Thousands of opposition supporters gathered for a march organized by the Shur party in the center of the Moldovan capital Chisinau, calling for the president to step down and dissolve the parliament, controlled by the pro-European Action and Solidarity party.

The head of the Shur party, Marina Tauber, criticized the government of Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilitsa for failing to contain the rise in consumer prices, accusing the authorities of putting pressure on the opposition, stressing that “early parliamentary elections must be called urgently.”

The marchers raised Moldovan flags and wore white T-shirts with the inscription “New Life”, while informed sources indicated that “participants are not only from the capital, but also residents of other cities, and they carry banners bearing the names of their cities.”

Protests began in the republic since May last year, as the population expressed their dissatisfaction with the current government, as well as dissatisfaction with the unprecedented rise in prices for gas and other energy resources and food, as well as a general decline in living standards. life. Last week, the former president of the country, Igor Dodon, was arrested for 30 days, and the ruling majority deprived the deputies from the Shur party Marina Tauber and Ilan Shor of parliamentary immunity, and the prosecutor Alexander Stoyanoglu was arrested.