An election reform could be done in the Republic of Moldova. According to expert Igor Botan, after all kinds of commitments called reforms were made, the electoral system of Moldova could be reformed. The opinion was stated in the public debate “Republic of Moldova at a crossroads of political years”, which was organized by IPN News Agency and Radio Moldova.
Igor Botan said the electoral reform means that the consolidated vote for the new emerging parties or opposition parties should be dispersed by constituencies. “This will be done because a media holding fully controls the south and north of the country. In the center, there are alternative TV channels and the situation is different. In the north and south, if the situation related to the monopolization of the mass media remains the same, things will stand as the ‘puppeteer’, who calls himself ‘coordinator’ of the current government, wants,” stated IPN project’s standing expert.
According to him, this is distressing for the people because they expect for an answer to see how the developments end. “This is the end result of 2016. We don’t know what will happen next,” said the expert.
Igor Botan also said that the politicians who head parties can do so that the institutions are autonomous and the people who hold posts are promoted according to such criteria as professionalism and integrity, and all the misunderstandings between the politicians will thus disappear and the people will thank them when voting.
In 2016, the people convinced themselves that the institutions in Moldova are not independent, if they need a coordinator, who is a person. “I cannot speak about the European integration when the institutions are not independent and are not built on professionalism and integrity. This is Moldova’s biggest handicap,” stated Igor Botan.
The people are taken by surprise and this is another phenomenon witnessed this year. “The Government, if it wanted, assumed responsibility for amending the state budget or for making the repayment of the stolen US$1 billion the people’s burden so that the people do not protest. Yes, the Government saved itself by signing a memorandum with the IMF. The International Monetary Fund tied its hands and said that it has no other way out – it must do particular things if it wants to receive financial injections and keep floating,” said the expert.
The public debate “Republic of Moldova at a crossroads of political years” was the 67th installment of the series of debates “Developing political culture by public debates” that are staged by IPN with the assistance of Germany’s Hanns Seidel Foundation.
