Political commentator Ion Tăbârță considers the snap parliamentary elections will dominate the political life in the Republic of Moldova this year. The question is yet which of the parties really want snap elections and which only state they want them. The method of inducing snap elections is another aspect.
“We see that at the start of the year, we somehow entered a political stalemate. The Constitution defines clear methods how such elections can be called. Namely: either a government is not elected in a particular period or we do not have a functional Parliament during three months. For now, there was launched the first stage as President Maia Sandu, at the end of the year, initiated consultations with the parliamentary groups. After this, she entered a particular technical break. She probably waits for the solution, the answer of the Constitutional Court to the challenge made by the PAS and she will then act,” Ion Tăbârță stated for IPN.
According to the commentator, even if all the groups said they want snap elections, these could fail to be held when some of the groups vote in a government. Or President Maia Sandu could be forced to support a Government, under a provision of a CC judgment of the end of 2015, which says that if there is a formalized candidate for premiership, who is supported by 51 MPs, the President is obliged to nominate this.
The political life in 2021, at least in the first half of the year, will be dominated by everything that is related to the snap parliamentary elections and the dispute will be political, between the parliamentary groups, or related to the constitutionality of the method by which snap elections can be called.
“I think we will witness a period of conflicts between the Parliament dominated by the forces deriving from the oligarchic regime of Plahotniuc and the presidential administration, which has now a powerful mandate or legitimacy from the people, but has fewer prerogatives than a government invested by Parliament,” stated Ion Tăbârță.
He noted there could be particular institutional cooperation on such pressing subjects as the pandemic and agriculture. For example, the President, using the international openness she enjoys, could facilitate the obtaining of assistance from the foreign partners. But the process will be nevertheless managed by the Government. However, there would be rather confrontations as Igor Dodon is very revanchist and the Party of Socialists will do its best to hamper the incumbent President or a particular government if there is a Premier named by Maia Sandu.
As to the eventual snap parliamentary elections, polls show these elections are suitable for by the Party of Action and Solidity and the Our Party. “I think the parties of the left, especially those that have connection with Plahotniuc, do not want snap elections. They will do their utmost for these not to take place. The PSRM wants snap elections in autumn so that the political rating of Maia Sandu declines meanwhile. But the Shor Party, For Moldova, Pro Moldova do not want snap elections as they risk losing more,” stated Ion Tăbârță.
