The leader of the Party “Action an Solidarity” (PAS) Maia Sandu said they expected actions like the invalidation of the election of Andrei Nastase as mayor of Chisinau, but anticipated this will happen in the parliamentary elections. The issue was developed in the talk show “In Depth” on Pro TV Chisinau channel, IPN reports.
The PAS leader said that if the Supreme Court of Justice maintains the invalidation of elections, this will mean that the leader of the ruling party declares “war” on the citizens and that the opinion of the development partners no longer counts. “Normally, the SCJ should annul the judgments of the first two courts and say there were no reasons for invalidating the elections,” stated Maia Sandu.
She noted the goal of such a move is not to obtain real estate in Chisinau, as it was rumored earlier, but to win the parliamentary elections. “If the elections in Chisinau are not recognized, why should we expect that the results of the parliamentary elections will be recognized by the same government?” wondered Maia Sandu.
She said it is important that the June 24 protest in Chisinau should involve as many people as possible. After the protest staged in the evening of June 20, a number of participants said they found foreign objects in their bags when they reached home, including paper cutting knifes. “When we went to the Great National Assembly Square, we noticed persons dressed in civvies, who were evidently not part of the protesters’ team, among us. It seems that some of them managed to put foreign objects in people’s bags,” stated the PAS leader. According to her, the government aims to discredit the protest.
The politician also said the reactions of the citizens, extraparliamentary opposition parties and foreign partners are sufficient for those on whom the change of this decision depends to draw appropriate conclusions. Following the invalidation of the elections, the problems of the current government were broached again. The ruling political party wants the citizens to obey a dictatorial regime.
