Stories about Moldova from August, 2009
Moldova: Post-Election Politics
At OpenDemocracy.net, Louis O'Neill writes about the post-election politics in Moldova: “All Moldovans should be proud of what they have done with these elections. Let us hope they can be equally proud of their leaders in the next months and beyond.”
Russia: “Astroturf Websites” Gone
A Fistful of Euros reports that “a number of pro-Russian astroturf websites” have vanished.
CEE, Central Asia: Post-Communist Leaders
A Fistful of Euros writes about “the first generation of post-Communist leaders”: “Well, here’s a question: almost 20 years later, how many of them are still running things? Not so many.”
Moldova: The President's Son
A Fistful of Euros writes about the Moldovan president's rich son.
Moldova: Farewell to Voronin?
A Fistful of Euros writes on the aftermath of Moldova's repeat election: “[…] We’ve probably — ohhh, not certainly, but probably — seen the last of Vladimir Voronin. And that’s just wonderful.”
