The unionist segment cannot achieve success by itself and should thus form a bloc together with the pro-European segment and should not allow the opponents to make use of the value of pro-Europeanism. In Moldova, “poverty” is the key electoral factor and struggles will be staged for each vote, Valeriu Saharneanu, a member of the Political Bureau of the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR), stated in the public debate “Starting positions of political parties and potential independent candidates on unionist platform before an electoral year”, which was the 82nd installment of the series “Developing political culture by public debates”, staged by IPN News Agency.
The politician noted the party he represents realizes the stake of the future parliamentary elections and the potential of the ruling parties that make the political game real. “We didn’t insist so much on the definition of unionism against Europeanism as we must have a pragmatic vision and realize that the stake of elections is the oligarchic state in the current composition and the transfer of power to the same players after the elections of 2018. I refer to the Democratic Party, which does its best to rig the elections. The campaign prior to the 2018 elections was started this March, when the PDM proposed introducing the mixed electoral system and now works together with President Dodon so as to be able to pass the election threshold and obtain an absolute constitutional majority,” he stated.
Valeriu Saharneanu added that the PLR took part in governance and didn’t have other targets than the legalization of the integration into the European Union. This was ensured through the signing of the Association Agreement, which is the only legal value that connects the Republic of Moldova to the European Union. According to him, Europeanism and unionism go hand in hand and can help each other. “These options and forces are allied and should be used or we would reject an ally like the European Union. We should realize that if we want the Union with Romania, we should promote Europeanism and should not separate ourselves. The creation of a platform is the goal that the unionists should pursue so that we could later form an alliance with the Europeanists,” he said.
“We should all follow a very clear line because the stake is the Republic of Moldova. After the elections, the Republic of Moldova should be at least a pro-European country and this course should not be lost as a lot has been done during these years for this to be treated positively by the people. The future elections will be very polarized and the struggle will be between good and evil, less between Moscow and Europe.”
The public debate “Starting position of political parties and potential independent candidates on unionist platform before an electoral year” is the 82nd installment of the series of debates “Developing political culture by public debates” that are organized with support from the Hanns Seidel Foundation of Germany.
The next debate entitled “Starting position of political parties and potential independent candidates before an electoral year” will take place in the conference hall of IPN News Agency on November 27, starting at 2pm. This will involve representatives of the Eurasian dimension of the political landscape.
