Romanian-Moldovan Relations: A Contemporary Overview
Romanian-Moldovan Relations: A Contemporary Overview

Summary/Abstract: Romanian President Traian Băsescu had a meeting with Moldovan bloggers and journalists. The meeting occurred precisely during the referendum campaign that has followed the president’s suspension by parliament. The referendum will be held on July 29. Băsescu’s visit could be explained in part by the fact that a certain number of “new” Romanian citizens, the large majority of whom voted for him in the last presidential elections, live in the Republic of Moldova. Romania’s citizenship law allows former Romanian citizens who lost their citizenship against their will, as well as their descendants up to the third generation, to apply individually to regain it. Therefore there are Ukrainian and Moldovan citizens who have obtained Romanian citizenship. In Chisinau, Băsescu met with certain journalists and bloggers, and discussed Romanian-Moldovan relations during his presidency. Considering Băsescu’s currently low popularity at home, however, it is not sure that he will remain in office after the referendum.

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