2015–2016 protests in Moldova

2015–2016 protests in Moldova
2015–2016 protests in Moldova
	Demonstration in Chișinău, 5 April
Date	27 March 2015 – 13 November 2016; (1 year, 7 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location	Mainly Chișinău; Diaspora: Bucharest, Paris, Vicenza, etc.
Caused by	Worsening economic situation; Low standard of living; Political corruption; 2014 Moldovan bank fraud scandal; Expulsion of George Simion;
Goals	Resignation of the government and president; Dissolution of the parliament; Early elections; European integration of Moldova; Resignation of Filip Cabinet; Unification of Moldova and Romania;
Methods	Demonstration, protest march, sit-in, roadblock, picketing, flash mob
Resulted in	Resignation of Chiril Gaburici; Streleț Cabinet dismissed by parliament; 2016 political crisis;
Parties
Lead figures
	Leaders of DA Platform: Andrei Năstase; Vasile Năstase; Valentin Dolganiuc; Unionists and pro-Romanian activists: George Simion, Vitalia Pavlicenco, Anatol Petrencu, Valeriu Saharneanu, Val Butnaru, Mihai Cimpoi, Ion Negrei, Petru Bogatu, Alexandru Bantoș ; Others: Dorin Chirtoacă; Pasha Parfeny; Cătălin Josan; Chiril Gaburici (PM); Valeriu Streleț (PM); Pavel Filip (PM); Nicolae Timofti (P); Igor Dodon (P) Vladimir Voronin; Igor Dodon; Renato Usatîi; Grigore Petrenco
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Casualties and losses

Starting in the spring of 2015, Moldova experienced large-scale protests amid a worsening economic situation and corruption scandals. The protests gained momentum in September, when up to 100,000 people demonstrated in the largest protest since Moldova's independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991.

The protests have been organised by a grass-roots citizens' movement, Dignity and Truth (Romanian: Demnitate și Adevăr), that was established in February 2015 as a response to the disappearance of $1 billion from the Moldovan banks in 2014. Dignity and Truth is led by lawyers, journalists and other well-known figures in Moldova.

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