Romanian Journal of Political Science
"Disputed identity as unescapable pluralism. Moldova's ambiguous transition."
written by: Mungiu-Pippidi, Alina
Published: January 1, 2007 Accessed: 20 January 2013
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Published: January 1, 2007 Accessed: 20 January 2013
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Brief Summary of the Article:
In 1991 Moldova gained its independence from the Soviet republic along with Romania. Romania and Moldova both were admitted to the European Union in 2007. In 1995 Moldova was said to be "a perfect lab for the enacting of reforms". Moldova embarked to form a democratic system of governmentbased on the rights of freedom. It created a semi-parliamentary witha president directly elected by voters. However in 2000 they turned their backs on the semi-presidentialism and the first communist president was elected. Despite occational massive participation to public protests, Moldova has managed to stay non-violent throughout the years of political disputes. The Romanian-speaking population has decreased due to some instances of harassment of children to enroll in Cyrillic language schools.
Your Thoughts, Comments, and/or Reaction:
After Moldova's independence and desition to move toward a democratic government pleased many members of the European Union. However asfter Moldova's transition to a Communist ideology the European Union seemed to feel an odd relationship. Over the many years Moldova has surpisingly possesed an almost non-violent and problem free riegn. With some suspicious activity there has been some changes to the diversity in language, but with few protests the government seemes mildly stable.
Article's Relation to "Politics"
This article relates to politics in that it reveals the freedom of a state from a communistic Russia and its transition to a democratic and semi- parliamentary government. But this democratic gvernment trtansformed back into Communism. This article also reveal the protests of the people and the governments reaction to these events.