{"id":820218,"date":"2024-10-21T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/?p=820218"},"modified":"2024-10-21T19:42:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T16:42:59","slug":"october-21-2024-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/october-21-2024-update-id820218.html","title":{"rendered":"October 21, 2024 UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MOLDOVA<\/strong> \u2013 The fate of the Republic of Moldova is only for its citizens to decide, Romania\u2019s president, Klaus Iohannis, wrote on X on Monday, hailing the result of the referendum on Moldova\u2019s EU integration. A little more than half of total participants in the referendum, 50.46%, answered yes to the question \u201cDo you support the review of the Constitution with a view to the Republic of Moldova joining the European Union?\u201d At the same time, the incumbent president of Moldova, pro-European Maia Sandu, who is seeking a new term in office with support from the ruling Action and Solidarity Party, grabbed some 42.45% of the vote, while her main contender, Alexandr Stoianoglo, the candidate of the Party of Socialists, grabbed over 25.98%. The two will face each other in the second round of the presidential election slated for November 3. Facing Russia\u2019s hybrid tactics, Moldova has shown it is independent, strong and wants a European future, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said. In turn, the European Parliament president, Roberta Metsola, congratulated Maia Sandu for her leadership and courage that shaped the course of history. In turn, the White House spokesperson on national security, John Kirby, said the results in Moldova show that the country\u2019s democracy remains strong, despite Russia\u2019s attempts at undermining it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>REACTION<\/strong> \u2013 The Romanian Foreign Ministry on Monday hailed the manner Moldovan authorities organized Sunday\u2019s ballot and referendum, in line with the highest democratic standards. At the same time, the Ministry expressed concern with the massive, systematic and concerted interference from the Russian Federation, signaled even before the ballot. The scope, complexity and toxicity of this interference was unprecedented, to the extent it sought to compromise the election, undermine democracy, promote anti-democratic and anti-European narratives and sway voters through illegal means. Moldova\u2019s international partners must continue their support for this country to combat external actions designed to undermine key democratic process, such as the right to vote. Romania will continue to invest efforts and expertise to support Moldova\u2019s European integration ambitions and consolidate its resilience against Russia\u2019s ingressions, the Romanian MFA also states.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>REFERENDUM<\/strong> &#8211; The General Council of the City of Bucharest on Monday has voted in favor of holding a local referendum on the same day as the first round of the presidential election, on November 24, with 47 votes in favor and 2 against. Bucharest dwellers will be asked to answer three questions. The first two were proposed by Mayor General Nicu\u015for Dan and are related to the way in which state funds are divided between the Bucharest City Hall and the city districts 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: \u201cShould the General Council of Bucharest decide on the distribution of revenues and local taxes between the Bucharest City Hall and city districts?\u201d; \u201cShould the Mayor General issue building permits for the entire capital city?\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>INVESTIGATIONS<\/strong> \u2013 The Senate\u2019s legal committee on Monday greenlit the prosecutors\u2019 request to lift the immunity and search the digital records of Liberal Senator Eugen P\u00eervulescu. Last week the Justice Ministry addressed a request to the Senate Speaker to lift P\u00eervulescu\u2019s immunity, which will now be subject to a secret vote in the Senate plenary sitting. Eugen P\u00eervulescu is being prosecuted in an investigation where he stands accused of abettment of influence peddling. Last week the Chamber of Deputies voted to lift the immunity of former Health Minister Nelu T\u0103taru from the Liberal Party, who is accused of bribe taking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FESTIVALS<\/strong> &#8211; The Astra International Documentary Film Festival has kicked off in Sibiu. Over 100 documentary films are being screened in this year\u2019s edition, which is held this week in various venues across the city, cinemas, performance halls 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 October 28. (CM&amp;VP)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOLDOVA \u2013 The fate of the Republic of Moldova is only for its citizens to decide, Romania\u2019s president, Klaus Iohannis, wrote on X on Monday, hailing the result of the referendum on Moldova\u2019s EU integration. A little more than half of total participants in the referendum, 50.46%, answered yes to the question \u201cDo you support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":731769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[157013,33610,28945,32140,157012,29734],"coauthors":[116091],"class_list":["post-820218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsflash","tag-astra-documentary-film-festival","tag-election-in-moldova","tag-klaus-iohannis","tag-nicusor-dan","tag-referendum-in-bucharest","tag-romanian-foreign-ministry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>October 21, 2024 UPDATE - Radio Romania International<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rri.ro\/en\/news-and-current-affairs\/newsflash\/october-21-2024-update-id820218.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"October 21, 2024 UPDATE - Radio Romania International\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MOLDOVA \u2013 The fate of the Republic of Moldova is only for its citizens to decide, Romania\u2019s president, Klaus Iohannis, wrote on X on Monday, hailing the result of the referendum on Moldova\u2019s EU integration. 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