01:25Traffic in the centre of Chisinau was hampered by a convoy of protesting farmers' tractors moving towards the Government House in Chisinau on Thursday.
Footage shows protesters driving tractors with national flags while honking horns and attracting public attention.
According to media reports, the protesters are demanding that the government increase support for the agrarian sector, which has suffered from drought and falling grain prices, as well as cancellation of fines for debts. The protesters are also expressing discontent with the opening of the country's market to grain imports from Ukraine.
The protest organiser 'Farmers' Force' said that about 200 vehicles took part in the rally.
Moldovan farmers drive tractors to Government House during protest in Chisinau
Traffic in the centre of Chisinau was hampered by a convoy of protesting farmers' tractors moving towards the Government House in Chisinau on Thursday.
Footage shows protesters driving tractors with national flags while honking horns and attracting public attention.
According to media reports, the protesters are demanding that the government increase support for the agrarian sector, which has suffered from drought and falling grain prices, as well as cancellation of fines for debts. The protesters are also expressing discontent with the opening of the country's market to grain imports from Ukraine.
The protest organiser 'Farmers' Force' said that about 200 vehicles took part in the rally.
Traffic in the centre of Chisinau was hampered by a convoy of protesting farmers' tractors moving towards the Government House in Chisinau on Thursday.
Footage shows protesters driving tractors with national flags while honking horns and attracting public attention.
According to media reports, the protesters are demanding that the government increase support for the agrarian sector, which has suffered from drought and falling grain prices, as well as cancellation of fines for debts. The protesters are also expressing discontent with the opening of the country's market to grain imports from Ukraine.
The protest organiser 'Farmers' Force' said that about 200 vehicles took part in the rally.