Fighting corruption should be a priority for the pro-European parties that negotiate the formation of a parliamentary majority. According to Vlad Gribincea, representative of 27 NGOs in the field of justice and human rights, if local politicians lack the will to fight corruption, then they should invite foreign experts to do it. Gribincea participated alongside other civil society representatives in the debate “Society and the political class show a poor understanding of the public nature of negotiations on coalition formation: reasons, dangers, solutions”, organized by IPN in partnership with Radio Moldova.
Speaking about the secrecy surrounding the negotiations on coalition formation, Vlad Gribincea said that civil society didn't ask for much, only to know the topics discussed by the negotiators. “I think that the vote cast on November 30 can be interpreted as “that's enough, things can't go on like this”, because if they continue in this manner, they won't win again. Urgent measures are required for the reform of justice and and we need zero tolerance against corruption. Even though they did announce a zero tolerance policy against corruption, the head of the National Anticorruption Center (CNA) was still appointed by political criteria. Fighting corruption must be a true priority and if they lack will, then they should bring experts from abroad. We should realize that good people don't join the state apparatus because the routine erodes them”, opined the NGO activist.
He suggested that if the negotiators discussed as gentlemen about what's best for the country, they would have nothing to hide, but otherwise it means they are talking about something else. “The question is what have they been negotiating for the past 17 days? Perhaps positions? We have previously seen a party demanding the CNA and the Supreme Court of Justice. Civil society has requested for these offices to be non-negotiable. Politicians must understand that when they share offices like this, they're just pulling the rug from under themselves. Our conviction is that transparency is necessary and offices in the field of justice mustn't be negotiated. We don't have anything against the negotiation of political offices, but we see that the Minister of the Interior who started a reform is pulling out, the Minister of Justice as well, and there are reports that the Minister of Education won't be in the next Cabinet either. I think the people must know what's happening”, said Gribincea.
The debate “Society and the political class show a poor understanding of the public nature of negotiations on coalition formation: reasons, dangers, solutions” is the 36th in the series “Developing political culture in public debates”, organized with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation.
