Ilan Shor. Archive photoCHISINAU, Oct 12Moldova is on the verge of a socio-economic catastrophe, so residents are ready to announce the National Salvation Committee, which will lead the country, Ilan Shor, leader of the opposition Shor Party, said on television. The party is holding mass protests and rallies in Chisinau for the fourth week. The demonstrators are outraged by the unprecedented increase in prices for gas, other energy resources and food, as well as high inflation. The protesters accuse the authorities of failing to cope with the crisis in the country. The leadership is criticized for its unwillingness to negotiate better gas prices with Russia, as well as for political pressure on the opposition. More than 60,000 people took part in the protest last Sunday. The participants adopted a resolution in which they demanded that the authorities compensate for the increase in gas and electricity tariffs, as well as provide financial assistance to vulnerable segments of the population.The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Moldova «Today Moldova is on the verge of a socio-economic catastrophe. Gas and electricity can be turned off for the inhabitants of the republic from day to day. If it is not turned off, then the people will simply die of hunger, because all their money and savings he will pay for utility bills and get into loans.In such a situation, in a normal democratic society, the people demand the resignation of the authorities.If the authorities do not hear the people, the people have the right to even announce the National Salvation Committee, which will rule the country. has the right to announce a people's tribunal, which will put those who rule today under the people's court,» the politician said on the First in Moldova TV channel. According to Shor, the country's ruling Action and Solidarity party, which controls the government and parliament, launched fight against the opposition. «Any opinion that does not correspond to the position of the authorities is subjected to total repression. Criminal cases have been opened against all Moldovan politicians who disagree with the PDS policy and have at least some weight,» the oppositionist noted. The politician himself is outside Moldova, since in his homeland awaiting conclusion. With the coming to power of the Action and Solidarity party, Shor was deprived of parliamentary immunity due to suspicions of money laundering and fraud on an especially large scale. Numerous polls show that about 60% of the country's population doubts the ability of the ruling Action and Solidarity party to hold on in power for another three years until the next parliamentary elections. Also, about 70% of Moldovans are disappointed with the policy of the authorities and almost 65% support the idea of changing the government.
