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| THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA ON THE PATH TO EARLY ELECTIONS 29/09/2010 |
| (2010-09-29) |
| Last updated: 2010-09-30 18:40 EET |
The political crisis in the Republic of Moldova was given the opportunity of a solution with the recent constitutional referendum initiated by the pro-European coalition in power. If successful, the referendum would have led to the people directly electing their president. However, the low turnout made the referendum fall through and, as a result, interim president Mihai Ghimpu was obliged to dissolve the legislative and call for early elections.
The president laments the return to the ballot, after the current regime had brought the country back to the EU accession scenario. His regret may be concealing the current president’s fear that the future elections could revive the Communists. The Communists Party exerted an 8-year authoritarian monopoly over the regime, translating into stagnating economy and democracy in the poorest European state.
It also spelled out a systemic degradation of its relation with neighboring Romania, Moldova’s stoutest advocate within the EU. The lack of harmonization between self-declared pro-Western parties, grouped in the Alliance for European Integration became evident when they decided to run on separate tickets – a negative decision, as it boosts the Communists chances.
Tuesday, the day the electoral campaign kicked off, saw skirmishes between the 4 groups. Leaders of the Liberal Party, of the Democratic Party and of Our Moldova Alliance criticized prime minister and Liberal Party head Vlad Filat for intending to assume responsibility for the budget modification. President Ghimpu also voiced his disapproval of Filat’s decision, which he views as incomprehensible, given that the prime minister had promised parliament it would prepare a project regarding the budget.
The prime minister’s alliance partners accuse him of populism, as budget modifications translate as granted social compensations, whose electoral implications are hard to deny. Moreover, Vlad Filat’s announcement is believed to run counter to the agreements signed by authorities in Kishinev with the IMF and the WB. Against this tense political background, the campaign for early elections began. For the country’s situation to improve, the election is supposed to confirm the Communists’ marginalisation and give rise to a majority able to pick their president.
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