Mihai Popșoi: Any type of government will do nothing but put off snap legislative elections

20.01.2021 06:50
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MPs are considering the possibility of adopting a statement on the necessity of inducing snap parliamentary elections. The document was formulated by the MPs of the Party of Action and Solidary (PAS) and was sent to the leaders of all the parliamentary groups, IPN reports.

After the Constitutional Court held that the self-dissolution of Parliament is not possible, the PAS started to insist on causing snap parliamentary elections as swiftly as possible.

“An anti-crisis government cannot be functional without the support of a parliamentary majority. Any type of government will do nothing but put off the snap legislative elections. With such a Parliament, the current economic and pandemic crisis cannot be overcome. The citizens want another legislature,” PAS MP Mihai Popșoi said in the talk show “Politics” on TV8 channel. He considers that the MPs in these conditions should analyze the possibility of adopting a statement on the necessity of inducing snap parliamentary elections.

The Socialist MPs are more skeptical about such a document. “Parliament adopted a number of statements, including on the condemnation of party switching. In exactly a week, persons who voted for this statement switched from one party to another. We expect the President to nominate a candidate for Prime Minister,” said Socialist MP Vasile Bolea.

For their part, the MPs of the Party “Dignity and Truth Platform” (PPPDA) believe the nomination of a candidate for premiership by the President is the only method for breaking the political impasse witnessed in Moldova. The confirmation or non-confirmation of this candidate by Parliament will show how sincere the MPs who say they want snap elections are.

“The President must propose a suitable candidate for Prime Minister. This candidate must have a very good government program that would not be supported by Igor Dodon. The candidate for premiership should be as repugnant to the PSRM and Igor Dodon as possible. If the PSRM votes in this government, it will be very clear that the Socialists are afraid of snap parliamentary elections,” said PPPDA MP Alexandru Slusari.

Under the Constitution, if there is no formal parliamentary majority that would field a candidate for Prime Minister, the President is obliged to nominate a candidate for premiership.