2015–2016 protests in Moldova

Starting in the spring of 2015, Moldova experienced large-scale protests amid a worsening economic situation and corruption scandals. The protests gained momentum in September, when up to 100,000 people demonstrated in the largest protest since Moldova's independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991.

2015–2016 protests in Moldova
Demonstration in Chișinău, 5 April
Date27 March 2015 – 13 November 2016
(1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Mainly Chișinău
Diaspora: Bucharest, Paris, Vicenza, etc.
Caused by
Goals
  • Resignation of the government and president
  • Dissolution of the parliament
  • Early elections
  • European integration of Moldova
  • Resignation of Filip Cabinet
  • Unification of Moldova and Romania
MethodsDemonstration, protest march, sit-in, roadblock, picketing, flash mob
Resulted in
  • Resignation of Chiril Gaburici
  • Streleț Cabinet dismissed by parliament
  • 2016 political crisis
Parties
National Unity Bloc
Civic Platform Dignity and Truth
Anti-communist and anti-Russian protesters
Pro-European activists
Pro-Romanian activists
Anti-government demonstrators
Government of Moldova
President of Moldova
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova
Our Party (Moldova)
Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
The Party of "Our Home – Moldova"
Pro-Russian politicians and other Russophiles
Lead figures

Leaders of DA Platform:

Unionists and pro-Romanian activists: George Simion, Vitalia Pavlicenco, Anatol Petrencu, Valeriu Saharneanu, Val Butnaru, Mihai Cimpoi, Ion Negrei, Petru Bogatu, Alexandru Bantoș
Others:

Chiril Gaburici (PM)
Valeriu Streleț (PM)
Pavel Filip (PM)
Nicolae Timofti (P)
Igor Dodon (P)

Vladimir Voronin
Igor Dodon
Renato Usatîi
Grigore Petrenco

Number
At peak: 100,000 (September 2015)
30,000 (7 July 2015)
20,000 (27 September 2015)
Casualties and losses
7 injured
15 injured

The protests have been organised by a grass-roots citizens' movement, Dignity and Truth (Romanian: Demnitate și Adevăr), that was established in February 2015 as a response to the disappearance of $1 billion from the Moldovan banks in 2014. Dignity and Truth is led by lawyers, journalists and other well-known figures in Moldova.

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