5049>by Dan Ionescu The year 1997 started in the shadow of the November-December presidential election, which brought about a significant change in Moldova's leadership. President-elect Petru Lucinschi on 9 January handed in his resignation as parliament speaker. On 15 January, he was sworn in as the country's second president since Moldova declared its independence from […]

You have reached a premium content area of Transitions. To read this entire article please login if you are already a Transitions subscriber.

Not a subscriber?

Subscribe today for access to:
Full access to the website, including premium articles videos, country reports and searchable archives (containing over 25,000 articles).

You can subscribe here to gain access to the entire website.