Adrian Candu, the deputy chairman of the Democratic Party (PDM) and Head of Parliament, published on his blog an article that can be regarded as the party’s manifesto in this period of crisis faced by the Republic of Moldova and that reveals the PDM’s view on the causes of the current state of affairs and the ways of renewing Moldova’s credibility at home and abroad. IPN publishes itself this article, with the title of OP-ED, and is ready to also present the views of other important political players on the same issues, in the same conditions.
---
We need, more than ever in the past few years, to bring back Moldova‘s credibility both at home and abroad: we need to do the right thing and renew our reputation, trust and credentials towards Moldovan citizens and our international partners, whether (geo)political or financial ones. Trust in Moldova has been diminished seriously by: the inner fights of the former Coalition, whether silent or public ones; by the banking fraud, where there is a clear need for accountability; as well as by our way of communicating with the people, both in general and during the reform process. A new politics, empowered by the future Government in Chisinau, is needed, in order not to repeat the mistakes of the previous alliance.
Unfortunately, the PLDM still does not get that Moldova's interest is beyond any individual or party interests. It is not Moldova's or its citizens' fault that Vlad Filat is accused of corruption or that PLDM does not want to take charge of the government, while looking -at a new low - for excuses in this sense. It is however Moldova's and Moldovan citizens‘ right to have, as soon as possible, a new government that respects them, that has a clear plan for the stabilization of the country, and that continues, by an ever more efficient justice, the anticorruption fight. Moreover, it is Moldova's and its citizen's right to see accountability and clarity as regards the guilty of the banking fraud: we, the PDM, were not willing to negotiate the justice system for the sake of the former coalition. Those members or MPs from PLDM that do believe in the anticorruption fight, that want due accountability as regards the banking fraud, as well the continuation of our EU path, and wish to join the government in the national interest, are welcomed on board the new coalition government. The country needs a government, with as big as possible majority in the Parliament.
PSRM and Usatii have other geopolitical options that are making them isolated: the truth is that, in November 2014, a majority of citizens voted yes to the European path; the Moldovans view their prosperity with the West, not the East, where they could only find a fresher version of the Soviet Union, the Eurasian Union. Consequently, since the PDM remains faithful to the EU track, there is no possibility to team up: that upsets the PSRM, which looks for agitation both in parliamentary affairs and street wise. I do trust Moldova‘s citizens that the socialist's game is clear to them: criticizing without actually having any alternative solutions.
We could nonetheless team up with the PCRM, if the latter expresses, in writing, within the framework of a clear parliamentary agreement, its support for Moldova‘s EU path, its attachment to European values, as well as the commitment for the reforms needed for accession, when time is appropriate, to the European Union. Whoever is attached to EU values is welcomed in the new coalition, in order to help stabilize the country and put it back on the track of reforms and modernization. The leader of the new coalition should be a politician who has already proven, by concrete facts, that it can work for the country’s sake and wellbeing while modernizing Moldova towards the European model. At the same time, it should be someone willing to put the country‘s interest beyond party lines and interests.
Andrian Candu
