{UPDATE: replaces par. 5, adds par. 6,7,8} A group of workers at the Electric Transport Company (RTE) in Chisinau protested outside the City Hall building before the beginning of the City Council's meeting on Thursday, demanding again the dismissal of the company's director Gheorghe Morgoci. The protesters accused Morgoci of poor management and blamed him for the financial woes at the company, which is a municipal enterprise. They also threatened to call a general strike unless Morgoci is replaced in a two week's time. Gheorghe Morgoci is denying the accusations. Earlier he told Info-Prim Neo that a particular person, a former counselor to ex-director Victor Martaniuc, was behind the protests. “He was dismissed and now seeks revenge”, explained Morgoci. At Thursday's meeting the City Council was to consider the results of a competition for the post of RTE director, which was won by Vasile Rudyi. But the councilors didn't manage to discuss the matter and adjourned the meeting until next week. The councilors had different opinions on the report presented by Gheorghe Morgoci at the meeting. A highlight in his report was the proposal to raise the trolleybus fare from 1 leu to 1.5 leu or even to 2 lei, which could make it possible to buy new vehicles. Svetlana Popa, the leader of the Communist faction in the Council, said Morgoci's proposal was unfounded. Valeri Pavlov, also a Communist councilor, stated that “the meetings of the Council are starting to become boring, because the councilors are forced to hear reports instead of adopting decisions”. The leader of the Liberal faction, Ion Ciobanu, said the presented information was intended to justify the financial claims of the municipal companies, while councilor Oleg Cernei of the Moldova Noastra Alliance accused the Communist faction of sabotaging the meetings of the Council and of avoiding to raise tariffs ahead of the parliamentary elections. On June 11, another group of trolleybus drivers demanded the replacement of Morgoci at a hearing with Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca. The drivers lamented the working conditions and the financial situation of the company, saying their salaries were cut by one third and the working hours were also reduced.