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| TURNING THE TABLES IN KHISHINEW 04/06/2009 |
| (2009-06-04) |
| Last updated: 2009-06-05 12:48 EET |
It is hard to imagine a clearer electoral victory, percentage wise, a more questionable victory in moral terms, and a more useless political victory, than that recorded on the April 5th elections by pro-Russian communists in the Republic of Moldova (a former Soviet, predominantly Romanian-speaking republic). A few months after that vote, marked by massive fraud and followed by savage repression against anti-communist protesters, elections will be held again in Khishinew.
The new deputies did not manage, even after three attempts, to elect the Republic’s new president, so that, according to the Constitution, the legislative assembly will be dissolved and, within 45 days, the voters will be summoned to the polls again. The communists were only one vote away from getting their wish of instating a puppet-successor in the position formerly occupied by Khishinew’s power figure, Vladimir Voronin, who used up the two constitutionally mandate presidential terms. With 60 deputies out of a total number of 101, the communists needed 61 votes so that incumbent Prime minister Zenaida Greceanii could be instated as a head of state. But the flawless boycott mounted by the pro-European deputies, who constantly refused to take part in the voting, blew everything up in the air, prompting the vice president of Our Moldova Alliance, to cry out with joy:
“This historic moment we are living is highly significant. A united coalition has been crystallized, which is also highly principled and responsible towards the voters.”
Bragging communists were extremely confident they would win the snap elections, and posing as a party of responsibility, they complained that calling for early elections might deepen the ongoing economic crisis. Here is the leader of the Moldovan Parliament’s communist faction, Matia Postoiko.
“Fulfilling pre-electoral commitments is postponed. The private sector is the great loser. Investments in the national economy are dropping.”
Vilified, with no clear evidence, by Khishinew power’s propaganda machine as the one who masterminded from the shadows the violent aftermath of the rigged elections in April, neighboring Romania’s president Traian Basescu described the turning of the tables in Khishinew as “a lesson that you cannot buy everything in politics, despite the huge pressure you might be under.” President Basescu also said:
“We should normalize relations as long as in Khishinew there will be politicians whose policy will be totally in favor of the people of that country, which is the Republic of Moldova. So when politicians coming to power in Klhishinew understand to serve their own people, relations with Romania are sure to become normal.”
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