The candidate for President fielded by the Political Party “Our Party” (PPPN) Dumitru Chubashenko said Moldova should restore the good relations of cooperation with the Russian Federation, but should also maintain those with the European Union. “We do not plead for terminating the Association Agreement with the European Union. We should keep very good relations with the EU. As to the relations with Russia, we must restore the normal relations, especially in the commercial sector,” Dumitru Chubashenko stated in the public debate “What kind of President is society looking for? What kind of society does the President need?”, staged by IPN News Agency.
As regards the prerogatives of the Head of State, the candidate said the PPPN is for a presidential republic and this status would be stipulated in the new Constitution that would be adopted based on a national referendum.
“We want a powerful presidential regime, while the Head of State should name the prosecutor general and the ministers. The Transnistrian dispute should be resolved. We aim to decrease the number of MPs from 101 to 71 because the people say we have too many MPs. We suggest banning the people with dual nationality from holding important posts in the state. The new Constitution must be thought up swiftly. It must reunite Moldova and unite the population,” stated Dumitru Chubashenko.
Asked about the language spoken in Moldova, the candidate said the Constitution will continue to stipulate that the Moldovan language is the official language in our country.
As to the presence of the Russian army on the territory from the left side of the Nistru, Dumitru Chubashenko said no foreign military force should be present on Moldova’s territory. He considers Moldova needs not an army, but a national guard.
The electoral public debate “What kind of President is society looking for? What kind of society does the President need?” forms part of a series of debates that involve candidates for the office of President of the Republic of Moldova. It is the 64th installment of the series of debates “Developing political culture by public debates” that are organized by IPN with the assistance of the German foundation “Hanns Seidel”.
