{"id":819949,"date":"2024-10-21T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T10:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=819949"},"modified":"2024-10-21T13:54:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T10:54:15","slug":"october-21-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/october-21-2024-id819949.html","title":{"rendered":"October 21, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Moldova.<\/strong> The pro-European camp in the Republic of Moldova has a slight lead in a referendum on the country\u2019s joining the European Union, with 50.3% of the votes, with 99% of the votes counted. The advantage appears to come from the votes of the Moldovans living abroad, 80% of whom voted in favour of their country\u2019s accession to the EU. The close result is a surprise, as opinion polls ahead of the ballot indicated a comfortable win for the yes vote. The incumbent president Maia Sandu said unprecedented fraud has been committed, in which criminal groups together with hostile foreign forces bought 300,000 votes. Maia Sandu won the first round of Sunday\u2019s presidential elections with 42% of the votes and in the second round will face the Socialists\u2019 pro-Russian candidate Alexandr Stoianoglo, who won 26% of the votes in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucharest.<\/strong> The General Council of the City of Bucharest on Monday approved holding a local referendum on the first round of the presidential elections, on 24<sup>th<\/sup> November, with 47 yes votes and 2 no votes. The inhabitants of the city will be asked to answer three questions. The first two were proposed by general mayor Nicu\u015for Dan and are related to the way in which the money is divided between the Bucharest City Hall and the city sectors and to the issuing of building permits in Bucharest, while the third, proposed by the Social Democratic Party, refers to combating drug use in schools. The three questions are : \u201cDo you agree that the distribution between the Bucharest City Hall and the sectors of the revenues from income taxes and local taxes collected from the inhabitants of Bucharest is approved by the General Council of the City of Bucharest?\u201d; \u201cDo you agree that the General Mayor of Bucharest issues the building permits for the whole of Bucharest?\u201d and \u201cDo you agree that the Bucharest City Hall finance and implement a health education and drug use prevention programme in all schools in Bucharest?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Corruption.<\/strong> Senator Eugen P\u00eervulescu, who is under criminal investigation for instigating influence trading, is heard by the Senate\u2019s legal committee to decide whether an IT search should be conducted. P\u00eervulescu was placed under criminal investigation and is to be subject to judicial control as part of a case in which he is accused of instigating buying in influence. While he is under judicial control, P\u00eervulescu and other witnesses in the case are obliged to appear before the criminal investigation body whenever they are summoned, are not allowed to leave the country and are not allowed to talk to the other witnesses in the case. Last week, the Chamber of Deputies voted in favour of lifting the immunity of Nelu T\u0103taru, a former health minister between March and December 2022 and who is accused of bribe taking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festival.<\/strong> The Astra International Documentary Film Festival got under way in Sibiu, in the centre, on Sunday evening. More than 100 documentary films are being screened at this year\u2019s edition, which is held this week at various locations across the city, cinemas, performance venues and a special place called New Cinema Dome in the city\u2019s main Square. In the meantime, Bucharest is playing host to the National Theatre Festival, which will come to an end on 28<sup>th<\/sup> October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moldova. The pro-European camp in the Republic of Moldova has a slight lead in a referendum on the country\u2019s joining the European Union, with 50.3% of the votes, with 99% of the votes counted. 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