The Moldovan people started to understand that they have the right to decide the fate of the country and started to believe that democracy is for them and is not only declared, spokesman for the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM) Vitalie Gamurari said in the program “Fabrika” on Publika TV channel, referring to the results of the opinion poll commissioned by the PDM to IMAS, IPN reports.
Vitalie Gamurari stated that the PDM intends to organize such surveys once in two months and to make their results public. The recent poll showed that the people have distrust not only of politicians, but also of a part of civil society.
Political analyst Victor Gurau said the poll presented on July 18 confirms the data of all the previous surveys. “The figures support the conviction of the people, which they consider sovereign, that the electoral system should be changed,” he stated.
Journalist Valeriu Renita, referring to the Venice Commission’s recommendations concerning the proposal to introduce the mixed-member electoral system, said the Moldovan legislative body has the right to be creative because what is going on in Moldova differs a lot from what is happening in Europe. “Even the eternal solutions that Europe allegedly has relating to its values haven’t matched the big problems, for example, the problem concerning Russia or the migrant crisis,” he said
Media analyst Cristian Tabara noted that the Democratic Party managed to show at declarative level and by deeds that a political party in the Republic of Moldova finally says what it intends to do and then does it. “One of the biggest dramas of the population of the Republic of Moldova is that one by one, the parties, platforms, movements and figures were very vocal and promised a lot, but did nothing,” he said.
According to the recent poll conducted by the IMAS Institute for Marketing and Polls, almost 60% of those surveyed consider the current electoral system should be changed. Over 40% of the respondents would feel disappointed if the Democratic Party abandons the initiative to introduce the mixed-member electoral system, while 70% do not intend to go to the protests that will be mounted by nongovernmental organizations if the bill to introduce the mixed system is adopted.
