Some 20,000 protest against pro-European govt in Moldova, erect tents in front of Parliament
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Some 20,000 people have protested against Moldova's government, days after the International Monetary Fund said it would not negotiate a new loan agreement with the pro-European leadership which says it needs the money to pay salaries and pensions.
Two pro-Russian parties organized Sunday's protest, the latest demonstration since Sept. 6 when tens of thousands protested government policies and called for early elections.
Protesters shouted "down with the thieves!" and at least 30 tents were erected in front of Moldova's Parliament.
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In a sign of tensions, police guarded the country's main institutes.
An IMF mission began a two-week visit on Sept. 22, a day after Moldova's central bank governor Dorin Dragutanu resigned following protests over $1.5 billion that disappeared from three Moldovan banks before parliamentary elections in November last year.