The executive director of the Foreign Policy Association (APE) Victor Chirila said a minority government is not viable in Moldova and makes the pro-European parties depend on the opposition when important decisions are to be taken, such as the election of the head of state, the continuation of the European course or the implementation of reforms. “It seems that the Party of Communists already demands an enormous concession from the Liberal Democratic Party – that this party should withdraw the candidate for premiership Iurie Leanca. We know very well that a part of the voters of the PLDM supported namely this solution. If this happens, the voters will turn their backs to this party, which could be penalized in the local elections, while the creditability of this party’s leader and of the party in general will decrease significantly,” Victor Chirila says in an APE newsletter, quoted by IPN.
Victor Chirila said a minority government means great risks of instability in Moldova because this government will not have the parliamentary majority needed to adopt important laws, especially for reforming justice, the prosecution service, the economy or for investigating loud cases of corruption. A minority government means that they will every time have to negotiate with the Party of Communists to secure their support for adopting laws and these negotiations will require making compromises that could be perceived negatively by the pro-European voters.
The APE director also said the signing of the agreement on the formation of the Political Alliance for European Moldova by the PLDM and PDM shows that the two parties are unable to make compromises even for other pro-European parties. “As the negotiations showed, the disagreements were related to the distribution of portfolios. It is inadmissible for the pro-European parties, especially the pro-European leaders, not to be able to reach a compromise on the issue. Such obstacles should not exist. Their incapacity reveals their weakness and this thing will do them a bad turn the next months and the next year,” stated Victor Chirila.
He noted that the EU seems to be concerned about what is going on. “The EU wants a constructive cooperation with the opposition, the Party of Communists, but also wants a solid and powerful European government that would be able to assume overall responsibility for implementing reforms and combating corruption. A minority government cannot do this,” said the expert.
Victor Chirila has the impression that the minority Government that is to be formed will become the expression of great business interests in Moldova and this thing worries the partners from the EU and the U.S. This could have consequences for the assistance that these partners offer to Moldova.
