The chairman of the Democratic Party Marian Lupu thanked the voters, saying that owing to them the PDM is now the party with the largest number of mayors in Moldova and the main pro-European force in the country. “According to the preliminary results, the PDM won another 140 posts of mayor in the second round of elections, besides the 147 won in the first round. With such a result, we became the main pro-European force at local level,” said the politician, quoted by IPN.
Marian Lupu said the PDM won the mayoral elections in 287 of the country’s settlements. “No other party achieved such a result. Following both of the rounds of voting in 2011, the PDM won the mayoral elections in 219 settlements. This year we won the elections in 287 settlements, which is a rise of over 30%. Each third mayor of Moldova is a member of the PDM. Most of the Democratic mayors were reelected to their posts. This shows that the PDM convinced the people by accomplishments and our wish is to continue to do good things. The PDM’s success is due to the effort made by its team,” he stated.
The Democratic leader noted that the local elections clearly showed that the people are for maintaining the pro-European course. “The pro-European parties won over 50% of the votes for the local councils and can thus form alliances and keep the country’s European course. The pro-European parties won the mayoral elections in a majority of settlements. Despite the difficulties, the people put great hope in the country’s European course. We are now to form a stable Government that will continue to do reforms,” said Marian Lupu.
He also said that the ascent of particular radical political forces represents a serious warning for the pro-European parties, assuring that the PDM understood the message and will draw conclusions. Besides ensuring the European course, the PDM will also act to unify society, not to divide it. The Democrats will oppose any attempt to destabilize the situation, including by calls to separatism, and will make effort to increase the living standards for each family as this is a guarantee of society strengthening.
