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People supporting Moldova's president elect Maia Sandu protest outside the country's parliament building in Chisinau, Moldova, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Political tensions soared in Moldova Thursday as outgoing pro-Russian president's government stripped his pro-Western successor of a key power despite street protests, as thousands rallied outside the former Soviet republic's parliament building in central Chisinau as lawmakers approved the disputed change, which took away control over the powerful state security from the hands of the president. (AP Photo/Roveliu Buga)