A non-governmental people’s organization – Moldova Modernization Institute – has been founded in the country, which presentation took place at Infotag.

A delegation of 8 parliamentarians from the southern Moldovan autonomous region of Gagauzia, led by Speaker of the Gagauzia Popular Assembly [legislature] Anna Harlamenko, paid an official visit to Turkey on January 23 through 27.

The recently established Committee for Constitution and Democracy Protection will organize on Sunday its second massive action of protest in the Chisinau's central square to demand from the ruling Alliance for European Integration to stop usurping power, dissolve the impotent Parliament, and set a date for an early parliamentary election.

The peacekeeper, who was on duty at the Vadul lui Voda check station and opened fire killing a local 18-year-old villager, acted in full accordance with the instructions, worked out and adopted by all of the sides taking part in the peacekeeper operation in the Transnistria Security Zone, including by Moldova, believes Valery Klimenko, Chairman of the Ravnopraviye [Equal Rights] Socio-Political Movement.

Had a parliamentary election been held on a nearest Sunday, the opposition Moldovan Communist Party (MCP) would get much more votes than any other party or movement – 47.5%. The Liberal Democratic Party would win 26.1%, the Democratic Party 11.6%, the Liberal Party 9.2% and Igor Dodon-headed Socialist Party 1.9%, as per the Vox Populi opinion poll, carried out by the Association of Sociologists and Demographers in January 9 through 18. The research covered 1,587 respondents. Its statistic error should not exceed ±2.6%.

The recently-established Committee for Constitution and Democracy Protection has put forward 5 basic demands to the incumbent Moldovan authorities, and threatened that in case of their non-fulfillment, the Committee will launch non-stop actions of protest in the Chisinau central square. The first such peaceful action will take place already next Sunday, January 22.

Prominent Moldovan political scientists and analysts – Moldovan political scientist Dr. Igor Botan, Chairman of the Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT), Institute of Public Policies (IPP) Director Arcadie Barbarosie, Director of the independent Moldovan Institute of Euro-Integration and Political Studies Viorel Cibotaru, Institute of Public Policies (IPP) Program Director, political analyst and ex-parliamentarian Oazu Nantoi, Eugen Revenco – Program Director of the Moldovan Association for External Policy (APE), Chisinau political scientist Vitaly Andrievsky, and analyst Alexandru Solcan have stood up with a joint appeal to the incumbent Moldovan authorities to give up the constitutional referendum idea and resume the constitutional process of electing president in parliament.

The just established Committee for Constitution and Democracy Protection has demanded immediate dissolution of the incumbent inefficient Parliament and the holding of an early parliamentary election without delay.

Under the international organizations’ pressure, the Government of Moldova works out programs in support of the Roma people living in the republic, but would not provide whatever means for program realization, Marin Ala, Chairman of the Tarna Rom Union of the Young Roma of Moldova, stated at a news conference in Infotag today.

A group of 16 persons, who have paid for the construction of new apartments, risks remaining without housing as far as the building company Dacarh Grup did not fulfill its commitments and did not put into operation a dwelling house (38/2, Lomonosova street, Chisinau) in time established by the contract.

The Ungheni prosecutor’s office protects and covers up criminals, stated the National Center for Investigation and Human Rights Defense.

The Institute of Public Policies (IPP) Program Director, political analyst and ex-parliamentarian Oazu Nantoi is going to run for the President of Moldova at the election due in the Moldovan Parliament on January 15.

Director of the National Energy Regulatory Agency of Moldova (ANRE), Nicolae Raileanu [who is one of the 5 department directors as opposed to ANRE Director General Victor Parlicov], has released a CD with 13 songs for soul and from the heart.

Primaria [local executive authorities] of the town of Vadul lui Voda, Chisinau suburb, has said that it is dissatisfied with inefficient management of a local Dniester park by the municipal association Green Economy.

Legal services provided by the people’s organization Consumer Protection will become paid beginning in 2012.