Moldova is a former Soviet republic in Eastern Europe. It is landlocked, bordered by Ukraine on the east and Romania to the west. The Republic of Moldova remains one of Europe's poorest nations.
Air Moldova is the national airline of Moldova headquartered in Chișinău. It mainly operates scheduled and charter services to destinations within Europe from its base at Chișinău International Airport.
The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova is a communist party in Moldova led by Vladimir Voronin. It is the only communist party to have held a majority in government in the post-Soviet states. The PCRM is part of the Party of the European Left.
Fotbal Club Sheriff, commonly known as Sheriff Tiraspol or simply Sheriff, is a Moldovan football club based in Tiraspol.
The Moldova national football team represents Moldova in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Moldova, the governing body for football in Moldova. Moldova's home ground is Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău and their head coach is Igor Dobrovolski. After the break-up of the Soviet Union, they played their first match against Georgia on 2 July 1991.
The Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) is a regional organization set up in 1995 by the Eurasian Patent Convention (EAPC). Its task is to grant Eurasian patents. The official language of the EAPO is Russian and its current president is Saule Tlevlessova.
Moldova elects a legislature at national level. The Parliament (Parlamentul) has 101 members, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation with a 6% electoral threshold. The President used to be elected for a four-year term by a constitutional majority of 60% members of the Parliament, but a Constitutional Court's ruling on March 4, 2016, reverted the election method of the President to a two-round system direct election.
The Democratic Party of Moldova is a centre-left political party in the Republic of Moldova. The party was established in 1997 and it is an associate member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and is a full member of the Socialist International.
Focus Sat is a direct broadcast satellite television platform owned by M7 Group (Vivendi/Canal+) in Romania.
Mihai Ghimpu is a Moldovan politician who served as Speaker of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova from 2009 to 2010. He was member of Parliament of Moldova from 1990 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2019. Ghimpu held the position of leader of Liberal Party from 1998 to 2018.
Zinaida Greceanîi is a Moldovan politician who has been one of the claimants to the office of Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova since 8 June 2019, the other being Andrian Candu. Greceanîi was previously also the Prime Minister of Moldova from 31 March 2008 to 14 September 2009. She is the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) and was previously a member of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM). She was Moldova's first female Prime Minister and was the second female Communist head of government in Europe, the first having been Premier Milka Planinc of Yugoslavia.
Alexandru Gațcan is a Moldovan international footballer who plays for Krylia Sovetov Samara and the Moldova national football team as a central midfielder.
Oazu Nantoi is a Moldovan politician and political analyst serving as member of Parliament of Moldova since 2019.
Moldovan Super Cup is the national football super cup competition in Moldova, officially having the winners of the previous season's Moldovan National Division and Moldovan Cup face-off against each other. In case when the national cup was won by a national champion, the game doesn't take place. Since the 2003 inception, this match was decided to take place annually. In 2006 and between 2008 and 2010, Sheriff Tiraspol have won both the cup and the league.
Igor Dodon is a Moldovan politician who has been the President of Moldova since 23 December 2016, though his powers and duties have been temporarily suspended by the Constitutional Court since 9 June 2019. Previously, he was the leader of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. He served as Minister of Trade and Economics in the governments of Vasile Tarlev and Zinaida Greceanîi from September 2006 to September 2009 and was a member of the Parliament of Moldova from 2009 to 2016.
Pavel Filip is an engineer and politician from the Republic of Moldova. In 2001-2008 he was the director of the Joint-stock company "Bucuria" and in 2008-2011, general manager of Tutun-CTC joint stock company. Then, was Minister of Information and Communication Technology in the Governments headed by Filat (2), Leancă, Gaburici and Streleț since January 14, 2011 when he replaced Alexander Oleinic (2009-2011) and by his investment at the prime minister position on January 20, 2016. He was the deputy chairman of the Democrat Party (DPM). On September 7, 2019 at the IXth Congress of the DPM was elected for the position of the chairman of the Party.
Speranța Nisporeni is a Moldovan football club based in Nisporeni, Moldova, which currently plays in Moldovan National Division.
Maia Sandu is a Moldovan politician serving as Prime Minister of Moldova since 8 June 2019.
