The reasons put forth by the parties that are now in the opposition for the Constitutional Court to invalidate the recent parliamentary election are unfounded. Such conclusions were formulated at the talk-show Replica on Prime TV.
Political scientist Angela Coretchi says the allegations of election rigging are an usual reaction from those who expected to garner more votes. “It is common for those who form the opposition to have some sway over the government and as a rule this starts from challenging the election outcome. The election was overall fair, and the laws and democratic norms were respected. The unexpected result of the PSRM is the main indicator that the election was not rigged”, she argued.
Ion Jigau of the polling organization CBS-AXA agreed that the allegations of rigging were unfounded. “My research showed that the PLDM was to get the largest number of votes. Perhaps some of their voters just didn't show up. It was a godsend for the Socialists when Renato Usatyi's party was ordered out of the race shortly before election day. In other circumstances, the Socialists would have get 10 percent at most”.
Vladislav Gribincea, director of the Legal Resources Center, thinks the Constitutional Court will go ahead and validate the election. “It's not something normal to exclude an electoral competitor on the eve of an election. But there was evidence solid enough to convince two courts. According to the information in my possession, that evidence had existed for quite some time before being made public and why it was used on the eve of the election is open to suspicion. It remains for the Constitutional Court to pronounce its ruling, which I believe will validate the election”, said Gribincea.
