Moldova: Anti-govt. protesters call for unification with Romania in Chisinau

Several thousand anti-government protesters took part in a ’unification with Romania’ march in Chisinau on Sunday. The demonstration marks 98 years since the now non-existent Moldavian Democratic Republic was unified with Romania. According to authorities, some 5,000 to 6,000 protesters attended the rally. Demonstrators marched through the centre of the city carrying Romanian flags amidst a tight security presence. Moldovan oligarch and pro-EU politician Vladimir Plahotniuc was allegedly behind the organis