Moldovans Call for Early Elections as Protesters Pitch Tents
- Protesters call for President to step down after scandal
- People angered by $1 billion theft that's straining economy
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Moldovan protesters camping outside the government’s headquarters in a make-shift tent city called for early elections following the disappearance of $1 billion from three banks that’s left the country on the verge of bankruptcy.
Several hundred Moldovans pledged to continue peaceful demonstrations after 40,000 to 100,000 people staged a protest against corruption and called for President Nicolae Timofti to resign on Sunday, said Andrei Nastase, a leader of Truth and Dignity, the group that organized the protests.