Political pundit Anatol Țăranu said the Bessarabians’ vote saved the People’s Movement Party of Traian Băsescu. If these over 10,000 votes from the Moldovans with Romanian nationality hadn’t existed, Băsescu wouldn’t have become a MEP, he was quoted by IPN as saying in the talk show “Moldova live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports.
As regards the “Pro Romania” Party, Anatol Țăranu said the first politicians on the party’s list could refuse to sit in the European Parliament as they would remain in the country to prepare for the future parliamentary elections. This way, Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Leancă, who is under No. 4 on the list of the “Pro Romania” Party, could serve as a MEP.
The expert noted that after the legislative elections held in Moldova at the start of this year, the opponents of Romanianism were celebrating as no force that supports the pro-Romanian idea entered the Moldovan Parliament. The European Parliament elections involved a large number of voters even if only 36 polling stations were established in Moldova. “But the quality of the people who voted in the EP elections is the most important feature. It is absolutely evident that an overwhelming majority of those who voted in this elections were unionists,” stated Anatol Țăranu.
Expert of the Institute for European Policies and Reforms Mihai Mogîldea said the option of the Romanian citizens from the left side of the Prut shows the traditional vote for Traian Băsescu’s party was diluted.
“We see that the National Liberal Party managed to win more votes than the People’s Movement Party. This was mainly due to the fact that the PNL enjoyed the support of the Moldovan opposition leaders and that the PNL had on its list persons who in the previous legislature of the European Parliament addressed messages to the public in our country and adopted positions on subjects related to the Republic of Moldova, especially on the debates centering on the EU macro-financial assistance held last year,” stated the expert.
Mihai Mogîldea noted that in Moldova, unlike in other states where the Romanian diaspora voted, the Save Romania Union didn’t win a considerable number of votes. “This is due to the fact that they didn’t have representatives who would have conducted an active campaign. Unlike the PMP and PNL, the USR’s connections with the citizens in the Republic of Moldova and with decision makers and influential groups in Chisinau are not so close,” he said.
The European Parliament elections held by the Romanian state in Moldova involved almost 38,000 voters.
