Mediawatchdog RSF sloeg vorige week alarm dat de persvrijheid in Europa verder is ingeperkt. Er is echter ook goed nieuws. Ondanks de coronapandemie is het met de onafhankelijkheid van de pers in Zuidoost Europa juist beter gesteld dan in 2019.
Following Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Moldova, no party secured a majority, which may mean the former Soviet republic remains caught between pro-Western and pro-Russian forces. The vote on February 24 was a three-way contest between the pro-Russian Socialists (PRSM, 31.1%), the ruling Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM, 23.6%), and the pro-EU opposition ACUM bloc (26.8%).