Center for American Progress: The United States can help Moldova through a difficult period in its history

The Center for American Progress, an American policy research and advocacy organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., recently published a long feature on the political crisis in Moldova.

An excerpt:
"The situation in Moldova now seems likely to take one of three paths. First, legislative elections—probably sometime in the summer of 2010—might take place as the constitution demands. Second, the ruling coalition could initiate a referendum to amend the constitution to allow for direct presidential elections. Third, the parliament could adopt legislation to lower the number of MP votes needed to choose a president to a simple majority of MPs."

The full article can be read here.