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The country’s legislative body today approved a series of bills that representatives of the pro-European opposition called “toxic.”
The Russian language has received the status of inter-ethnic communication language in Moldova / photo by UNIAN
The Moldovan Parliament, in which the majority is in the hands of allies of outgoing President Igor Dodon, today approved a series of bills that representatives of the pro-European opposition described as “toxic”.
According to Radio Libertad, the meeting was held without the participation of opposition deputies, who boycotted it.
The deputies, in particular, approved in the final reading the bill, according to which the Russian language once again becomes the language of inter-ethnic communication.
According to the document, public officials must provide information and respond to requests from citizens in Russian, if requested by the citizen who has requested from the authorities. Instructions for drugs, names of goods and services produced in the country and plates of government agencies must also be duplicated in Russian.
The state language continues to be the Moldovan language, which operates on the basis of the Latin script; public officials must speak it.
The Russian language in Moldova had the status of inter-ethnic communication language according to a law adopted in Soviet times, but the Constitutional Court previously recognized this law as obsolete.
In addition, the parliament canceled the law prohibiting the retransmission of various programs of Russian television channels on the territory of Moldova, known as the law prohibiting Russian propaganda. It was adopted in 2017, when the majority in parliament had pro-European forces.
Political situation in Moldova
Earlier, the Kremlin said that the current president of Moldova, Igor Dodon, who lost the elections, continues the political fight and Moscow welcomes the initiatives on the Russian language in this country.
On December 3, the Moldovan parliament approved the withdrawal of the Information and Security Service of the presidency, the draft fiscal policy, a package of laws on the special status of Gagauz autonomy, the return of the status of inter-ethnic communication to the language Russian and the lifting of the ban on broadcasting Russian television channels were also approved at first reading.
Supporters of the elected president of Moldova, Maia Sandu, who form the parliamentary opposition, are in favor of the dissolution of the parliament. They argue that the parliament now does not reflect the mood of the voters. However, attempts to pass a vote of no confidence in the government or to achieve its dissolution have not been crowned with success.
Sandu will assume the presidency at the end of December and will have to share power with the government, made up of his opponents.
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Author:
Tamara Otovskaya
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