PAS holds protest rally

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17 August 2020
06:40

The Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) held a protest rally on Sunday in Chisinau to condemn the government’s anti-Covid response and overall “incompetence.” The participants wore masks and maintained physical distance.

Addressing the crowd, PAS leader Maia Sandu declared: “We are here to tell them that their time is about to expire. That the time of good people is coming. We are here to show them that we are many and we are resolute (…) We are here to promise them that in the autumn we are going to bring their government down and hold them accountable for all their wrongdoings.”

Sandu urged lawmakers to end Parliament’s summer recess and assemble urgently in order to adopt relief measures for drought-hit farmers and companies struggling in the aftermath of the pandemic, with additional measures to stop the spread of the virus.

MP Sergiu Litvinenco, PAS vice president, accused president Igor Dodon of trying to prevent “decent people” from getting in key positions in the judiciary. “He knows that these decent people will punish him for the wrongdoings that he has perpetrated over the years. He is interested in a judiciary that is led by people like himself – dishonest, incompetent and corrupt.”

MP Lilian Carp said the rally would not have happened if the government understood from the very beginning that a number of laws needed to be adopted to help the population through the crisis. “Their incompetence has driven many to their graves. Their incompetence is keeping kids at home. Children have a right to education, to go to school or kindergarten.”

Iurie Lozinschi, a member of the diaspora, criticized president Dodon for “not doing anything” to help expats return to Moldova during the pandemic and urged fellow diaspora members to participate massively in the upcoming elections and vote the incumbent out.

Vlad Șuleanschi, entrepreneur and owner of a restaurant, said Moldova is the only country in the region that doesn’t have any special program to help businesses overcome the crisis.

Diana Crudu, a farmer, resented prime minister Ion Chicu’s alleged statement that farmers were tax evaders and didn’t need help. “If agriculture is such a lucrative business as (politicians) claim, why do you keep investing in TV channels and supermarkets?”

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The document, prepared by the Competition Council, aims to align national legislation with the acquis of the European Union and to establish a framework that ensures a fair competitive environment, prevents market distortions, and improves the mechanisms for granting state aid.

The project introduces new procedures, such as pre-notification, simplified notification, and ex-post evaluation of state aid schemes, as well as mechanisms for monitoring and recovery of illegal or incompatible aids. Providers will be able to request preliminary consultations with the Competition Council to clarify the existence of state aid or the compatibility of a support measure. The consultations will be voluntary and confidential.

At the same time, the document provides for the creation of the Central Register of de minimis aids, part of the Automated Information System “State Aid Register”, which will centralize data on low-value financial support provided to enterprises.

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PAS holds protest rally

IPN.md

17 August 2020
06:40

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The residents of Cosnita are calling for another referendum to revoke the mayor. The CEC has rejected the initiative

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A group of residents from the Cosnita commune, Dubasari district, attempted to initiate a local referendum to recall the mayor again, but the Central Electoral Commission rejected the registration request of the initiative group. The institution found that no evidence was presented to confirm the existence of legal grounds for triggering the referendum. The request comes after last month a consultative referendum on the exploitation of mineral resources took place in the locality, reports IPN.

According to the CEC, the members of the initiative group have eliminated the procedural nonconformities initially identified and have provided additional clarifications, including the viewpoint of the commune’s mayor. Upon reviewing the file, the Commission concluded that the arguments put forward are not supported by sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of the mayor’s revocation procedure.

The Commission notes that according to the Electoral Code, the dismissal of a mayor through a referendum can only be initiated if he does not respect the interests of the community, does not properly exercise his duties, or violates moral and ethical norms, and these facts are confirmed in the manner provided by law.

Under these circumstances, the CEC has rejected both the request for registration of the initiative group, as well as the application for issuing identification cards for its members and the subscription lists.

In mid-July, the CEC rejected a first application for registration of the initiative group to organize the referendum, arguing that the procedural conditions provided for by the Electoral Code were not respected.

At the end of June, a consultative referendum was held in the commune of Cosnita, initiated by the Local Council, in which over 95% of the participants voted against changing the destination of some agricultural lands outside the built-up area for the exploitation of mineral resources.

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