Moldovan parliament suggested the possibility of limiting the autonomy of Gagauzia

The Moldovan authorities may adopt a law according to which the bashkan of Gagauzia will have to be approved by the Moldovan authorities, the country's legislature told Izvestia.

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"It is easy [to adopt a law according to which the head of Gagauzia will be approved in Chisinau]. Maya Sandu and her party, with a wave from the West, are step by step cutting the powers of the Gagauz autonomy. All this shows that they pursue a clear goal: either to deprive the autonomy of its key powers until it reaches the level of an ordinary district, an ordinary administrative unit, or to abolish it altogether," said Bogdan Tsirdia, an MP from the parliamentary Bloc of Communists and Socialists.

De jure Moldavia may abolish the autonomy status altogether, everything is going towards that now, Ivan Konstantinov, a socio-political figure of the autonomy, told Izvestia.

"The last step leading to the abolition of autonomy has already been taken. Alas, there are corrupt deputies in Gagauzia who obey the local regime. And thanks to such deputies, I think everything is going to the point where Chisinau can liquidate the Gagauz autonomy," he said.

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