The Moldovan Social Democratic Party believes that the sovereignty and independence of Moldova are in danger. The party issued a statement on Monday to condemn the decree by acting president Mihai Ghimpu proclaiming June 28 as the Soviet Occupation Day. The SDP criticized the decree as a document that would lead to disunity and bitter tension among Moldovan society. “In fact, through this decree, the Liberal leader (Mihai Ghimpu), has legitimized the presence of the Romanian army on Moldovan territory until 1940”. The SDP is condemning “the actions and statements by the acting president and is calling on all the Moldovan people and international community to treat this decree as a personal and subjective position of Ghimpu and by no means an official position of Moldova”. The SDP is asking the parties of the Alliance for European Integration to stop the “provocations”, seek Mihai Ghimpu's dismissal from all posts and call early parliamentary elections.