The Democratic Party (PDM) does not discuss now the formation of a government coalition with parties of the left or with parties of the right, the party’s president Pavel Filip stated, referring to the recent reports that the PDM prepares for an eventual coalition with the Socialists. The information appeared after the Democrats and the Socialists met on February 17 and the meeting involved President Igor Dodon and Prime Minister Ion Chicu.
“We are currently not discussing the formation of a coalition on the left or on the right. Not only once, we declared that the PDM is ready for discussions. The Democratic Party is a political organization with many supporters, sympathizers who voted for the PDM in the parliamentary elections for the promises we made, for the programs that were implemented and the projects we promised to the people,” Pavel Filip was quoted by IPN as saying in the talk show “Emphases on today” on TVR Moldova channel.
He said that if discussions on the formation of a coalition, a political construct are wanted, the PDM can be further found at 32 Tighina St in Chisinau. The reports disseminated after the Democrats and the Socialists had a meeting in the Parliament Building are related to the reformation steps taken by the PDM. “The internal democracy established now inside the Democratic Party bothers many people. I think someone wanted me to come with a list of persons who would be proposed for vice president of the party, coordinated with a person or two. (...) Such things probably started to bother and particular positions inside the party began to be adopted,” noted the former Premier.
The president of the PDM said the Democratic MPs will vote in favor of the bill that allows directing a part of the central bank’s profit to the state budget, based on the proposal of President Dodon. “When we drafted that bill and converted the emergency loan into public debt, there was no other way out as there were strict rules concerning the own capital of the NBM. (...) Now, if the NBM’s capitalization is higher than 4%, 50% of the National Bank’s profit will be transferred to the state budget as dividends,” stated Pavel Filip.
