The eventual snap parliamentary elections do not guarantee that the pro-European opposition will get a better score and will have more seats in Parliament. On the contrary, the low voter turnout could strip the bloc NOW of some of the votes won on February 24, IPN reports.

Political pundit Andrei Andrievski said the unionists took part in the February 24 elections in a low number as they didn’t have who to vote for. In such conditions, if snap elections are held, the unionist parties could mobilize to make a better offer to the voters.

According to the pundit, the Democratic Party and the Shor Party could gain as a result of snap elections. “I do not see possibilities for the Socialists and the bloc NOW to grow further. Therefore, the snap elections are now inconvenient for these entities,” stated Andrei Andrievski.

Journalist Nicolae Federyuk said Moldova just passed a very difficult electoral period that cost money and effort and blocked things. “Half a year of election campaign is troublesome for the state institutions and these would be unable to work to full capacity,” he noted.

According to the journalist, the turnout at the February 24 elections was the lowest during Moldova’s independence years and more people to the polls could not be mobilized during half a year. This way the turnout will be lower. The snap elections would be a risky step for everyone.

Political commentator Anatol Țăranu said the stake of snap elections either lacks perspicacity or is a provocation that should be penalized. “If you were unable to win the elections as you promised, leave the vainglory and vanity aside and try to save what can be yet saved. Form a pro-European government that will not promote a fully pro-European policy, but will at least be mainly pro-European. If you don’t do this, you will push Moldovan politics towards an entirely different area that is foreign to the Republic of Moldova,” he stated.