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Wednesday, 29 April 2009 13:12
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Moldova's President, Vladimir Voronin, called on the country's Constitutional Court to order a re-count of the Parliamentary election.

Tags: Year: 2009 Location: Europe Category: Protest and Persuassion Protest and Persuassion: Public Speeches Protest and Persuassion: Slogans, caricatures, and symbols Protest and Persuassion: Banners, posters, displayed communications Protest and Persuassion: Records, radio, and television Protest and Persuassion: Displays of flags and symbolic colors Protest and Persuassion: Wearing of symbols Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic sounds Protest and Persuassion: Singing Protest and Persuassion: Assemblies of protest or support Protest and Persuassion: Protest meetings
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