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Moldova blames Romania after anti-government riots
Wed Apr 8, 2009 3:36pm EDT
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By Sabina Zawadzki and Dmitry Chubashenko
CHISINAU (Reuters) - Moldova's Communist president, Vladimir Voronin, accused neighboring Romania on Wednesday of trying to overthrow his government and ordered mass arrests of protesters in Europe's poorest state.
Moldova's former Soviet master Russia backed his allegation of foreign interference, but Romania, a NATO and EU member, rejected the veteran leader's words as a "provocation."
Western powers urged all sides to keep calm and avoid a repeat of Tuesday's post-election riots in which one person died, more than 270 people were injured and 193 were arrested.
The European Union said it was deeply concerned about escalating tensions.
"It is particularly important that there should be proper respect for freedom of the media and freedom of expression," the EU Czech Presidency said in a statement.
Opposition parties called off further rallies after the violence which erupted during protests by 10,000 people against the victory of the ruling Communist party in Sunday's election.
In Moldova, parliament elects the president but Voronin, in power since 2001, cannot run for a third term. He has said, however, he wants to remain in a decision-making job.
On Wednesday evening, Moldova's Central Election Commission, in an announcement broadcast on television, said it had confirmed the results of Sunday's vote, giving the communists 60 seats.
That would leave them one seat short of the 61 seats needed to ensure election of their candidate when parliament later elects the president. Three pro-Western liberal opposition parties will hold 41 seats in the 101-seat assembly.
The announcement said the Constitutional Court had 10 days to confirm the results in turn, strongly implying that there would be no recount of the votes as demanded by the opposition.
POLICE ROUND UP PROTESTERS
Riot police rounded up protesters after clearing them from the president's office -- from whose roof they had waved Moldovan, Romanian and European Union flags -- and from the parliament building to which they had set fire.
About 1,500 people remained outside the government building which was guarded by dozens of riot police.
Vlad, a student demonstrating there, said the protest was an act of desperation against Communist rule in the impoverished country of 4 million people.
"The election was a huge deception. We are protesting because there is no other solution. I am 20 now and have no future in this country," he told Reuters. Continued...
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