Moldovan Election Protests

Date: April 6, 2009 • Location: Chisinau, Moldova, Republic of

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 2009.

Mass protests began across Moldova against the results of the parliamentary election.

Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the election, which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) win a majority of seats, were fraudulent, and alternatively demanded a recount, a new election, or resignation of the government. Similar demonstrations took place in other major Moldovan cities, including the country's second largest, Bălți, where over 1,000 people protested.