication to report back to the handlers, and [communication] was only with Maia Sandu and the incumbent party," he said.
Law enforcement officers were seen patrolling the rally, while officials announced that 63 people were taken to the police stations.
"Today's rally took the form of a march with the blocking of several streets in the centre of the capital with around 3,600 participants. This time the rally could not be called peaceful as there were a number of law violations and provocations against law enforcers and citizens alike," reported the official Telegram channel of the Moldovan police.
Rally organisers claimed that approximately 60,000 people took part in the protest.
Moldovan President Sandu has previously asked the Cabinet of Ministers to expand the powers of the police, so that security forces could disperse protests without the consent of the local authorities.
According to media reports, rallies which close roads or restrict access to public buildings are now banned on weekdays, while weekend protests are limited to four hours.
On October 14, Chairman of the opposition Shor party, Valeriy Klimenko, said that he considered the decision by the Emergency Situations Commission (ESC) to ban protests blocking traffic to be illegal and "a gross violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova".
Thousands of people attended the first demonstration, organised by the opposition, on September 18. Activists pitched dozens of tents in the centre, calling them a 'City of Change', and said they’d only leave when their conditions were met.
In May, mass anti-government rallies began in the country over soaring energy and food prices, as well as falling living standards and record inflation.
Residents of Chisinau attended the latest anti-government rally in the Moldovan capital on Sunday, 13 November.
Footage shows demonstrators walking down the city’s streets, chanting slogans such as "Down with (President) Maia Sandu", "Down with dictatorship!" and "Resignation!".
Some brought a sign with the image of Sandu and the slogan: 'An enemy of the Moldovan people'.
Protesters spoke of the impact of rising prices across the country.
"We have never had such authority (government) before. Gas is expensive, light is expensive, water is expensive - everything is expensive," said one.
Shor Party MP Vadim Fotescu said that Chisinau residents were marching to get the attention of international organisations.
"We all saw high-ranking officials arrive this week, but none of them expressed a desire to talk, not only to the opposition parties, but also to any representatives of the people. There was a purely formal communication to report back to the handlers, and [communication] was only with Maia Sandu and the incumbent party," he said.
Law enforcement officers were seen patrolling the rally, while officials announced that 63 people were taken to the police stations.
"Today's rally took the form of a march with the blocking of several streets in the centre of the capital with around 3,600 participants. This time the rally could not be called peaceful as there were a number of law violations and provocations against law enforcers and citizens alike," reported the official Telegram channel of the Moldovan police.
Rally organisers claimed that approximately 60,000 people took part in the protest.
Moldovan President Sandu has previously asked the Cabinet of Ministers to expand the powers of the police, so that security forces could disperse protests without the consent of the local authorities.
According to media reports, rallies which close roads or restrict access to public buildings are now banned on weekdays, while weekend protests are limited to four hours.
On October 14, Chairman of the opposition Shor party, Valeriy Klimenko, said that he considered the decision by the Emergency Situations Commission (ESC) to ban protests blocking traffic to be illegal and "a gross violation of the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova".
Thousands of people attended the first demonstration, organised by the opposition, on September 18. Activists pitched dozens of tents in the centre, calling them a 'City of Change', and said they’d only leave when their conditions were met.
In May, mass anti-government rallies began in the country over soaring energy and food prices, as well as falling living standards and record inflation.