Political analyst Petru Bogatu believes there are government alternatives without the Liberal Party (PL), but they are rather bad. In a comment for the Center for Political Analysis and Consultancy “Politicon”, the analyst said that the possibility of ruling without the PL wasn’t taken into account during the first days after the parliamentary elections, but now it started to be considered, IPN reports.
According to Petru Bogatu, there could be formed one of three types of government – a minority government, a technocratic government, or a center-left government. “A minority government would mean that there won’t be a parliamentary majority. The Party of Communists (PCRM) will only give its vote for investing the Cabinet, but will not form part of the government. This is possible because the Communists made it clear that they could contribute to the formation of the new Cabinet in certain circumstances, without assuming responsibility for governance,” he said.
The analyst also said that a minority government is a weak body, as the government of technicians. “They do not enjoy firm and constant political support from a parliamentary majority and thus depend on the corridor games in Parliament. Such governments are formed during political, constitutional or economic crises. We do not yet have a political crisis, except for the crisis of ideas at the top level. In such a situation, the installation of a minority or technical government would be at least hilarious. Such a Cabinet will always be blackmailable and powerless. It will have neither the capacity nor the courage to promote the tough reforms needed by the country and will be very corruptible as it will be unable to resist the evil interests of obscure groups of interests,” he stated.
As to the coexistence of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and of the Democratic Party (PDM) with the PCRM, the only advantage of such a scenario would be a comfortable majority in Parliament. “I think the switchover from a center-right government to a center-left one is a bad alternative. A very bad signal will be transmitted to our Western partners. The U.S. and the EU would regard such a government as hesitation. It would seem that Moldova is at the crossroads and is not ready to take a determined step towards Europe,” said Petru Bogatu.
According to the analyst, a PLDM-PDM-PCRM coalition would continue the European course, but the pace and quality of reforms designed to bring Moldova closer to the European standards would be seriously affected. The Communists will oscillate and will make effort to maintain their voters. They will always impose conditions for offering their support. The PCRM could also be captured by Moscow. “Thus, the coalition of the PLDM and PDM with the PL does not have an equal alternative. Any other government would throw Moldova back in time,” he noted.
