The Party of Communists and the Party of Socialists have announced the creation of the Political Bloc of Communists and Socialists. This was decided at a joint meeting of the two parties’ boards, the long-standing Communist leader Vladimir Voronin told a news conference today.

According to Voronin, this was determined by “the tragic situation that Moldova is facing” after “the current characters” took power. He said he doesn’t trust the PAS government because “they are not true patriots and they don’t care about people’s problems”.

“The main goals of our Bloc are to save our country, build a democratic, developed Moldova, with prosperous Moldovans, develop the provinces, develop the sectors that are historically characteristic for our economy, and be friends with our neighbors”, declared Voronin.

“This government must leave, and then we’ll see, will study the Moldovans’ opinions as to what we are to do next”, he added.

Vlad Batrîncea, the Socialist Party’s executive secretary, said the two parties are joining forces because they want a “competent government” in the future. “Our team is ready to ensure normalcy in formation of prices and tariffs, from gas, to electricity, to food, to medicines, which have practically doubled lately”.

He went on to add that the Bloc will “consult citizens” before initiating a no-confidence motion. Batrîncea said the Bloc will come up with “a number of legal instruments” to give citizens a stronger say in dissolving a government or any governmental agency, for that matter.

Further, Batrîncea announced the intention to create a “national opposition platform” that will include a wide range of political parties, citizens’ organizations, experts and activists. It won’t be “political or geopolitical in nature”, promises Batrîncea, but will rather “bring together the people who understand the true tragedy that Moldova is going through today”.