The history of Moldova spans prehistoric cultures,ancient and medieval empires,and periods of foreign rule and modern independence.
Chișinău International Airport is Moldova's main international airport,located 13 km (8.1 mi) southeast of the centre of Chișinău,the capital city. It served as headquarters for Air Moldova,the country's national airline.
The Academy of Sciences of Moldova,established in 1961,is the main scientific organization of Moldova and coordinates research in all areas of science and technology. Ion Tighineanu has been the head of the Academy of Sciences since April 9,2019.
The ȘOR Party was a populist political party in Moldova. Known from its foundation in 1998 until October 2016 as the Socio-Political Movement "Equality",the party holds Eurosceptic and Russophilic stances.
The unification of Moldova and Romania is a popular concept and hypothetical unification in the two countries that began during the Revolutions of 1989. The Romanian Revolution in 1989 and the independence of Moldova in 1991 further contributed to the development of a movement for the unification of the two Romanian-speaking countries. The question of reunification is recurrent in the public sphere of the two countries,often as a speculation,both as a goal and a danger. Though historically Romanian support for unification was high,a March 2022 survey following the Russian invasion of Ukraine indicated that only 11% of Romania's population supports an immediate union,while over 42% think it is not the right moment.
Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova. The president of the party is the former Mayor of Chișinău,Dorin Chirtoacă.
Protests against the April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election results began on 6 April 2009 in major cities of Moldova before the final official results were announced. The demonstrators claimed that the election,which saw the governing Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) win a majority of seats,were fraudulent,and alternatively demanded a recount,a new election,or resignation of the government. Similar demonstrations took place in other major Moldovan cities,including the country's second largest,Bălți,where over 1,000 people protested.
Alexandr Stoianoglo is a Moldovan former prosecutor and politician.
Octavian Țîcu is a Moldovan politician,historian,and former professional boxer serving as a Member of Parliament in Moldova since 2019. He was Ministry of Youth and Sport in 2013.
Ion Țurcanu is an author,educator,historian,memoirist,professor,former member of the Parliament (1990–1994),politician and Romanian writer from Moldova. He is one of the 277 MPs of the first parliament of the former Soviet Socialist Republic,who voted for the Declaration of Independence of the Republic of Moldova on 27 August 1991.
Starting in the spring of 2015,Moldova experienced large-scale protests amid a worsening economic situation and corruption scandals. The protests gained momentum in September,when up to 100,000 people demonstrated in the largest protest since Moldova's independence from the Soviet Union in August 1991.
The Party of Action and Solidarity is a liberal political party in Moldova. The PAS was founded by Maia Sandu,the former Minister of Education and the incumbent president of Moldova. A pro-European party,it is an observer of the European People's Party (EPP) and the International Democracy Union (IDU).
The Save Romania Union is a liberal political party in Romania that sits on the centre to centre-right of the political spectrum. It is currently the third largest party in the Parliament of Romania with 41 deputies and 20 senators,and fifth at the local level nationwide,after the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) and the People's Movement Party (PMP),two smaller centre-right political parties in the country.
Andrei Năstase is a Moldovan politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs from 8 June 2019 to 12 November 2019. He was also a member of Parliament of Moldova in 2019. Năstase was the leader of the Dignity and Truth Platform from 2015 to 2021.
Vladimir Cebotari is a Moldovan jurist and politician,who since 30 July 2015 was the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova in the StrelețCabinet. Previously,he was Deputy Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure (Moldova) from June 2013 to April 2015,and then,general director of the State Enterprise "Calea Feratădin Moldova" in April–July 2015.
Ion Ceban is a Moldovan politician and the current mayor of Chișinău,Moldova's capital. He is also the leader of the pro-European National Alternative Movement party. Ceban was Vice President of the Parliament of Moldova in 2019 and has served as a member of parliament in three legislatures. From 2015 to 2019,he led his party's faction in the Chișinău Municipal Council. He has held different positions at the governmental level,ranging from department head to Deputy Minister.
Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 20 October 2024,with a runoff held on 3 November. Incumbent president Maia Sandu,who won the first round,and former Prosecutor General Alexandr Stoianoglo,who was the runner-up,contested the runoff,with Sandu winning a majority of votes and being re-elected for a second and final term.
Vlad Bilețchi is a Moldovan lawyer and politician. He is an activist for the unification of Moldova and Romania and was president of the Moldovan branch of the Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) political party.
The National Alternative Movement is a political party in Moldova. It was created at the end of December 2021. The party is led by Chișinău Mayor Ion Ceban.
On 18 September 2022,protests in Moldova began in the capital city of Chișinău,demanding the resignation of the country's pro-Western government,amid an energy crisis causing rising natural gas prices and inflation,caused in part by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
