Vladimir Turcan: PCRM deserves at least one of senior state posts

The MP on behalf of the Communists Party (PCRM) Vladimir Turcan, the former first deputy speaker of Parliament, has told Info-Prim Neo that a consensus with the Alliance for European Integration can be reached only by talks. The PCRM wants at least one of the three senior state positions: head of state, speaker or prime minister. “Over 700,000 people voted for the PCRM. We are morally entitled to one of the senior posts,” Vladimir Turcan said. “We could find the right solutions only by negotiation. The dialogue can take place in a restaurant or at a roundtable meeting. It is a kind of pun,” Turcan said, referring to the coalition leaders’ statements that there will be no talks with the PCRM, only dialogue. “The negotiating process will be difficult because not all the politicians are mature and responsible,” Vladimir Turcan said. “We want to meet face to face, not discuss at a distance. We should overcome the ambitions and not forget that the people voted for the parties and they expect decisions.” The PCRM insists that the head of state should be an apolitical person that will not be the hostage of a political party. Asked how long they will be waiting for the meeting with the Alliance for European Integration, Vladimir Turcan said that as long as it is needed. “I think that the four parties have not yet finished the talks between them and have not reached a consensus. We will be waiting. In a normal society, when a dialogue is to start, we should not argue until the last day,” the MP said. The Central Committee of the PCRM will hold a meeting this week. Vladimir Turcan confirmed this, but refused to give details, saying he is not a member of the party.