Democratic MP Sergiu Sarbu considers that the Russian language must remain a mandatory school subject. He expressed his conviction that the Democratic Party (PDM) will propose the ruling alliance to keep the status quo of the Russian language in schools. He expressed such a position in an interview for the paper “Komsomolskaya Pravda v Moldove” (“Komsomol Truth in Moldova”), being quoted by IPN.

In this connection, Sergiu Sarbu said he does not agree with the Ministry of Education’s proposal to remove Russian from the list of obligatory school subjects.

“I’m categorically against and I will insist on this in the PDM and the ruling coalition. We haven’t yet discussed this subject in detail, but I’m sure that my colleagues will also support this viewpoint. First of all, it’s not right to raise this issue now, in an electoral context, when the situation is tense. It can be discussed calmly after the elections. We must not decide the children’s future in a hurry. It’s a sensitive issue. I’m very glad that the children in Moldova learn Russian and Romanian from an early age. Do you know how many Moldovans find work abroad namely because they speak Russian? A lot, believe me. We must not resort to electoral populism when it is a matter of the children’s future,” said the lawmaker.

Sergiu Sarbu considers that the approach that Moldova must choose between the European Union and Russia is not at all correct. “I don’t understand why some always try to make it seem that Moldova must make a choice. We must choose Moldova and that’s all. Moldova must build good relations with the EU and with Russia too. It’s ugly when the politicians want to gain electoral divides through extremist approaches. How can one say that Russian should be isolated when there are so many Russian speakers in our country? How can one demonize Russia when so many Moldovans work there and have relatives there? This is harmful rhetoric and the people are affected by it,” he said.