The most important aspects of the starting positions of political parties and potential independent candidates on the pro-Eurasian platform before an electoral were to be discussed in a public debate entitled “Starting position of political parties and potential independent candidates on pro-Eurasian platform before an electoral year”, which was the 83rd installment of the series “Developing political culture by public debates”, staged by IPN News Agency.
Representatives of the Party of Socialists, Party of Communists, “Our Party”, Party of Regions, Moldova’s Patriots and Socialist People’s Party of Moldova were invited to the debate. For different announced and unannounced reasons, these didn’t come, except for the representative of the Party “Moldova’s Patriots”.
The party’s deputy chairman Sergiu Perciun said that a prosperous state means a prosperous economy. When the state produces and these products are sold, the state and society have development prospects. “We have stagnated during 25 years and destroyed the whole socioeconomic infrastructure of the country – over 600 large companies that ensured 87% of the state budget, all the kolkhozes and sovkhozes,” he noted.
According to the politician, the Republic of Moldova can now produce on three directions – winemaking, vegetable growing and fruit growing – and can sell products on the global market. The European market is saturated with such products that have always been in demand on the CIS market. All the discussions about the European integration are sterile because the EU needs the Republic of Moldova only for geostrategic purposes. The great economic powers struggle between them, while the post-Soviet states have the duty to ‘bark’ when they are told to and are provided with loans in recompense.
Expert Valentina Bodrug-Lungu, deputy head of the Gender Equality Platform, said that any policy in any area should incorporate the gender dimension. “A question often appears: “Why do we need women in politics in one area or another? Can we consider a power legitimate when the women are underrepresented? Today the women in the Republic of Moldova represent 52% of the population, but how many women are there in Parliament?” asked the activist.
Valentina Bodrug-Lungu noted that the women currently hold many posts in the small and social business sectors, where salaries are lower. These include such areas as education and healthcare where the pays force the women to survive. Gender equality means equality in rights, responsibilities and opportunities. The women make a significant contribution to the economy and the development of the state and this should be appreciated.
The public debate “Starting position of political parties and potential independent candidates on pro-Eurasian platform before an electoral year”, was the 83rd installment of the series of debates “Developing political culture by public debates” that are organized with support from Germany’s Hanns Seidel Foundation.
The November 23 debate involved representatives of the PAS, PPDA and PLDM, while the November 24 debate - representatives of the PNL, Democracy at Home, PLR and PUN.
The next debate “Starting position of political parties and potential independent candidates on official pro-European platform before an electoral year” was scheduled to take place in the conference hall of IPN News Agency on November 28, starting at 2pm. This is to bring together representatives of the PDM and PPEM and two experts.
