The list of youth organizations in Moldova has been replenished with one more – the Young Guard, founded under the Socialist Party banners.

The Chisinau Primaria [city government] has authorized construction of a building in the 31 August 1989 Street, which has been built without foundation and may collapse in case of earthquake, stated businessman Leonid Dugari.

A group of Socialists in the Parliament of Moldova has proposed to not introduce a 12% tax on reinvested profit of economic agents as it is projected in the draft fiscal policy 2012, but to keep a 0% rate for 5 more years.

The Movement of Transnistrian Refugees (MTR) will organize protest actions in front of the Chisinau Primaria [city government] and Prosecutor General’s Office (PGO) on December 12 on occasion of the Human Rights Day (December 10).

Soloist of the Lume band – Irina Tarasiuk – and MC Gootsa have presented a music video to a song they intend to perform within the national selection round of Eurovision Song Contest 2012.

Valery Klimenko, Chairman of the Congress of Russian Communities in Moldova and leader of the Ravnopraviye [Equal Rights] Socio-Political Movement, has called upon all citizens of Russia, residing permanently in Moldova or staying here temporarily, to necessarily go to the parliamentary polls on December 4 and cast ballots for Yedinaya Rossiya [United Russia] governing party.

Petru Puscari, a member of the Basarabeasca Raion Council and several activists from the Communist youth organization in that raion have announced their leaving the Moldovan Communist Party (MCP).

Owner of the Le Bridge Corporation Limited (duty-free store chain), French businessman Frank Arif, has filed a suit of 50 million euros to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the World Bank Group, against Moldova.

Former Communist Igor Dodon has joined the Socialist Party of Moldova – so far, as a rank and file member.

The implementation of economic reforms in Moldova is being undermined almost completely by the unending feud between the three constituent parties of the governing Alliance for European Integration, maintains the independent Expert-Grup analytical center.

The independent trade union called “Social Protection”, which defends the rights of the poorest population groups in Moldova, will organize a rally of protest in the Chisinau central Great National Assembly Square on November 26 to demand resignation of the ruling AEI’s Government.

Early parliamentary elections are unavoidable regardless of whether a president is elected or no, stated leader of the Anti-Mafia people’s movement, Sergiu Mocanu.

Twelve members of the Communist factions in the Chisinau suburban community councils [legislatures] of Ciorescu and Bubuieci have left the Communist Party and stated an intention to join Igor Dodon and the Socialist Party.

An international mission will come to observe the ordinary presidential election in Transnistria scheduled for December 11.

In 3Q2011, the Republic of Moldova had achieved only inconsiderable successes in its reform implementation work, believe experts from the Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT) and the independent Expert-Grup analytical center, who presented their findings and conclusions in the 21st quarterly issue of their Euromonitor publication.