Aggressiveness is a phenomenon that expands during election campaigns. In the Republic of Moldova, most of the politicians are aggressive because this is what the voters expect from them, said participants in a conference staged by the Central Election Commission and the United Nations Development Program within the Project “Enhancing democracy in Moldova through inclusive and transparent elections”, IPN reports.

Journalist and political analyst Igor Volnitski said the analysis of a number of election campaigns showed the Moldovan politicians are aggressive: 10% because their nature is like this; 30% behave aggressively if they are treated aggressively, while 60% act sow because this is what the voters expect from them. “In the Republic of Moldova, dissatisfaction with the government, irrespective of its color, existed in any election campaign. If there is dissatisfaction in society and the people demand that the one to blame should be treated aggressively, the politicians do so. Consequently, the element of aggressiveness will be present in any election campaign,” stated the analyst.

Dumitru Alaiba, programs director of the Center for Policies and Reforms, said responding with aggression is the biggest mistake. Aggressiveness is characterized by attacks on persons, denigration, de-credibilization owing to the opinions that are promoted. This tendency is disgusting and disappointing and has an impact. “The effects are negative. Democracy suffers, the freedom of expression suffers and the people are discouraged. It is important for such things to be condemned and not to be accepted and believed by public,” stated the expert.

According to the president of the Central Election Commission Alina Rusu, the debate was held to sensitize public opinion and furfure electoral competitors to aggressiveness and ethics in the election campaign. “Aggressiveness affects us not only in the election campaign, but each day and it depends on us how we think, speak and act,” she stated, voicing hope that the future election campaign will be correct, with balanced messages. She called on the players involved in the electoral process to respect the rules of good conduct that are often violated even if they are known.