02:16Chisinau residents held a protest on Thursday against the recent ban on the opposition Shor party taking part in the upcoming general elections.
Footage shows demonstrators holding posters with anti-government slogans and chanting.
Vice-president of the Shor party Marina Tauber said the party's campaign team would do everything possible to have the party's logo on the ballot papers for the November 5 vote.
"We will participate in the elections anyway, we will fight anyway, our team is and will remain, and the future of our country lies with (leader) Ilan Shor. <...> The result in Gagauzia shows that today Ilan Shor and our team of the Shor party are supported by a large majority of citizens of our country," Tauber said.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court was set to consider an appeal by Shor deputies on Thursday, on amendments that prohibit representatives of the political organisation from running for election for five years. The hearing was postponed until September 19.
The court declared the party 'unconstitutional' back in June over alleged links to Russia, instructing the Moldovan Ministry of Justice to establish a commission to liquidate the group and remove it from the state register of legal entities.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu claimed that 'a political party created out of corruption and for corruption is a danger to the constitutional order and security of the state'.
According to Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean, the party 'often violated the law' and also received financial support 'from a third state secret service with the aim of destabilising Moldova'.
Tauber said that the party intends to challenge the decision in the European Court of Human Rights.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court first launched an enquiry into the activities of the Shor party on May 10 at the request of the government, which accused the party of acting 'contrary to the principles of the rule of law and endangering the sovereignty and independence of the republic'.
The party claimed the accusations were unfounded, saying it 'acts in accordance with the Moldovan legislation'.
In November 2022, the Moldovan government also argued for the liquidation of the opposition party in connection with ongoing protests, which the court rejected.
'We will fight anyway' - Chisinau residents protest against Shor party election ban
Chisinau residents held a protest on Thursday against the recent ban on the opposition Shor party taking part in the upcoming general elections.
Footage shows demonstrators holding posters with anti-government slogans and chanting.
Vice-president of the Shor party Marina Tauber said the party's campaign team would do everything possible to have the party's logo on the ballot papers for the November 5 vote.
"We will participate in the elections anyway, we will fight anyway, our team is and will remain, and the future of our country lies with (leader) Ilan Shor. <...> The result in Gagauzia shows that today Ilan Shor and our team of the Shor party are supported by a large majority of citizens of our country," Tauber said.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court was set to consider an appeal by Shor deputies on Thursday, on amendments that prohibit representatives of the political organisation from running for election for five years. The hearing was postponed until September 19.
The court declared the party 'unconstitutional' back in June over alleged links to Russia, instructing the Moldovan Ministry of Justice to establish a commission to liquidate the group and remove it from the state register of legal entities.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu claimed that 'a political party created out of corruption and for corruption is a danger to the constitutional order and security of the state'.
According to Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean, the party 'often violated the law' and also received financial support 'from a third state secret service with the aim of destabilising Moldova'.
Tauber said that the party intends to challenge the decision in the European Court of Human Rights.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court first launched an enquiry into the activities of the Shor party on May 10 at the request of the government, which accused the party of acting 'contrary to the principles of the rule of law and endangering the sovereignty and independence of the republic'.
The party claimed the accusations were unfounded, saying it 'acts in accordance with the Moldovan legislation'.
In November 2022, the Moldovan government also argued for the liquidation of the opposition party in connection with ongoing protests, which the court rejected.
Chisinau residents held a protest on Thursday against the recent ban on the opposition Shor party taking part in the upcoming general elections.
Footage shows demonstrators holding posters with anti-government slogans and chanting.
Vice-president of the Shor party Marina Tauber said the party's campaign team would do everything possible to have the party's logo on the ballot papers for the November 5 vote.
"We will participate in the elections anyway, we will fight anyway, our team is and will remain, and the future of our country lies with (leader) Ilan Shor. <...> The result in Gagauzia shows that today Ilan Shor and our team of the Shor party are supported by a large majority of citizens of our country," Tauber said.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court was set to consider an appeal by Shor deputies on Thursday, on amendments that prohibit representatives of the political organisation from running for election for five years. The hearing was postponed until September 19.
The court declared the party 'unconstitutional' back in June over alleged links to Russia, instructing the Moldovan Ministry of Justice to establish a commission to liquidate the group and remove it from the state register of legal entities.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu claimed that 'a political party created out of corruption and for corruption is a danger to the constitutional order and security of the state'.
According to Moldovan Prime Minister Dorin Recean, the party 'often violated the law' and also received financial support 'from a third state secret service with the aim of destabilising Moldova'.
Tauber said that the party intends to challenge the decision in the European Court of Human Rights.
The Moldovan Constitutional Court first launched an enquiry into the activities of the Shor party on May 10 at the request of the government, which accused the party of acting 'contrary to the principles of the rule of law and endangering the sovereignty and independence of the republic'.
The party claimed the accusations were unfounded, saying it 'acts in accordance with the Moldovan legislation'.
In November 2022, the Moldovan government also argued for the liquidation of the opposition party in connection with ongoing protests, which the court rejected.