A few hundred retirees gathered in front of Chisinau City Hall today to continue protests against a City Council decision to hike water consumption and public transportation fees, as well as to cease offering free public transportation to the elderly. The City Council has thus far refused to change its decision.
Last week, protesters assaulted mayor Dorin Chirtoaca after he stepped out to talk to them.
Mr. Chirtoaca stepped out today, as well, telling the protesters that the City Council has decided to grant each elderly person who fulfills certain conditions a 70-leu (about nine dollars) subsidy for public transportation, which should cover most of their traveling expenses. Most retirees take the trolley to shop at an open-air market or to visit the doctor. One trolley trip costs two lei. A bus trip is three lei.
Maia Laguta, head of the Salvgardare Association, was the organizer of the protest and said she chose to come out into the street today in order to draw the attention of officials from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) member-countries. Chisinau is hosting the CIS summit today and tomorrow.
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