While some experts welcome the idea of appointing foreign nationals to lead state institutions as means to fight corruption, others think the idea is absurd and doomed to fail. The debate took place during the “Politica” talk-show on TV 7, IPN reports.
Corneliu Ciurea, expert at “IDIS” Viitorul, said that he opts for more involvement of the foreign agencies. “The victory of the coalition parties wasn't a clean one. I think this is the only chance to normalize things in our country”, argued the expert. Ciurea also suggested the law enforcing bodies to refrain from major anticorruption actions during the negotiations for the new parliamentary majority. “The main goal now is political stabilization. People are worried, on the verge of hysteria, about the turn things will take. A wrong action would destabilize the situation. Let's recall the “Padurea Domneasca” case, which hasn't been solved yet, but just deepened the political crises and led to the fall of the government”, explained Ciurea.
On the other hand, political analyst Alexei Tulbure thinks that corrupt leaders mustn't come to power and the foreign agencies must take action. “Foreign servants must come to Moldova, take our domestic ones and send them somewhere else for 7 years. If our leaders invite foreign nationals, then they must tell people why and admit that they are corrupt. But I don't think the coalition leaders would concede their offices to foreigners”, said the analyst.
The talk-show's permanent guest, analyst Igor Botan, is skeptical about the idea. “People have chosen them, it means they deserve to govern. First of all, the law must be changed in order to allow foreign nationals to hold offices in the government or they must be granted Moldovan citizenship in an extraordinary procedure. But here the law must be respected as well. On the other hand, these foreigners must learn our laws and how the system works. And then there is the language barrier. Such things cannot be accomplished over night”, concluded Botan.
The idea to appoint foreign nationals in government positions in order to fight corruption was first launched by outgoing Prime Minister Iurie Leanca.
