April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests
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Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova (including Bălți and the capital, Chișinău) before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the elections, which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) win a majority of seats, were fraudulent, and alternatively demanded a recount, a new election, or resignation of the government. Similar demonstrations took place in other major Moldovan cities, including the country's second largest, Bălți, where over 7,000 people protested.[citation needed]
April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election protests | |||
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Date | 6–12 April 2009 (6 days) | ||
Location | Chișinău, Cahul, Orhei, Bălți 13 cities in Romania, including Bucharest Washington, D.C., Boston, New York City, London 47°01′40″N 28°49′40″E | ||
Caused by | Alleged electoral fraud | ||
Goals | New free and fair elections | ||
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Concessions | Constitutional Court of Moldova authorizes a recount of all votes | ||
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Death(s) | 4[4][5][6][7] | ||
Injuries | 270[8] | ||
Arrested | Hundreds |
The protests and wave of violence is sometimes described as the "grape revolution" but the term was not used much by outsiders; in Moldova, it is sometimes referred as the Chisinău Uprising (Romanian: Revolta de la Chișinău). Some of the protesters discussed and organized themselves using Twitter, hence its moniker used by the media, the Twitter Revolution.[9][10][11][12] In Chișinău, where the number of protesters rose above 30,000, the demonstration escalated into a riot on 7 April. Rioters attacked the parliament building and presidential office, breaking windows, setting furniture on fire and stealing property.