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Europe’s Corner of Despair

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In early April, a disputed election victory by Moldova’s ruling Communists triggered protests that left three floors of the country's parliament building a charred ruin and hundreds of demonstrators, including opposition leaders in jail or under criminal investigation. But the real problem is not only Communist vote-rigging, but a no-hope economy that many Moldovans want to flee.

CHISINAU – Three floors of Moldova’s parliament building are a charred ruin. So is democracy in Moldova, a former Soviet republic that is now Europe’s poorest country. Of Moldova’s 3.5 million people at the time of independence, 15% have already left the country to seek better lives elsewhere. More than 63% of Moldova’s young people say they want out.

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