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Moldova is boiling – protesters demand new vote

Published: 09 April, 2009, 00:34
Edited: 21 September, 2010, 14:43


 A young protester wears a mask during a rally near a government building in Chisinau on April 8, 2009 (AFP Photo / Victor Drachev)

Protesters in Moldova are vowing to continue rioting if the government does not call a new parliamentary vote.

 
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