The October 30 presidential elections whose legality is doubted could be ignored by the voters and these are held amid social despair, representatives of extraparliamentary parties said in the public debate “Specific features of presidential elections 2016: vision of parliamentary parties” of the series “What kind of President is society looking for? What society does the President need?”, held by IPN News Agency.
Ivan Guci, deputy chairman of the Party “Moldova’s Patriots”, said these are the first presidential elections whose legality is open to question. The parliamentary parties, which have administrative resources, play unfairly. “Moldova’s Patriots” considers that the goal of the upcoming elections is to steal the powers enjoyed by the Head of State,” he stated.
The leader of The Right Ana Gutu said non-transparency as regards voter rolls is the first feature; the vitiation of the elections from the start, when the people’s right to be chosen is violated, is the second feature, while the almost full exclusion of the diaspora from the voting process is the third feature. These features make the elections of this autumn to be ‘hit’ by vitiation or possibly even rigging.
Valeriu Chiveri, international secretary of the European People’s Party of Moldova, said the presidential elections are more specific because the direct election of the President was restored and there are many persons who intend to run. The boycotting of the elections by one party is another typical feature.
Vladimir Bolea, deputy head of the Chisinau municipal organization of the Party “Action and Solidarity”, said the elections for his party are a test that will show if it is able to strengthen itself. “We witness an inequitable and fully illegal signature collection process. There are inaccurate lists that include persons who died,” stated the politician, noting that these elections are held in a period when the people are in despair.
Chiril Motpan, deputy chairman of the Political Party “Platform Dignity and Truth”, said the distinctive features of the upcoming elections include an expected acid and discriminatory election campaign. “We saw already the first actions of the ruling politicians. The media dirt against candidates, especially against the leader of the PPPDA Andrei Nastase, is another aspect,” he stated.
The September 22 public debate is the 61st 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”.
