A pro-European Parliament in Moldova
The Moldovan Parliament has held its first session, and over the coming days the structure of the new cabinet will be decided
Corina Cristea, 27.07.2021, 14:00
Legislative
elections held in the Republic of Moldova on July 11 have set this ex-Soviet
state on the path to European integration, the goal of Maia Sandu, who last
year won the presidency. The snap election brought a landslide victory for the
Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), founded five years ago by Maia Sandu, which
grabbed 63 of the 101 seats. 32 seats went to the Bloc of Communists and
Socialists, led by the pro-Russian former presidents Vladimir Voronin and Igor
Dodon. The other 6 seats were grabbed by Shor Party, founded by the controversial
billionaire Ilan Shor. In her speech before Parliament on Monday, President
Maia Sandu said the new regime will show zero tolerance to corruption, and
warned deputies that order should start with the new Parliament.
The
Republic of Moldova will soon mark 30 years of independence. After so many
failures, at least now, after 30 years, we can build a country for all the
people, not for privileged groups that have been abusing citizens’ confidence
to amass unjustified fortunes and subjugate the state in their own interest.
In a
country shaken for many years by top-level corruption cases, many of which are
still pending, the new Parliament has now a difficult task ahead: to reform the
judiciary and accelerate the investigation of high-level fraud. It is time to
revolutionize the way the country is being governed. We need a Parliament that
abides by the law. New pieces of legislation must first be submitted to public
debate. People must be encouraged to voice their opinion, and experts must also
contribute, president Sandu said. As regards the future Cabinet, Maia Sandu
said she expects it to deliver a new model of economic development. To
overcome poverty and ensure prosperity for all, we need to develop the economy.
[…] We have been presented with a historic opportunity of aligning politics to
the citizens’ interests. It is all up to us. The country is what we make of it.
We reap what we sow. Speaking about Maia Sandu’s chances of turning Moldova
around and making it a citizen-oriented country, professor Dan Dungaciu told
Radio Romania: It would be the first time this happens outside the EU, a
European process implemented without proper integration. In that respect,
however optimistic the outlook, we need to realize this is an experiment and keep
our feet on the ground. The way things are progressing, the situation seems
positive. Pro-European forces have never had a more robust and comprehensive
regime, professor Dungaciu went on to say. (VP)
