Political pundit Victor Ciobanu argues that the Socialist Party and the ACUM bloc have signed a temporary contract with a minimum agenda, which "is troublesomely implemented". In case of a new coalition agreement, cracks may appear, given that this construction is clearly bipolar and lacks a binder. In his opinion, civil society should be the liaison between the two poles in order to consolidate the structure.
"The local elections are about to happen and the socialists want to ensure that certain issues may not lead to the premature termination of the agreement, which they would like to last" said Victor Ciobanu in an interview for Radio Free Europe.
According to the pundit, the socialists insisted on a four year agreement from the start, while their ACUM bloc counterparts said that they want a one year test drive. PSRM expects that the ACUM bloc will realize that, in fact, the promised de-oligarchization does not come down to the speed voting of some laws. In his opinion, fundamental system restructuring probably takes more time. The pundit believes that the start of talks is a positive sign rather than a negative one.
As for Igor Dodon's question "how many deputies are still part of the parliamentary majority today?", Victor Ciobanu considers this is the problem that ACUM faced from the very beginning. This is explained by the fact that ACUM is consisting of two parties and civil society representatives.
"When this bloc was created, the political function was probably not clearly settled, because it is easy to use the political backing of a bloc, to secure a place on the list, to become a deputy, then have separate opinions and differentiate yourself. Thus, I think Madam Sandu via her answer did in fact respond to the attempts to divide opinions. Not that I would necessarily insist on an opinion monolith, but I think that divergent opinions should be discussed inside the bloc, while expressed political positions should always be consolidated. I think that those with opposing opinions may launch their own political projects in the near future, said Victor Ciobanu.
