Is Republic of Moldova belonging to Romania or not ?

[Democratic Empire of Romania]

This topic is hotly debated throughtout Romania and Moldova. Is the country of Republic of Moldova rightfully Romanian or not ?

In my opinion, it is.

First of all, Moldova was inhabited by Romanians since their formation. Even now 75 % of the inhabitants are Romanian. Also, in 1918, when Bessarabia left Russia and joined Romania, neary every member of its ruling council, the State Council, voted for joining Romania.

In 1991, the Declaration of Independence states that the official language of Moldova is Romanian and its anthem was until 1995 the same as Romania's. And a name to be adopted in 1991 by the former Moldovan SSR was 'Romanian Republic of Moldova'.

And why it didn't happen ? Why aren't these 2 countries with the same people, same religion, same language, united ? Because of Russian influence in there.

So, NSG, shall Moldova be a part of Romania or not ?

[Sovaal]

Last I checked support for unification hasn't been that strong in Moldova. So no.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Whatever the people living there decide.

Also 75% of the population are Moldovans, not Romanians according to wikipedia's article on it.

It should not be arbitrarily forced to join another country.

[The New California Republic]

Nope. It was part of Moldavia from about 1343 to 1859. It is also a member state of the United Nations. It is its own country, any hypothetical claims that Romania had over Moldova would be entirely spurious.

[Democratic Empire of Romania]

Whatever the people living there decide.

Also 75% of the population are Moldovans, not Romanians according to wikipedia's article on it.

It should not be arbitrarily forced to join another country.

Ckeck the date of that poll however. They are influenced by the ruling party, with most of them being pro-Russian. DNA studies show no evidence of a separate Moldovan ethnicity.

[Proctopeo]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

[Chan Island]

Probably a similar story to Austria and Germany going on there. As in, sure they are similar culturally and linguistically, but do they wish to join up? Ultimately that will be up to the Romanians and the Moldovans to decide (I'm not too interested either way on the topic).

[Democratic Empire of Romania]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

Is this a joke, right ?

[Chan Island]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

And then the winged hussars arrived?

[Proctopeo]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

And then the winged hussars arrived?

Coming down the mountainside.

[New Excalibus]

No, not at all.
Just because the population happens to have a lot of ethnic Romanians in it doesn't mean it's a part of Romania.
If we apply that logic, then Austria would belong to Germany.
They would only be part of Romania if they allowed Romania to annex them, which is highly unlikely.
Why did you even make this thread? This is like asking, "Is water wet?"

[The New California Republic]

Polls of Moldavians suggest that there isn't massive support for unification, only about 24% supporting it...

[The Huskar Social Union]

Whatever the people living there decide.

Also 75% of the population are Moldovans, not Romanians according to wikipedia's article on it.

It should not be arbitrarily forced to join another country.

Ckeck the date of that poll however. They are influenced by the ruling party, with most of them being pro-Russian. DNA studies show no evidence of a separate Moldovan ethnicity.

Doesnt matter if they are not a separate ethnicity or not, if they have a separate national identity and want to remain an independent nation then that is how it is going to be.

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This topic is hotly debated throughtout Romania and Moldova. Is the country of Republic of Moldova rightfully Romanian or not ?

In my opinion, it is.

First of all, Moldova was inhabited by Romanians since their formation. Even now 75 % of the inhabitants are Romanian. Also, in 1918, when Bessarabia left Russia and joined Romania, neary every member of its ruling council, the State Council, voted for joining Romania.

In 1991, the Declaration of Independence states that the official language of Moldova is Romanian and its anthem was until 1995 the same as Romania's. And a name to be adopted in 1991 by the former Moldovan SSR was 'Romanian Republic of Moldova'.

And why it didn't happen ? Why aren't these 2 countries with the same people, same religion, same language, united ? Because of Russian influence in there.

So, NSG, shall Moldova be a part of Romania or not ?

Sharing an ethnicity, language, and culture isn't enough for one country to lay claim to another. Few would say that Austria rightfully belongs to Germany.

If the Moldovan people wanted to hold a referendum and voted to reunite with Romania, then that would be fine. But a country absorbing another country without the peoples' consent is an act of hostility.

[The New California Republic]

If the Moldovan people wanted to hold a referendum and voted to reunite with Romania, then that would be fine. But a country absorbing another country without the peoples' consent is an act of hostility.

Judging by the latest polling, it'd be a complete rout for the pro-unification side, "rekt" doesn't even begin to cover it...

[Collatis]

Moldova belongs to the people who live there. The partially artificial origin of the Moldovan identity does not negate the right to self-determination of those who identify as Moldovan.

[The Transhuman Union]

Moldova should belong to Russia.


sarcasm

[Tinhampton]

This topic is hotly debated throughtout Romania and Moldova. Is the country of Republic of Moldova rightfully Romanian or not ?

In my opinion, it is.

No big surprise from somebody with that name. I beg to differ - it just so happens to be a sovereign country...

[Estanglia]

No, unless Moldova holds a vote on the issue and a majority of Moldovans decides to join Romania.

[Sovaal]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

We should have reformed the Polish-Lithuania Commonwealth after WW1 to combat German and Russian power.

[Internationalist Bastard]

It’s a place on earth that has people living in it
I don’t really care about whether one speck of dirt is ruled by people who grew up on that dirt, so long as the the people on that dirt are happy

[Internationalist Bastard]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

We should have reformed the Polish-Lithuania Commonwealth after WW1 to combat German and Russian power.

We should have kept the Austro-Hungarian empire in control

[Thermodolia]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

Agreed

[Thermodolia]

Moldova, much like Western Ukraine, is rightfully Polish.

We should have reformed the Polish-Lithuania Commonwealth after WW1 to combat German and Russian power.

After WWI we should have broken up Germany into a bunch of small puppet states. With the Prussian state being a Polish puppet. France should have had direct control of Rhineland and made Hamburg and Bavaria their puppets

[Internationalist Bastard]

We should have reformed the Polish-Lithuania Commonwealth after WW1 to combat German and Russian power.

After WWI we should have broken up Germany into a bunch of small puppet states. With the Prussian state being a Polish puppet. France should have had direct control of Rhineland and made Hamburg and Bavaria their puppets

Not far enough
We need make the Free Cities free again