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| PRESIDENTIAL DEADLOCK IN CHISINAU 21/05/2009 |
| (2009-05-21) |
| Last updated: 2009-05-22 13:35 EET |
Attempt number one resulted in failure number one. The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, instated following the controversial elections in April, failed to elect the new president on account of a single vote. The official candidate put forward by the communist majority, current Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanîi, got the votes of all her colleagues, including that of self-proclaimed independent Stanislav Gropa. But this wasn't enough, as parties of the democratic opposition boycotted the voting. Elections for the position of Moldovan president will be repeated on May 28th. Should no new head of state be chosen at that time either, a third presidential election process will be held in no more than three days’ time. Three failed elections force the incumbent president to dissolve Parliament and call for snap elections. The opposition passed their first solidarity test against the communists, although some speculated that at least one democrat might desert, and award Zinaida Greceanîi her much needed so-called “golden vote”.
Fears of a turncoat within the pro-Western bloc haven't dissipated, despite firm statements from its representatives. Democrats repeatedly insisted that only following fair snap elections will a clean Parliament be put in place to choose a legitimate president. The opposition also demanded that ruling communists allow the free and equal access of all political parties to public radio and television stations, and that they also acquiesce to an independent investigation with respect to the events that occurred immediately after the election results came in. We recall that, once the clear victory of the communist regime was made public, young protesters took to the streets, claiming massive election fraud. Rallies degenerated into violent riots and the storming of major public institution buildings.
The communists took advantage of this, and began taking unprecedented offensive measures against the protesters, bringing back memories of their oppressive ways from the days of yore. The openly anti-Romanian Voronin regime also used this occasion to accuse authorities in Bucharest of trying to destabilise the Republic of Moldova. Local authorities closed borders with Romania, and expelled the Romanian ambassador to Chisinau. There is little chance we will see the crisis in Chisinau end any time soon. Prisoners of their own shortcomings, the communists have shed a gloomy light onto the very country they claim to be protecting.
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