Vice director of the Institute of Legal, Political and Sociological Research Victor Juc noted there are two unknowns in the situated created after the parliamentary elections and after the meeting held to constitute the new Parliament: if a parliamentary majority will be created or not and if the bloc ACUM will remain united or will split into two groups, IPN reports.
“As to the first unknown, I would say that any variant is possible given that the protagonists disapprove of each other rather than try to identify a majority,” Victor Juc stated in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel.
“If the bloc ACUM forms a coalition with the Socialists, the removal of the current regime will be the major goal. If it forms a coalition with the Democrats, the rapprochement with the European Union will be the basis. I think a “Pro Moldova” coalition between the Socialists and the Democrats that would try to promote a balanced policy is more likely, even if the PSRM will have to explain particular identity-related aspects to its voters. Snap elections are also possible.”
Political pundit Anatol Țăranu said the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova does not provide it clearly that the President should convoke the parliamentary parties and should mediate the negotiations between the parliamentary groups and the formation of a parliamentary alliance. “It’s true that the President nominates the candidate for premiership for forming the Government. The political forces that entered Parliament are for now unable to say in what configuration the legislative majority will be formed and this offers President Dodon the possibility of asserting himself politically. Surely, he tries this way to gain political advantages,” he noted.
According to the expert, the participation of the bloc ACUM in governance is impossible given that all the bridges were burned. “Moreover, they do not care about governance now. They are preoccupied with the keeping of internal unity and with how to overcome this situation without big political and image losses,” stated Anatol Țăranu.
None of the four parties that entered Parliament as a result of the February 24 elections gained a majority of votes. Therefore, a parliamentary majority is needed for voting in the Government. On March 25, President Igor Dodon invited the Party of Socialists, the Democratic Party and the electoral bloc ACUM to discussions on the formation of a parliamentary majority or on the possible snap elections. The leaders of the three parties were invited to come, in turn, to the State Residence situated on Nicolae Iorga St in Chisinau on March 26.
