AEI leaders and members consider PCRM plays a dangerous game

The Communists Party (PCRM) rejected the invitation to dialogue of the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) and announced it will open talks to form an anti-crisis left-wing coalition. During a special program on the radio station “Vocea Basarabiei”, leaders and members of the AEI resolutely said they would not form a coalition with the PCRM, Info-Prim Neo reports The Communists said they will not discuss with the Alliance, but with parties separately. "“Our aim is to hold a dialogue with the forces that want to join a patriotic coalition,” the Communist leader Vladimir Voronin said at the PCRM’s plenary meeting on Saturday. According to Voronin, the AEI members stick together because the Western countries promised them quick financial assistance. He also said that the Western forces aim to deteriorate the Moldovan-Russian relations and to transform Moldova into the second Georgia and deprive it of neutrality. “This statement amuses me. The PCRM and Voronin are far from the reality. They got stuck in space and do not realize what’s happening,” said [Vlad Filat, the president of the PLDM]. “We have assumed responsibility to govern the country and to take it out of the disaster into which it was thrown by the Communists. Their statements show that they don’t know what to do,” the Liberal-Democratic leader said, adding that the separate discussions planned by the Communists are a trap. “It is absurd and insulting. We invited them to dialogue and will continue our work. On August 28, we will constitute the administrative bodies of the Parliament as we have the necessary number of votes. The Communists were elected democratically, but now that the people voted otherwise they should leave. We will probably have to help them,” Vlad Filat stressed. According to [Marian Lupu, the leader of the PDM], the statement of the PCRM’s Central Committee is “defiance of a civilized, European-like political dialogue and represents disrespect for the other parties.” “The AEI does not need to be recognized. It is an accomplished fact. The PCRM’s statement represents a regression as it is hostile and blocks a political dialogue aimed at identifying solutions for overcoming the political crisis and avoiding early elections. Two scenarios are possible: 1. They could take steps to discourage the members of the AEI, but they will not succeed in this, and 2. The PCRM might provoke early elections and deepen the crisis in Moldova. The Alliance is oriented towards a political dialogue that would help solve the problems,” Marian Lupu said. [Igor Klipii, of the PDM], expressed his concern about a possible coup planned by the PCRM. “The responsibility is borne by Voronin, who lost contact with his own people and plays a dangerous game,” said the substitute candidate for MP, adding: “I hope that until the AEI exists, things will go in the right direction. If separate discussions are accepted, the Alliance will die. It will be illogical to accept a dialogue with the party that brought the country to a disaster. The militia general grew older and does not want to admit defeat. [Oleg Serebrian, MP of the PDM], said: “It is a worrying message – the PCRM will provoke early elections and will blame the AEI. It looks like a coup – the Communists started to defy the laws. They try to pave the way by themselves in order to obtain at least four votes in order to have a majority. They will exert pressure. Separate discussions must be excluded.” [The president of honor of the PDM Dumitru Diacov] said that it is a statement typical of the arrogant PCRM whereby the Communists want to show that they are mighty. “The problem cannot be solved in Moscow or elsewhere, but here, in Chisinau. Nobody can influence the behavior of the political players. They can try to cause cracks in the AEI, but I don’t know what else they can offer. It is not important what the Communists will do. The important thing is what the AEI will do. We will see how united the Alliance is. It is important that answers are found to all the questions this week. In that case, the coalition will be viable. The PCRM did not negotiate the post of head of state with me,” Dumitru Diacov said. [Leonid Bujor, MP of the AMN] said: “It is an irresponsible statement aimed at tensing the situation. Te Communists hope to win the early elections. If they insist on discussing with the Democratic parties separately, they will lose the early elections. After July 29, the people are more courageous. The Communists want to obtain more votes, but they should know that the honor and dignity counts more for the MPs from the AEI. We will remove Voronin!” “The Communists lost perception of reality. They act like a bitten wild beast. They are ready to resort to illegal schemes, to a coup so that Voronin remained in power at any cost, said [Alexandru Tanase, first vice president of the PLDM]. “The PCRM resorted to a scheme to destabilize the situation, which will culminate with early elections. But these elections will remove this party from the political arena. The dismemberment of the PCRM has already started. There is great tension inside it. No member of the AEI will accept to hold direct talks with the PCRM, which will have to give way. The new majority is the result of the people’s vote and nobody can oppose this,” Tanase said. [Anatol Salaru, vice president of the PL,] said that everything results from Voronin’s wish to remain in power, to hold another senior state post. “He is ready to sacrifice his own party. He doesn’t care about the serious crisis and the disaster that struck Moldova. If he wants early elections he will have them. We will open 200-300 polling stations abroad and if the one million Moldovans who are abroad vote, the Communists will not obtain even 10 seats. They walked into their own trap – they spoke about stability, but now destabilize the situation. I think there are rational persons among the Communists who will vote for the candidate for the presidency proposed by the AEI. The statement is a weak attempt to encourage the Communists and their electorate. They are morally depressed and are afraid of being imprisoned. Voronin was invited by Dmitry Medvedev to be told to withdraw from the political arena. The Russians do not count on this dictator anymore,” Anatol Salaru said. The Alliance for European Integration holds 53 seats out of 101. It needs eight more votes to elect the head of state. If it fails, the legislature will be dissolved and new early elections will be held in 2010.