On November 1, the citizens of the Republic of Moldova will be invited to the polls to elect the country’s President for the next four years. The reporter of IPN News Agency asked passersby: “What should a good President do for the people?” The answers can be read below:
Dan Morari, 22, student:
“I consider the President should pronounce and should assume the consequences for all the actions taken during the four years in office. He should devote his time to the development and protection of our state. If this does the two things, the other things that should be done by a real President will derive from the first two”.
Veronica Ciorici, 57, housewife:
“He/she should take care of the people’s welfare because, if the people live better, the results of their work will be appropriate. This is now the main problem in Moldova. I would like the President to take care of the young generation. I have three children and grandchildren. Two of them work, while the third studies. To my satisfaction, they are all in the country, but I see the difficulties they face and this is painful for me. We love Moldova and didn’t want to go elsewhere to develop other countries. We chose to do something for our country as it faces big problems. The most serious problem of the young generation is the big difficulties encountered in buying a home with their salaries. If they are supported financially by their parents who work abroad, they solve their problems. If they want to solve them themselves, it is very hard. Surely, the older persons, among whom I am, should also be taken into account as it is not easy to leave on a small pension. Being parents, we give what’s best to the children and think about them first”.
Tudor Bantos, 19, student:
“We are students and for us the most important thing now is the budget-funded places in education. This is important because not all are able to pay the contract. The parents at least should get higher pays. For our grandparents, they should reduce the number of worked years needed to get a pension”.
Ion Holban, 74, physician:
“The President should live the people’s life and be a person with moral-spiritual values, first of all. Secondly, this should be a just person. Thirdly, the President should care for the people, for the field of culture, for language and religion as these determine the existence of a people. The young people should be given hope that they will have a future at home. He/she should protect the nest until the young can fly. During 30 years, in the Republic of Moldova we didn’t make progress in any of the sectors. We should enjoy freedom. With dictatorship we cannot have freedom and the young people cannot express their will. The people who can express their will are creative. A person under dictatorship is not creative.”
Anatol Grigore, 55, security system installer:
“The President should create jobs, ensure salaries so that the people do not go abroad. It is a problem not only for the young people, but for the whole society. The elderly people also want decent pensions. The President should bring things in order all over the country so that all the categories of people live well”.
Andrei Bivol, 32, engineer-architect:
“The young people should be given the possibility of working in the county. Conditions should be created and investments should be made. Corruption in the justice sector is the biggest problem because it affects the rest. The older persons, besides pension, should enjoy free access to healthcare”.
Irina Diaca, 29, doctor-cosmetologist:
“The President should support the national producers, young entrepreneurs, wise young people who graduate from universities with high average grades so that they do not go abroad, but remain in the country to help it develop. Moldova is small and does not need many investments. For the young people first of all, conditions should be created for them to remain in the country and work on motivating salaries. Secondly, we should have green areas, digital, cultural development not only through the hospitality industry, entertainment and free visits to museums, theaters. The students should be supported with higher scholarships. The President should not be bought and should be motivated not to take bribe.”
Ana Pamfilii, 81, pensioner, ex-educator:
“I never wanted a lot of money. I wanted just to be able to cope. I never wanted richness, but I believe in God and he helps me. Now the Church joined politics and it should become involved to prevent stealing as this is a sin.”
Marina Florea, IPN
