Former Prime Minister Iurie Leanca said the process of collecting the signatures needed for registering the European People’s Party of Moldova begins on March 27. He made the announcement in the program “Fourth power” on N4 TV channel, IPN reports.
The ex-Premier noted that signatures will start to be collected in the municipality of Chisinau. “We will put up a tent near the Triumphal Arch, where the people will be able to put their signatures in favor of registering the party. Those who want can also file an application for joining our political project on condition that they also write an own responsibility statement to confirm that they do not have a criminal record,” stated Leanca.
The former Liberal-Democrat expressed his optimism about the prospects of his political project, saying representatives of different parties could join them. “We want to become a party that will restore the people’s confidence in politicians and in governance. We do not aim to destroy other parties. After government was taken over from the Communists, many young people returned home from abroad, but then became disappointed in the political class and the wave of migration intensified again. We want to prevent these young people full of ideas from leaving,” he said.
As to Banca de Economii (BEM), the ex-Premier admitted that he signed that secret document by which guarantees were provided for the loan taken out by the Government from the National Bank for the BEM. “I did it because I wanted to save the people’s money deposited at the BEM. I’m not involved in the stealing of money. The problems at the BEM started in 2007. It’s clear that Ilan Shor didn’t act alone. I had very serious discussions about the developments in the banking system with governor Dragutanu. But the Government does not have the instruments of the central bank. The National Bank didn’t take the necessary measures. I don’t understand why Artur Gherman was dismissed. A number of officials of the central bank should have been dismissed, besides Emma Tabarta,” stated Leanca.
Asked about his relationship with Vlad Filat, Iurie Leanca said it was good until he was named Prime Minister. Afterward, it started to deteriorate, probably because of the lack of communication. “We should be able at least to greet each other when we meet,” he stated.
