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CHISINAU, May 29.The mass anti-government opposition rally in Chisinau for the first time this year was held without party flags, it brought together thousands of residents from all over Moldova. Open microphone and Sviridov Residents of the country expressed dissatisfaction with the current government, opposed the increase in prices and tariffs. A microphone was installed on the platform in front of the parliament, to which anyone could come up to express their grievances to the ruling majority, the president and the government. “We want correct justice.” The protest was held against the backdrop of the musical suite “Time, Forward!” by Georgy Sviridov. The executive secretary of the Party of Socialists, Vlad Batryncha, said that in a number of regions the authorities resorted to intimidation of opposition supporters. participants of the protest, as MP Oleksandr Sukhodolsk noted ii, more than 1,000 people from Gagauzia arrived at the anti-government rally in Chisinau. «The inhabitants of the autonomy are very active, they are extremely negatively opposed to the» reforms «of the current government, against its policies, both internal and external. Citizens living in Gagauzia will also try to come to the next protests in even greater numbers,» the parliamentarian said. Fedor Papazoglo came from Ceadir-Lunga, the second largest city in Gagauzia. In an interview with a RIA Novosti correspondent, he noted that he was disappointed with the actions of the government, which chose a single pro-Western vector. «Why is the government not developing Eurasian economic cooperation? This is our traditional market. in the Eurasian Community, Moldova could get a significant discount on energy resources, this would significantly remove the economic burden,» the protester said.The Kremlin commented on the arrest of former President Dodon in MoldovaPensioner Maria Illarionovna from Chisinau complained that the authorities canceled a number of compensations to the poor, and the gas tariff from June will generally be unaffordable for most residents of the republic. «I was disappointed in Maia Sandu. In the elections, her party promised to curb corrupt officials, improve the living standards of citizens, but in reality it turned out the other way around,» the woman complained. The action was peaceful. The police did not interfere with the rally. Moreover, this time it was noticeably smaller than on other days of protest that took place this week and last. The organizers of the rally called on other opposition parties to join the popular protests. «Only together can we achieve the resignation of this government, to achieve early elections,» the PSRM executive secretary said. He recalled that the opposition is faced with a complete disregard for dialogue by the ruling majority. «The bloc of communists and socialists is represented in the parliament by more than a third of the citizens of the country. The opposition does not have the opportunity to put forward and present a single legislative initiative. There is no dialogue. There is ignoring not only the opposition, but the whole society. The authorities are afraid of criticism,» Batryncha told RIA Novosti.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/269ebd0cc0d0b3d1ed76c8a8831d648a.jpg" />The ex-president of Moldova Dodon said that he did not plan to leave the countryThe politician noted that the parliamentary majority ignored the demand of European partners to build constructive cooperation with opposition parties in Moldova. After two days of preliminary arrest, on Thursday the court rejected the prosecutors' request to arrest Dodon in a pre-trial detention center, sending him under house arrest for 30 days. Former president's lawyer Maksim Lebedinsky noted that the defense filed a cassation appeal following the decision of the district court. «We have appealed to the Appeals Chamber against the decision to place the ex-president under house arrest. The complaint will be considered on Monday or Tuesday,» Lebedinsky told RIA Novosti. , in the central park of the Moldavian capital, unionists held their rally — supporters of the unification of Moldova with Romania. The action took place at the monument to the poet Mihai Eminescu. About 50 people gathered here. They called on President Maia Sandu to listen to the aspirations of that part of the population that wants to unite with its neighbor. The participants in both rallies did not intersect, there were no clashes or provocations. According to public opinion polls, more than 50% of Moldovans are in favor of joining the country to Romania. Now most of the residents of the republic are worried about rising prices, high inflation and low wages. The last similar survey was conducted in February. It showed that the preoccupation of the Moldovan society with high prices has reached historic levels — 74% of respondents said that the most pressing issue for them is price increases, compared with 45% registered in February 2021. This is the highest percentage registered during the period of Moldova's independence. The survey was conducted by Moldovan and Romanian experts.