(28 Jul 2009) SHOTLIST
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Chisinau, Moldova - 28 July 2009
1. Wide top shot of Chisinau
2. Wide pan of parliament building, currently undergoing reconstruction after damage inflicted during April unrest
3. Mid of workers
4. Moldovan flag
5. Set up shot of Doctor Boris Frlec, Head of Election Observation Mission at the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Doctor Boris Frlec, Head of Election Observation Mission at the Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights:
"The gap is deepening, you have got now all of a sudden categories of patriots and traitors, that kind of thing, that's not a language that is actually admissible within the culture of political dialogue."
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FILE: Moscow, Russia - 16 April 2001
7. Wide shot of Red Square
8. Pan right of then Russian president Vladimir Putin and Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin walking into room on the occasion of an official visit following Voronin's election
9. Voronin signing documents
10. Voronin and Putin shaking hands
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Chisinau, Moldova - 28 July 2009
11. Various of kiosk selling newspapers
12. Various of newspapers with headlines on upcoming election
13. Police security on street
14. Set up shot of political analyst Vlad Lupan
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Vlad Lupan, Political Analyst:
"On one hand, we either have European integration, on the other, if the communist party continues in power, then we have the same situation as we had up to now, no proper reforms, only political statements that do not correspond to reality and of course the quality of life will differ for people."
16. Various of posters urging people to go out and vote
17. Wide of street
18. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Local Resident, no name given, Vox Pop:
"20 years have already gone by with failed promises. How can we have any more faith? I personally will not vote in these elections. I am just completely disillusioned."
19. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Praskovya, Full name not given, Local Resident, Vox Pop:
"I want things to change for the better, like everyone else. We want things to be all right. No matter what party wins, they need to work with the people, so that our hopes will be fulfilled."
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Cricova, Moldova - 28 July 2009
20. Wide of vineyard
21. Various of workers in vineyard
22. Close up of grapes
23. SOUNDBITE (Moldovan) Vineyard Worker, no name given:
"We, the Moldovans, want elections to be held at the highest standards, we want them to be fair. The price of bread is very expensive at the moment and wages are very low, they are not enough, either for the current time or for the future."
24. Workers resting
STORYLINE
Moldovans on Tuesday were preparing to go to the polls, three months after opposition supporters stormed the capital accusing the Communist-led government of rigging nationwide elections.
Authorities swiftly suppressed the unrest using brute force that left at least three dead and hundreds arrested.
Few expect a fresh wave of violence in Wednesday's tightly contested parliamentary vote, which could help determine whether the ex-Soviet republic remains in Russia's orbit or edges closer to the European Union and the West.
Support for Communists, in power since 2001, has been falling in recent months - partly because of the ferocity of the government's crackdown, but also because of the fresh misery inflicted by the global economic crisis.
The world economic downturn has exacted a heavy toll on Moldova, where the average monthly wage is only 350 US dollars.
Romanians now need visas to travel to Moldova.
Moldova was part of Romania until 1940.
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