The Bloc ACUM’s proposal to constitute a joint working group with the Party of Socialists to discuss the legislative initiatives concerning the de-oligarchization of the state and improvement of peoples’ lives is regarded differently by experts and political commentators. Some consider it is useless forming such a group, while others believe it is opportune. The issue was developed in the talk show “Moldova live” on the public TV channel Moldova 1, IPN reports.

Political commentator Roman Mihăeș said the Bloc ACUM’s intention to use the Socialists as a cudgel against the Democratic Party and adopt a series of laws for removing the chiefs of particular institutions is currently failed. It is strange as the Bloc ACUM before the elections signed a commitment not to form alliances with the PSRM or the PDM, but now flirts with the Socialists and does not discuss at all with the Democrats. “I consider this is betrayal of the bloc’s voters,” stated Roman Mihăeș.

Constitutionalist expert Alexandru Arseni welcomed the Bloc ACUM’s proposal to set up a joint working group together with the Socialists. He noted that to prepare a package of laws, working groups are definitely necessary. Such an initiative from parliamentary groups, not parties already is welcome. The joint bills cannot be drafted by the whole groups and working groups are thus created.

Ion Dron, president of the Center of Initiatives and Civil Authorities Monitoring, said the Bloc ACUM proposed constituting a working group so as to discuss what it wants, not what the Socialists want. “If you form a working group, insert what the Socialists proposed in the agenda and I will then understand why a working group is needed,” stated Ion Dron, noting the lack of capacity to administer the hope put by the voters in ACUM makes the Bloc resort to somehow sterile and senseless actions.

On April 16, the political bloc ACUM suggested creating a joint working group with Parliament Socialists to discuss, until April 25, legislative measures for the “de-oligarchization of the state and for improving people’ lives”, before eventually calling snap elections. In response, the Party of Socialists’ secretary Vlad Batrîncea said his party sees no point in continuing “sterile discussions” with ACUM as long as the political bloc inflexibly refuses to accept the notion of a coalition with the Socialists.