Farmers hold protest rally in front of government building in Chisinau

A mass protest of farmers is taking place in the central square of Chisinau, Report informs referring to the Moldovan media.

The main demand of the protesters, according to Alexander Slusar, head of the Power of Farmers association, is compensation for growing agricultural crops of the first group: wheat, rapeseed, and barley.

On June 20, farmers from more than a dozen regions of the country gathered on agricultural machinery to the capital.

They announced the start of protests in early June. Agrarians brought agricultural machinery to the roads in the regions of the republic. However, these actions did not yield any results, and Power of Farmers announced their intention to send tractors to Chisinau. On June 19, representatives of about 15 districts of Moldova headed to the highways in the direction of the capital.