“Moldova Noastra” Alliance to invite President for State of the Nation Speech

The parliamentary faction “Moldova Noastra” Alliance (AMN) will invite President Vladimir Voronin to the Parliament to deliver a speech on the State of the Nation. AMN believes that Parliament would be able to find solutions in order to save Moldova from failure if the head of state would accept the invitation to discuss with the MPs. AMN leader Serafim Urcheanu told a press conference that such a sincere and constructive discussion is vital, AMN being seriously worried about the depth of the economic and political crisis in Moldova. The faction will request that the head of state present before Parliament an ample report on the country’s social-political state of affairs, as well as on the efficiency of the government’s activity. Serafim Urecheanu gave examples which prove the economic crisis that Moldova faces - the deplorable situation of the industry, 4.5 % decrease in agriculture, massive migration, including youth. All these prove the uncertainty of Moldova’s future, the AMN leader says. According to him, the Government’s report read before Parliament on the implementation of the EU-Moldova Action Plan is entirely different from that of the experts. The AMN faction hopes that the head of state will honour the invitation, whatever the willing of the red-orange majority would be. “If silence is preferred, and the same passivity is shown as in the last two years, Moldova would become a ruined state, not a parliamentary one”, the AMN chairman stated. Last time Moldova’s President attended a Parliament sitting on July 29, 2006, at the conclusion of Parliament’s spring session. Although he was expected in the plenum in late 2006, for an annual report, the head of state hasn’t paid a visit to the legislative body. Some MPs launched the idea that this was a reaction to the behaviour of the opposition, which blocked the Parliament’s central rostrum in protest against the majority’s refusal to create a committee which would examine the situation at the municipal radio and TV stations. The same reason made the opposition interrupt the Prime Minister’s speech on the Government’s activity, on December 22.