Number of protesters is large, but does not reach critical level, analyst

03.07.2018 05:44
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The number of protesters, even if it’s large, does not reach a critical level that would enable to take such actions as the boycotting, blocking or ousting of the government, political analyst Corneliu Ciurea stated in the talk show “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, IPN reports.

“The number of protesters is far from the critical mass that would allow taking subversive, revolutionary actions. In such conditions, to maintain the protest spirit and the solidarity of the protesting group, Nastase and his companions have to exaggerate and increase considerably the number of protesters,” stated the analyst.

Corneliu Ciurea noted that large sections of society, such as the unionists and pro-Russians are excluded from the protests mounted by the pro-European extraparliamentary opposition. “It is very clear that this union of all the opposition forces able to bear guns and to conduct the masses cannot occur. This is the first condition that makes us believe that these protests are failing. The external support is another very important condition that always worked,” he said.

Journalist Petru Bogatu said that if there had been dictatorship in the country, as some of the citizens say, the protests wouldn’t have taken place and their organizers couldn’t have demonstrated. Intellectual, well-trained orators spoke at the last protest. These erudite persons could have an influence on the organizers’ staff and could ensure more coherence and could try to implement some models.

Thousands of people took part in the protest mounted by the National Resistance Committee of the people’s movement with the same name in the Great National Assembly Square of Chisinau on July 1. The protesters demanded to validate the results of the early local elections held recently in Chisinau, to hold accountable the judges who took the invalidation decisions and to annul the mixed electoral system introduced last year.

The police estimated the July 1 protest involved about 7,000 people, while the organizers said there were 30,000 to 40,000 people at the demonstration.