The executive director of the Association for Participatory Democracy (ADEPT) Igor Botan expressed his hope that the voters are able to discern and will vote how conscience tells them on October 30, but after analyzing the performance and failures of the electoral competitors. In a news conference at IPN, the analyst said the Republic of Moldova has an experience of 25 years, during which a newly independent country committed all the possible stupidities and the expectation now is that the people learned something of this experience.

Igor Botan said the voters should be able to distinguish between evil and good. They should be able to appraise those who ruled or continue to rule the country and those who want to rule it. The voters should also be able to appraise those who challenge the current government and want a change by vote, in accordance with the constitutional provisions. They should examine the offers of the independent candidates, the opponents, who are hotter, more balanced.

As regards the right to vote of the Moldovans who are abroad, the analyst said the authorities should guarantee this right, but the people should also give a signal to show that they want to take part in elections. There is a risk that the experience of the parliamentary elections of 2014, when huge lines formed at polling places and the people didn’t manage to vote, will repeat.

Igor Botan added that the establishment of polling places abroad is the responsibility of the Moldovan authorities, but it also depends on the state where these are to be opened because the integrity of the election process must be ensured, besides the wish of the Moldovan citizens to take part in elections.

Today, the Association for Participatory Democracy launched a website centering on the October 30 presidential elections – www.alegeri.md – and the updated version of the platform intended for the political parties of Moldova www.partide.md. By these platforms, ADEPT aims to contribute to the correct and unbiased informing of the people about the work of parties, the programs of electoral competitors and the election process in general.