A late colour revolution?

[Josquius]

Just heard from Moldovan friends that apparently there's quite a lot going on over there with their latest election. Doesn't seem to be mentioned on the major news sources. Apparently quite some rumblings though.
The ruling communist party (wtf?) has rigged the elections and there is evidence of a few hundred thousand dead people voting for them. There's been street protests today and they're set to pick up.
Has anyone seen much on this?
Back when colour revolutions were the in thing they were always picked up even in the Stans. Now though nada.

[Neil]

Nothing will come of this.  These sorts of things don't go anywhere without Western aid, and Western foreign policy is run from Moscow now.

[Queequeg]

Anschluss with Romania? 

[jimmy olsen]

Hmm...what color best represents Moldova?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Just heard from Moldovan friends that apparently there's quite a lot going on over there with their latest election. Doesn't seem to be mentioned on the major news sources. Apparently quite some rumblings though.
The ruling communist party (wtf?) has rigged the elections and there is evidence of a few hundred thousand dead people voting for them. There's been street protests today and they're set to pick up.
Has anyone seen much on this?
Back when colour revolutions were the in thing they were always picked up even in the Stans. Now though nada.

both the BBc and Der Spiegel have run an article on it. Expect the russians to create problems.

[Alexandru H.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9676ubIVwc

20,000 people on the streets, sieging the police forces.

[Josquius]

Just heard from Moldovan friends that apparently there's quite a lot going on over there with their latest election. Doesn't seem to be mentioned on the major news sources. Apparently quite some rumblings though.
The ruling communist party (wtf?) has rigged the elections and there is evidence of a few hundred thousand dead people voting for them. There's been street protests today and they're set to pick up.
Has anyone seen much on this?
Back when colour revolutions were the in thing they were always picked up even in the Stans. Now though nada.

both the BBc and Der Spiegel have run an article on it. Expect the russians to create problems.

Can you direct me to this BBC article? I come up with nothing, not even in the lower segments of the news.

[Richard Hakluyt]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7987608.stm

There you go.

50% of the votes........hmmm.....they are getting better at this, remember when the Albanian communicst party used to claim 99.997%  ?

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Just heard from Moldovan friends that apparently there's quite a lot going on over there with their latest election. Doesn't seem to be mentioned on the major news sources. Apparently quite some rumblings though.
The ruling communist party (wtf?) has rigged the elections and there is evidence of a few hundred thousand dead people voting for them. There's been street protests today and they're set to pick up.
Has anyone seen much on this?
Back when colour revolutions were the in thing they were always picked up even in the Stans. Now though nada.

both the BBc and Der Spiegel have run an article on it. Expect the russians to create problems.

Can you direct me to this BBC article? I come up with nothing, not even in the lower segments of the news.

this is the link to the most recent (today's) article
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7987608.stm

on the right side of the screen you'll find links to earlier BBC articles (of the 6th, 3rd, etc)

[crazy canuck]

Most people in N. America will never have heard of Moldova. 

[Valmy]

Most people in N. America will never have heard of Moldova. 

So?  Most people in North America have never heard of lots of places.

[crazy canuck]

Most people in N. America will never have heard of Moldova. 

So?  Most people in North America have never heard of lots of places.

And no western aid goes there either.

[Valmy]

And no western aid goes there either.

If that was true we would only be able to send aid to about 10 countries.

http://centralasia.usaid.gov/page.php?page=article-89

Number of North Americans who have heard of Kyrgyzstan?  I would gather very few.

[derspiess]

Is this dude wearing a mask, or do Moldovans look like this

[The Brain]

LARPers FTL.