Dodon’s replacement, former prime minister Pavel Filip, immediately announced a snap election for September, while thousands of supporters of Filip’s party rallied in the capital, Chisinau. More than 10,000 of Plahotniuc and Filip’s party supporters held a protest, calling Dodon a “traitor” and demanding his resignation. Filip said Dodon had not fulfilled his duties by failing to dissolve parliament, and called it an attempt to stage a “coup”. Plahotniuc’s party supporters pitched tents in front of ministries and state institutions on Saturday night. An election in February produced a hung parliament and set the stage for months of coalition negotiations.

Source: bd News24 June 09, 2019 12:22 UTC