Pot-Banging Moldovans March in Chisinau in Protest Against Government
© Sputnik / Rodion Proca / Go to the mediabankPeople take part in an anti-government rally as part of the Movement for the People's protest action, in Kishinev, Moldova.
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Moldovan youth movement held a protest march in the eastern European nation's capital of Chisinau on Saturday, with demonstrators banging pots to draw attention to a low standard of living that they blame on President Maia Sandu and her administration.
The protesters, both old and young, set out from the Constitutional Court building and walked along the central street to the building of the presidential administration, chanting "Down with Maia Sandu!"
'THIS IS A BETRAYAL OF MOLDOVA' — PROTEST BREAKS OUT IN CHISINAU, THE COUNTRY'S CAPITAL
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A protest action "March of the Hungry" highlighting the plight of Moldovans is taking place in the center of Chisinau. The participants intend to reach the building of the presidential… pic.twitter.com/XimwU4Xoek
The march, labeled as "March of the Hungry" or "March of Deceived Pensioners," was organized by the Victory of the Young movement.
Yuri Vitnyansky, the movement's leader, said the police did not allow the demonstrators near the presidential administration citing the mayor's ruling. Instead, they headed to the office of the ruling Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), which was founded by President Sandu.