The head of Radio Free Europe Chisinau Vasile Botnaru stated for Info-Prim Neo that by boycotting the referendum, the Communists Party obtained another result than the projected one. “By telling the people not to vote in order to remove Ghimpu from power, the PCRM achieved the opposite result as Mihai Ghimpu will continue to hold the post of head of state on an interim basis until a new President is elected. Only God knows when it will happen,” Botnaru said. According to the analyst, the game will be again played in Parliament. “We return to the never-ending barter in Parliament on which the voters have no influence. Even Ion Hadarca (Liberal MP – e.n.) admitted yesterday that the lawmakers do not hold a dialogue, but negotiations. The stances are known. The ratio of forces is also known,” Vasile Botnaru said. He also said that the politicians and sociologists should analyze the results of the referendum so as to see why the voter enthusiasm and elan disappeared. Vasile Botnaru has two explanations for such a situation – the people counted on each other --“My neighbor will go if I do not go to the polls”, and the population is dissatisfied with the steps taken by the Alliance for European Integration. The preliminary results presented by the Central Election Commission show the voter turnout in the referendum was 29.05%. The final results will be presented on September 8.