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| THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA:18 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE 28/08/2009 |
| (2009-08-27) |
| Last updated: 2009-08-28 13:10 EET |
1991 was the year of the USSR’s break up and Moldova, just like most of the former Soviet states emerged from the ruins of the red empire, whose captive it had been for 50 years. Shortly afterwards, Bucharest recognized the new entity, perceived by virtue of the common history and language as the second Romanian state. However, the statehood of the small Eastern neighbour was immediately questioned by the pro-Russian separatists in the East of the Republic of Moldova.
The armed conflict, which was settled through the intervention of the Russian troops supporting the separatists, ended in 1992. The conflict left hundreds of dead and Transdniestr came out of Kishinew’s authority. The subsequent negotiations over the status of Transdniestr failed one by one. For the Republic of Moldova, the 18 years of independence do not mean a mature democracy or the market economy.
The goal of the small state is European integration, yet the Republic of Moldova stays under Moscow’s influence. The rapprochement to Russia mainly occurred during the 8 years of communist governance that started in 2001. The communist governance paid heed to Russian signals, but it was equally hostile to Romania.
Economic downturn and energy dependence on Russia on the one hand and the communist rulers’ systematic side slips from the democratic norms kept the Republic of Moldova in captivity, only one quarter of the population, mostly youths managing to flee the country. This year, the independence of the Republic of Moldova is overshadowed by the political deadlock in Kishinew.
No majority emerged following the recent parliamentary elections, capable to impose in Parliament a successor of incumbent communist president Vladimir Voronin. Actually, that was the second ballot this year. The first one held in April was won by the communists, but they lacked one vote to impose their favourite as head of state.
At the time, Moldova made headlines because of the street protests triggered by elections deemed as unfair. Subsequently, protesters fell victim to crackdown and abuses. After the elections held in July, the Alliance for European Integration was set up, consisting of four parties, which come slightly ahead of the communists. Just like the previous political structures of the opposition, the Alliance risks to collapse, being undermined by internal differences and the direct end-users of this state of things can only be the communists.
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