
The Constitutional Court of Moldova, in a session broadcast publicly in the media, decided to dissolve the pro-Russian party, which is accused of attempts to destabilize the country.
" The political party SHOR is considered dissolved from this moment ," said Nicolae Roșca, president of the Constitutional Court of Moldova.
The party is named after its current leader Ilan Shor and is under sanctions from Western powers such as the United States and Canada. It was the leading force in organizing anti-government and pro-Russian protests in Moldova since 2022.
This court decision is final and cannot be appealed, according to the decision it is said that the Ministry of Justice will set up a dissolution commission. Party representatives can serve the rest of their term as individual members and are not eligible to join another party, according to the court. The SHOR party currently has five members in the 101-member Moldovan parliament.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has accused Russia of using "saboteurs" disguised as civilians to foment unrest amid a period of political instability, echoing similar warnings from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, has baselessly accused Kiev of planning his attack on pro-Russian territory in Moldova, where Moscow has a military base, raising fears he is creating a pretext for a Crimea-style annexation. Earlier this year, Zelensky warned that Ukrainian intelligence intercepted a Russian plan to destabilize an already volatile political situation in Moldova.
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