The freeing of the state from captivity should be the zero priority for the bloc ACUM and for the Party of Socialists. The representatives of ACUM will further discuss with the Socialists if these are ready to make a public commitment by which to say that they will adopt the proposed and other laws related to de-oligarchization, the leader of the Party “Action and Solidarity” Maia Sandu, co-president of the bloc ACUM, was quoted by IPN as saying in the talk show “Politics of Natalia Morari” on TV8 channel.
“We will discuss further if they publicly make a commitment and promise to adopt these laws and other laws concerning de-oligarchization. Not something else as we also have a million of other social and other kinds of legislative proposals. We speak about the removal of the regime. If we can discuss strictly and set a priority, the freeing of the state from captivity should be the zero priority for all. The social and infrastructure problems can be solved when we get rid of the regime. They should declare they do not intend to form a coalition with the Democratic Party in the future and should vote the Speaker and the proposed laws as a first step and a real proof that the commitment is respected,” stated Maia Sandu.
“The bloc ACUM suggests freeing the country so that the people decide if they want to vote the Socialists or the bloc ACUM to government eventually after the system is cleaned. The options are perfect for no one. That’s why we will implement the first stage and will adopt these laws. When the regime starts to fall, a number of things will change and then we can return to discussions on the second step, if there is something else to be changed there,” stated the politician.
Maia Sandu reiterated that the discussions that are held by the bloc ACUM with the PSRM do not focus on an eventual joint government coalition as the programs and views of the two entities are different. “What we aim to ensure is an interim government that would clean the system,” she noted.
In the first ACUM-PSRM bilateral discussions on April 11, the Socialist Party is against a minority government proposed by ACUM. The bloc’s legislative proposals cannot be registered and passed without a formal parliamentary majority and without an invested Parliament leadership. The PSRM is also against snap elections, but if a middle ground cannot be reached with ACUM, this could be an option. Across the table, ACUM says snap elections following the same mixed voting rules is “a dangerous path” for Moldova. Instead, maintains the bloc, there is a way to fix a host of issues through the current legislature, and namely by adopting the so-called “de-oligarchization measures”. To achieve this, political will is needed rather than a formal coalition or majority.
