CHISINAU: Police in Moldova kept several thousand demonstrators away from government buildings on Sunday (Mar 12) after officials warned of possible organised disorder at the protest, the latest of a series denouncing pro-European President Maia Sandu.

Source: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/police-limit-anti-government-protest-moldova-3341986?cid=cna_flip_070214

In other cases, the diaspora vote is more progressive: Moldova’s pro-European Union president, Maia Sandu, was elected in 2020 in part due to from Moldovans living abroad.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/05/11/turkey-elections-germany-diaspora-erdogan-kilicdaroglu/

Leaders from Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia were also in Bucha and Moldova’s President Maia Sandu said those responsible should be held accountable.

Source: https://www.kuwaittimes.com/zelensky-vows-to-defeat-russian-evil/

Moldovan President Maia Sandu shook up her government by appointing a top security adviser to be premier as the former Soviet republic bordering Ukraine confronts an increasingly perilous geopolitical environment.

Source: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/moldovas-president-reshuffles-government-amid-security-risks

Moldova was granted EU candidate country status along with Ukraine in June last year, which Sandu described at the time as "the light at the end of the tunnel".

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/21/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-moldova-to-demand-eu-membership

On Monday, Moldovan President Maia Sandu accused Russia of plotting to overthrow her country's government and derail it from its EU accession path.

Source: https://www.9news.com.au/world/strange-aerial-objects-update-romania-scrambles-fighters-after-sighting/6c71bb6e-ef47-4300-a5d6-6558507daf7b

Sandu and other officials have suggested that Moldova should forge ahead with its EU membership bid and ignore separatist Transdniestria, much like Cyprus was allowed to join despite the Turkish occupation of its northern regions since the 1970s.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/news/latest/Officials-urge-Moldova-to-seize-opportunity-for-EU-membership--44959444/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230930

Sandu recalled that in 2022 the country faced an acute economic crisis.

Source: https://azeritimes.com/2023/02/20/sandu-says-moldova-no-longer-dependent-on-russian-gas/

The crowd chanted "Down with Maia Sandu!" and "Down with dictatorship!"

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/fake-bombs-and-failed-coup-moldova-smolders-on-border-of-russias-war/article_acb21584-fdae-5213-acb3-bda251e79f4d.html

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Moldova's President Maia Sandu speak to the media during a meeting of the European Political Community at Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova June 1, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/visiting-moldova-zelenskiy-says-ukraine-ready-for-nato-membership/article_b8d32c97-ff6e-570e-89cb-20ab40121f77.html