{"id":445615,"date":"2018-06-24T18:28:25","date_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=445615"},"modified":"2018-06-24T18:28:25","modified_gmt":"2018-06-24T18:28:25","slug":"weekly-roundup-facebook-lives-influence-election-results-unga-adopts-moldovan-resolution-democrat-ambassador-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/weekly-roundup-facebook-lives-influence-election-results-unga-adopts-moldovan-resolution-democrat-ambassador-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: Facebook Live&#8217;s influence on election results, UNGA adopts Moldovan resolution, Democrat ambassador to the US"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 6<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>It&#8217;s a new Weekly Roundup here, at Moldova.org. How much does it influence your opinion?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Facebook Live and\u00a0<em>independent<\/em>\u00a0Moldovan judges:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Central branch of the Chi\u0219in\u0103u court didn\u2019t validate the results of the recent mayoral elections in Moldova\u2019s capital. Thus, the mandate of the mayor-elect Andrei N\u0103stase (won by 52,57% in the 2nd round) was not validated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445614\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-445614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor-elect Andrei N\u0103stase<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Chi\u0219in\u0103u court decision was based on a claim that 3 Facebook live videos posted by N\u0103stase on election day and calling people to vote allegedly influenced the results. The court decided to annul the results based on a complaint filed by the Socialists\u2019 Party, but later even N\u0103stase\u2019s former opponent Ion Ceban declared he wanted the court \u201cjust to notice some violations\u201d, not to completely cancel the election results. Despite large protests in the Moldovan capital, the Chi\u0219in\u0103u Appeal Court maintained the decision of the lower court.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday saw another day of large protests, with more young voters and more innovative slogans coming here and there. The protesters are waiting for Moldova&#8217;s\u00a0Supreme Court of Justice to have its last word, and they showed signs of willing to protests if their democratic will is not heard or &#8220;obstructed by political influence&#8221; (hint: Democratic Party of Moldova- PDM).<\/p>\n<p>Radio Free Europe has a video of the protesting crowd:<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/embed\/player\/0\/29316536.html?type=video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Our Ana Gherciu has some photos of people&#8217;s slogans today:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The face of a disappointed person&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Sorry, we don&#8217;t produce as much as you steal!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The people are not like a cow: you milk, it stays silent&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8172.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Today I am in the sun\u00a0so that he stays at cold&#8221; (implied &#8220;in the\u00a0prison&#8221;)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Slogans and posters aside, the real questions are not even how much Facebook LIVE videos can influence voting preferences, but something else:\u00a0<strong>How independent is the Moldovan justice system? How desperate are those canceling election results with the help of judges?<\/strong><br \/>\n<code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is using Facebook Live really the main reason why local elections in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chisinau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chisinau<\/a> are recognized invalid or there is a different reason the authorities and justice representatives don\u2019t have the courage to say. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VotFurat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VotFurat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artur Gur\u0103u (@gooroo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gooroo\/status\/1010520856278290432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/eu-chisinau-mayoral-results-utmost-importance-will-voters-respected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the EU<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/us-department-state-united-states-closely-monitoring-ongoing-court-proceedings-invalidate-results-chisinau-mayoral-elections\/\">the US<\/a> are closely monitoring the judicial process around the Chi\u0219in\u0103u mayoral election results.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UN General Assembly adopts Moldova\u2019s resolution on withdrawal of \u201cforeign military forces\u201d from its territory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The resolution calls on\u00a0the UN Member States to urge the Russian Federation to \u201ccomplete orderly, unconditionally and without further delay the withdrawal of the Russian Operational Group of Russian Forces\u201d (more commonly known as OGRT or\u00a0OGRV), in accordance to its commitment agreed at the 1999\u00a0OSCE Istanbul Summit, but also the UN Charter.\u00a0The Russian request to examine to take &#8220;no action&#8221; on Moldova&#8217;s resolution was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Put to vote, the resolution was adopted with a simple majority of 64 votes in favor, 15 against, and 83 abstentions.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the voting went:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-445601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More about the resolution <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/un-general-assembly-examine-moldovas-resolution-withdrawal-foreign-military-forces-territory\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sham coincidences: <\/strong>On June 21st, the Russian Federation told the JCC that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/chisinau-complains-osce-3-russian-military-columns-moving-within-security-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military columns moving last week<\/a> had the goal to increase security at the munition deposit in Colbasna (some 21 thousand tons of munitions are still stored there since Soviet times) in the wake of possible \u201cterrorist acts and provocative actions\u201d during the World Cup. The JCC could not approve the weekly security report because of disagreement over attaching video proof of the columns to the documents.<\/p>\n<p>22 June, 11 am, NYC time- The UN General Assembly adopts the resolution on the withdrawal of Russian troops- the so-called OGRT- stationed in the Transnistrian region of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>23 June, 4.00 am to 1.15 pm: Four columns of military vehicles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/4-military-columns-moved-unannounced-dubasari-grigoriopol-tiraspol-road-ignoring-peacekeeping-observers\/\">were spotted moving<\/a> unannounced on the\u00a0Dub\u0103sari-Grigoriopol-Tiraspol road. Back from Colbasna, apparently.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chi\u0219in\u0103u,\u00a0approximately <strong>11 TABs<\/strong> and <strong>25 trucks<\/strong> (URAL, ZIL, UAZ) were moving on the road <strong>without any symbols of belonging to either the OGRT or the peacekeeping mission<\/strong>, <strong>with number plates missing<\/strong>. Moreover, the columns were accompanied by the Transnistrian \u201cspecial police forces\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Moldovan delegation managed to gather military observers from all the peacekeeping parties.\u00a0When asked to stop, the military vehicles reportedly <strong>did not react in any way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So, did the World Cup end already? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Moldova.org is following the case with the OSCE Mission to Moldova, as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>New Ambassador to the US, now in a &#8220;Democrat VP&#8221; shape!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moldova&#8217;s new Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Cristina Balan, recently presented the accreditation letter to POTUS, Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445616\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-445616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oval Office &#8211; Credentialing Ceremony for Newly Appointed Ambassadors to the US Cristina Balan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More skilled in the business sector, Balan has come into the diplomatic mission as a result of the nomination of her party, PDM.<\/p>\n<p>Balan himself is the Vice-President of the Moldovan Democrats and is known to be the right-hand of oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc in handling foreign affairs.<\/p>\n<p>More on her profile:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9HYm3VaHby\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/democrat-vp-cristina-balan-nominated-moldova-ambassador-us\/\">Democrat VP Cristina Balan nominated as Moldova Ambassador to the US<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/democrat-vp-cristina-balan-nominated-moldova-ambassador-us\/embed\/#?secret=9HYm3VaHby\" data-secret=\"9HYm3VaHby\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Democrat VP Cristina Balan nominated as Moldova Ambassador to the US&#8221; &#8212; Moldova.org\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>New US Ambassador to Moldova coming soon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key-administration-posts-49\/\">announced<\/a> his intent to nominate\u00a0<strong>Derek J. Hogan of Virginia\u00a0<\/strong>as US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Rumor says that current Ambassador James D. Pettit is going to retire, needing a replacement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0402_blackhismonth_hogan.jpg\" width=\"316\" height=\"243\" \/>\u00a0While it was hard to find a picture of the future Ambassador to Moldova, it was much easier to find a description of his career:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mr. Derek J. Hogan, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, has served as an American diplomat since 1997.\u00a0 He is currently Deputy Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State, a position he has held since 2017.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan is one of the Department of State\u2019s experts on Eastern Europe, having served five tours working in or on Eastern Europe, including Russia.\u00a0 He has held senior leadership positions both at United States missions overseas and domestically for the Department of State.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan most recent overseas tours \u2013 as Charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Azerbaijan from 2013 to 2016 and as the Department of State Representative on the civilian-military Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Southern (Uruzgan Province) and Eastern (Kunar Province) Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 \u2013 have demonstrated that he possesses the leadership, management, innovation, and communication abilities needed to succeed in complex operating environments.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.P.A. from Princeton University\u2019s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.\u00a0 He is the recipient of multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards from the Department of State.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan speaks Russian and Spanish.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We will miss H.E. Pettit for his sharp honesty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Energetic&#8221; Moldovan-Russian-Romanian spy: <\/strong>Russian news reports say an executive with energy holding<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/img.rosbalt.ru\/photobank\/3\/6\/4\/8\/rVwnm2Qp-580.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p>company Inter RAO has been arrested and charged with spying for an unnamed foreign country. The executive is Karina Turcan, a Moldovan national, who is accused by Russian FSB for spying for the Romanian intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Turcan oversaw electricity trades in parts of Eastern Europe, including Moldova, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-energy-giant-inter-exec-arrested-on-spying-charges\/29304970.html\">Radio Free Europe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosbalt.ru\/moscow\/2018\/06\/20\/1711797.html\">Rosbalt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MoldovaAgroindbank slice goes to the EBRD:\u00a0<\/strong>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it would take part, together with two private equity firms, Invalda and Horizon Capital, in an auction to buy a 41,09 percent stake in Moldova\u2019s largest commercial bank, Moldova Agroindbank. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/moldova-agroindbank-ebrd\/ebrd-approves-consortium-bid-for-stake-in-moldovas-largest-bank-idUSL8N1TM4K5\">Reuters<\/a>)<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Over and out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 6<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>It&#8217;s a new Weekly Roundup here, at Moldova.org. How much does it influence your opinion? Facebook Live and\u00a0independent\u00a0Moldovan judges:\u00a0 The Central branch of the Chi\u0219in\u0103u court didn\u2019t validate the results of the recent mayoral elections in Moldova\u2019s capital. Thus, the mandate of the mayor-elect Andrei N\u0103stase (won by 52,57% in the 2nd round) was not [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":445611,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[35],"class_list":["post-445615","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-important-en","tag-important"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 6<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>It&#8217;s a new Weekly Roundup here, at Moldova.org. How much does it influence your opinion?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Facebook Live and\u00a0<em>independent<\/em>\u00a0Moldovan judges:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Central branch of the Chi\u0219in\u0103u court didn\u2019t validate the results of the recent mayoral elections in Moldova\u2019s capital. Thus, the mandate of the mayor-elect Andrei N\u0103stase (won by 52,57% in the 2nd round) was not validated.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445614\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445614\" class=\"size-full wp-image-445614\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/35634143_1908863102466757_8773484078138654720_n-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mayor-elect Andrei N\u0103stase<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Chi\u0219in\u0103u court decision was based on a claim that 3 Facebook live videos posted by N\u0103stase on election day and calling people to vote allegedly influenced the results. The court decided to annul the results based on a complaint filed by the Socialists\u2019 Party, but later even N\u0103stase\u2019s former opponent Ion Ceban declared he wanted the court \u201cjust to notice some violations\u201d, not to completely cancel the election results. Despite large protests in the Moldovan capital, the Chi\u0219in\u0103u Appeal Court maintained the decision of the lower court.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday saw another day of large protests, with more young voters and more innovative slogans coming here and there. The protesters are waiting for Moldova&#8217;s\u00a0Supreme Court of Justice to have its last word, and they showed signs of willing to protests if their democratic will is not heard or &#8220;obstructed by political influence&#8221; (hint: Democratic Party of Moldova- PDM).<\/p>\n<p>Radio Free Europe has a video of the protesting crowd:<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/embed\/player\/0\/29316536.html?type=video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>Our Ana Gherciu has some photos of people&#8217;s slogans today:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The face of a disappointed person&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Sorry, we don&#8217;t produce as much as you steal!&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8144.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The people are not like a cow: you milk, it stays silent&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8172.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 5194px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/MG_8189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3456\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Today I am in the sun\u00a0so that he stays at cold&#8221; (implied &#8220;in the\u00a0prison&#8221;)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Slogans and posters aside, the real questions are not even how much Facebook LIVE videos can influence voting preferences, but something else:\u00a0<strong>How independent is the Moldovan justice system? How desperate are those canceling election results with the help of judges?<\/strong><br \/>\n<code><\/code><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is using Facebook Live really the main reason why local elections in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Chisinau?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Chisinau<\/a> are recognized invalid or there is a different reason the authorities and justice representatives don\u2019t have the courage to say. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/VotFurat?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#VotFurat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Artur Gur\u0103u (@gooroo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gooroo\/status\/1010520856278290432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 23, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Meanwhile<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/eu-chisinau-mayoral-results-utmost-importance-will-voters-respected\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the EU<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/us-department-state-united-states-closely-monitoring-ongoing-court-proceedings-invalidate-results-chisinau-mayoral-elections\/\">the US<\/a> are closely monitoring the judicial process around the Chi\u0219in\u0103u mayoral election results.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>UN General Assembly adopts Moldova\u2019s resolution on withdrawal of \u201cforeign military forces\u201d from its territory:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The resolution calls on\u00a0the UN Member States to urge the Russian Federation to \u201ccomplete orderly, unconditionally and without further delay the withdrawal of the Russian Operational Group of Russian Forces\u201d (more commonly known as OGRT or\u00a0OGRV), in accordance to its commitment agreed at the 1999\u00a0OSCE Istanbul Summit, but also the UN Charter.\u00a0The Russian request to examine to take &#8220;no action&#8221; on Moldova&#8217;s resolution was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Put to vote, the resolution was adopted with a simple majority of 64 votes in favor, 15 against, and 83 abstentions.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how the voting went:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-445601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/un-Ga-vote-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More about the resolution <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/un-general-assembly-examine-moldovas-resolution-withdrawal-foreign-military-forces-territory\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Sham coincidences: <\/strong>On June 21st, the Russian Federation told the JCC that the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/chisinau-complains-osce-3-russian-military-columns-moving-within-security-zone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">military columns moving last week<\/a> had the goal to increase security at the munition deposit in Colbasna (some 21 thousand tons of munitions are still stored there since Soviet times) in the wake of possible \u201cterrorist acts and provocative actions\u201d during the World Cup. The JCC could not approve the weekly security report because of disagreement over attaching video proof of the columns to the documents.<\/p>\n<p>22 June, 11 am, NYC time- The UN General Assembly adopts the resolution on the withdrawal of Russian troops- the so-called OGRT- stationed in the Transnistrian region of Moldova.<\/p>\n<p>23 June, 4.00 am to 1.15 pm: Four columns of military vehicles <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/4-military-columns-moved-unannounced-dubasari-grigoriopol-tiraspol-road-ignoring-peacekeeping-observers\/\">were spotted moving<\/a> unannounced on the\u00a0Dub\u0103sari-Grigoriopol-Tiraspol road. Back from Colbasna, apparently.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chi\u0219in\u0103u,\u00a0approximately <strong>11 TABs<\/strong> and <strong>25 trucks<\/strong> (URAL, ZIL, UAZ) were moving on the road <strong>without any symbols of belonging to either the OGRT or the peacekeeping mission<\/strong>, <strong>with number plates missing<\/strong>. Moreover, the columns were accompanied by the Transnistrian \u201cspecial police forces\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Moldovan delegation managed to gather military observers from all the peacekeeping parties.\u00a0When asked to stop, the military vehicles reportedly <strong>did not react in any way<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>So, did the World Cup end already? \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Moldova.org is following the case with the OSCE Mission to Moldova, as well.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>New Ambassador to the US, now in a &#8220;Democrat VP&#8221; shape!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moldova&#8217;s new Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Cristina Balan, recently presented the accreditation letter to POTUS, Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_445616\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445616\" class=\"size-full wp-image-445616\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/06\/1811_512682_img2-1600x1067-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445616\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oval Office &#8211; Credentialing Ceremony for Newly Appointed Ambassadors to the US Cristina Balan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More skilled in the business sector, Balan has come into the diplomatic mission as a result of the nomination of her party, PDM.<\/p>\n<p>Balan himself is the Vice-President of the Moldovan Democrats and is known to be the right-hand of oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc in handling foreign affairs.<\/p>\n<p>More on her profile:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"9HYm3VaHby\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/democrat-vp-cristina-balan-nominated-moldova-ambassador-us\/\">Democrat VP Cristina Balan nominated as Moldova Ambassador to the US<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/democrat-vp-cristina-balan-nominated-moldova-ambassador-us\/embed\/#?secret=9HYm3VaHby\" data-secret=\"9HYm3VaHby\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Democrat VP Cristina Balan nominated as Moldova Ambassador to the US&#8221; &#8212; Moldova.org\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>New US Ambassador to Moldova coming soon:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Donald J. Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-personnel-key-administration-posts-49\/\">announced<\/a> his intent to nominate\u00a0<strong>Derek J. Hogan of Virginia\u00a0<\/strong>as US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Rumor says that current Ambassador James D. Pettit is going to retire, needing a replacement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/0402_blackhismonth_hogan.jpg\" width=\"316\" height=\"243\" \/>\u00a0While it was hard to find a picture of the future Ambassador to Moldova, it was much easier to find a description of his career:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mr. Derek J. Hogan, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Counselor, has served as an American diplomat since 1997.\u00a0 He is currently Deputy Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State, a position he has held since 2017.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan is one of the Department of State\u2019s experts on Eastern Europe, having served five tours working in or on Eastern Europe, including Russia.\u00a0 He has held senior leadership positions both at United States missions overseas and domestically for the Department of State.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan most recent overseas tours \u2013 as Charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires and Deputy Chief of Mission in Azerbaijan from 2013 to 2016 and as the Department of State Representative on the civilian-military Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Southern (Uruzgan Province) and Eastern (Kunar Province) Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 \u2013 have demonstrated that he possesses the leadership, management, innovation, and communication abilities needed to succeed in complex operating environments.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan earned a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh and a M.P.A. from Princeton University\u2019s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.\u00a0 He is the recipient of multiple Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards from the Department of State.\u00a0 Mr. Hogan speaks Russian and Spanish.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We will miss H.E. Pettit for his sharp honesty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Energetic&#8221; Moldovan-Russian-Romanian spy: <\/strong>Russian news reports say an executive with energy holding<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/img.rosbalt.ru\/photobank\/3\/6\/4\/8\/rVwnm2Qp-580.jpg\" width=\"321\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p>company Inter RAO has been arrested and charged with spying for an unnamed foreign country. The executive is Karina Turcan, a Moldovan national, who is accused by Russian FSB for spying for the Romanian intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>Turcan oversaw electricity trades in parts of Eastern Europe, including Moldova, reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rferl.org\/a\/russia-energy-giant-inter-exec-arrested-on-spying-charges\/29304970.html\">Radio Free Europe<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosbalt.ru\/moscow\/2018\/06\/20\/1711797.html\">Rosbalt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>MoldovaAgroindbank slice goes to the EBRD:\u00a0<\/strong>The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said it would take part, together with two private equity firms, Invalda and Horizon Capital, in an auction to buy a 41,09 percent stake in Moldova\u2019s largest commercial bank, Moldova Agroindbank. 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