Some 250,000 voters in Chişinău, accounting for approximately 40% of the citizens with the right to vote, went to the polls in Sundays run-off to elect their mayor
An attempt by pro-Russian Socialists to bring down the pro-Western Mayor of Chisinau, Dorin Chirtoaca, through a referendum, failed because of the low turnout
Protests continue in Chisinau against the new Government.
The political crisis in Chisinau is far from being over, despite the swearing in of a new Cabinet led by Pavel Filip on Wednesday.
