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Moldovan, the more likely it is that s/he will call his/her language and ethnicity Moldovan rather than Romanian. Today, Moldova is effectively bilingual, with a Romanian-speaking majority and a sizable and influential, multi-ethnic, Russian-speaking minority, and with the Russian language still dominating the media. The Russophile population is generally hostile to the idea of unification with Romania and typically votes for left-wing parties. The Moldovan majority is divided between pro-Russian nostalgia and growing pro-Romanian and pro-EU sympathies, with a growing number of people supporting the idea of
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A 1990 Soviet law and a 1991 Parliamentary decision authorizing formation of social organizations provide for independent trade unions. However, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Moldova, successor to the former organizations of the Soviet trade union system, is the sole structure. It has
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is complicated and divided between those who consider themselves Moldovan and those who consider themselves Romanian. Although Moldovans comprise a sizeable ethnic majority of the population, they are fragmented in terms of degree of Russification and cultural indoctrination. The more pro-Russian the
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has held committee hearings on irregularities that marred elections in Moldova, including arrests and harassment of opposition candidates, intimidation and suppression of independent media, and state-run media bias in favor of candidates backed by the Communist-led Moldovan Government. Other critics
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Transnistria is a strip of land running along Moldova's eastern border with Ukraine, named after the Dniester river. The Transnistrian region is majority Slavic (Ukrainian and Russian) and Russian-speaking, in contrast with the rest of the country, and it was heavily industrialized during USSR rule.
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over the territory of Transnistria as it is "a component part of the historical and ethnic territory of our people". However, the Moldovan Declaration of Independence is itself used as an argument against Moldovan sovereignty over Transnistria as it denounces the Ribbentrop-Molotov agreement of 23
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are lured into the business with offers of high-salary jobs abroad, and are often trapped once out of the country. The US government urged Moldova to pass an anti-trafficking law in 2005, but due to a lack of enforcement, low regard of legal institutions, and unequal benchmark requirements, clear
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Political parties and other groups publish newspapers, which often criticize government policies. There are several independent news services, radio stations, and an independent television station. Peaceful assembly is allowed, though permits for demonstrations must be obtained; private
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and to comply with agreements negotiated in 2000 by the former government. Agreement in these areas was critical, because large government debts that were due in 2002 had to be rescheduled. The government has made concerted efforts to find ways to pay for Moldova's energy supplies.
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in the colonial sense as well as on stressing artificial differences between the Moldovans and the Romanians in an attempt to create a uniquely "Moldovan" identity, including indoctrination against Romania and Romanians. As a result,
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organizations, including political parties, are required to register with the government. Legislation passed in 1992 codified freedom of religion but required that religious groups be recognized by the government.
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tried to influence government policy in labour issues and has been critical of many economic policies. Moldovan labour law, which is based on former Soviet legislation, provides for collective bargaining rights.
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There were also reports of politically motivated arrests and arrests without valid legal grounds in 2005. Such arrests were allegedly carried out against opponents of the Communist Party government of President
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provide non-governmental support integral to helping victims. However, NGOs are often subject to domestic constraints and government interference in their work, complicating their operations.
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with Romania, with which it shares a common ethnicity, language, culture and history. The Republic of Moldova represents roughly the eastern half of what is historically known as the
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Due to the high rate of poverty, Moldova remains a large source-country of illegal sex workers that are exported to Western Europe, Russia and the Middle East. Because of
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There is disagreement as to whether elections and politics in Moldova are carried out in a free and democratic climate on the part of certain organizations. The
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stated that: "We note and welcome Moldova's positive record since independence in conducting free and fair elections and in implementing democratic reforms."
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have also referred to the Communist Party government as being authoritarian. Nevertheless, then-U.S. President
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The underlying issue in the Republic of Moldova revolves around ethnicity and whether the country should
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The country remains divided, with the Transnistrian region controlled by separatist forces, supported
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Joint Statement by President George W. Bush and President Vladimir Voronin on U.S.-Moldovan Relations
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is independent of the executive and the legislature. The position of the breakaway region of
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and the Southeast European Stability Pact in 2001. Of primary importance have been the
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the institutional framework has been orienting (although not officially) towards a
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Moldovas's pro-Western and pro-Russian factions became increasingly divided since
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Scholars have characterized Moldova as an unstable democracy with systemic
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The Moldovan Declaration of Independence claims continuity of Moldovan
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by a contingency of Russian troops posing as a peacekeeping mission.
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After failing to establish control over the breakaway region in the
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is elected by popular vote for a four-year term. According to the
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progress is difficult to ascertain. Organizations such as the
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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Russian and Soviet-era identity politics focused on
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Coat of arms of Moldova
Unitary
parliamentary
republic
Constitution of Moldova
Legislative branch
Parliament
Unicameral
Igor Grosu
President of the Parliament
Executive branch
Head of state
President
Maia Sandu
Head of government
Prime Minister
Dorin Recean
Cabinet
Cabinet of Moldova
Recean Cabinet
Government House, Chișinău
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Judicial branch
Judiciary
Constitutional Court
Domnica Manole
Chișinău
Politics of Moldova

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