The representatives of the people protesting in the Great National Assembly Square had a meeting with Prime Minister Valeriu Strelet, where they reiterated the demands contained in the proclamation adopted on September 6, among which is the resignation of the Government. The Premier said yet that the executive will not resign of its own free will at a time when the country faces serious problems that must be solved and also because the resignation would mean an act of betrayal with regard to those who voted for the parties of the Alliance for European Integration on November 30, 2014, IPN reports.
Valeriu Strelet said most of the demands formulated by the protesters are not within the Government’s competence. “I express my regret at the fact that the people have to protest, realizing yet that the problems faced now by the Republic of Moldova are the consequences of processes that accumulated in time,” he stated, noting that the authorities are ready to discuss all these problems with the social partners, including the representatives of the people who protest peacefully in the central square of Chisinau.
The Premier underlined that the executive is ready to discuss the demands of the farmers, pensioners and other social groups in a civilized way. He said the porters’ appeal to the development partners to stop providing financial assistance in budget support is yet irresponsible and dangerous as this would deepen the financial crisis in Moldova. Valeriu Strelet added that the Government will resign only if Parliament gives a vote of no confidence to it.
The head of the Great National Assembly’s Council Andrei Nastase said the resignation is not a goal, but a method of taking the state institutions out of captivity as these should serve the people, not the oligarchs from behind the current government. He asked the Premier why the functionaries who contributed to such a situation in the country haven’t been discharged yet and no measures were taken over the demands put forward in the September 6 protest. “By now, most of these problems or at least a part of them could have been solved,” stated Andrei Nastase, noting that the protesters insist on the election of the head of state by direct vote and the executive could present a legislative initiative in this regard.
At the end of the meeting, the Premier assured that the tasks stipulated in the Government’s program will be carried out. For his part, the head of the Great National Assembly’s Council said they will continue the discussions for the sake of the country’s interests, but will also exert pressure, if necessary.
