A part of the electoral promises made by the two candidates for President are not within the President’s duties defined by Moldova’s legislation. This way, of the 156 promises made by the PAS candidate Maia Sandu, only 81 are compliant, 24 are partially compliant, while 51 are noncompliant. In the case of independent candidate Igor Dodon, who is supported by the Party of Socialists, of the 109 promises, 22 are compliant, 10 are partially compliant, whereas 77 are noncompliant, shows an analysis made by the Association for Participatory Democracy ADEPT within the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections.
In a news conference at IPN, ADEPT executive director Igor Boţan said that in the context of the runoff vote, the objective of the analysis is to inform the citizens and to make the politicians more responsible. “Our goal is to have informed citizens and responsible politicians as only this way we can have predictable expectations and predictability as regards the actions of those involved in the electoral competition who aim to secure the people’s support,” stated Igor Boţan.
The expert noted that in the electoral programs of the two candidates, there are things that are not within the President’s remit. “The President deals with strategic issues, such as security, defense and foreign policy, signs presidential decrees to ratify decisions and laws adopted by Parliament, names judges and so on. The President has particular duties that cannot be exceeded, while the repair of schools, kindergartens, streets and others is the responsibility of the local public administration. If we refer to promises made in the social sphere, such as to raise the pensions and salaries, these are the responsibility of the Government, not of the President,” explained Igor Boţan.
Secretary of the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections Elena Prohnitski said the citizens of the Republic of Moldova on November 15 will choose between two candidates, Maia Sandu and Igor Dodon, who gained the largest number of votes in the first round. The Association for Participatory Democracy analyzed the electoral platforms of the two candidates against the constitutional and legal duties of the presidential administration. More information about this analysis can be found on the website alegeri.md, where there are candidates’ electoral programs in the original, their slogans and views. Candidates’ platforms were analyzed to see how the electoral promises comply with the President’s duties defined by Moldova’s legislation.
The Coalition for Free and Fair Elections is a permanent and voluntary entity that consists of 34 public organizations with electoral expertise based in the municipality of Chisinau and other regions. They monitor elections, carry out awareness-raising and civic education campaigns with the aim of ensuring free, transparent, integral and inclusive elections.
