The target of increasingly vehement criticism in the
\nmedia and both civil society and the leftist opposition, the pro-Western power
\nin Chisinau is also in a tight corner in Parliament. On Tuesday, the Socialist
\nMPs signed a no-confidence motion against the three-party government made up of
\nthe Liberal Democrats, the Democrats and the Liberals and headed by the new
\nleader of the Liberal Democrats, Valeriu Strelet. The Socialists’ leader, Igor
\nDodon, announced he would go all the way to get the current Government to
\nresign and call early elections. Igor Dodon:<\/p>\n
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We have asked for the resignation of the heads of
\nseveral institutions and we continue to demand the resignation of the Strelet
\ngovernment. We also want the president to hand in his resignation, we want the
\nhead of state to be elected through direct election and we insist on early
\nparliamentary elections next spring.<\/p>\n
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The Communists, led by the former president of the
\ncountry Vladimir Voronin, have announced they will support the Socialists’
\ninitiative to replace Strelet’s political cabinet with a government made up of
\ntechnocrats. Appointed PM less than three months ago, Valeriu Strelet sees the
\nno-confidence motion against his government as an attempt to further
\ndestabilise the country’s already difficult political and economic situation: <\/p>\n
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They are trying to put into practice something that
\nthey have been planning for a long time: to sidetrack the Republic of Moldova
\nfrom its strategic right to become part of the European Union. A plot is being
\nhatched against the Republic of Moldova. Things are already in motion and the
\nfinal act will take place in the Moldovan Parliament, where a secret vote will
\nbe held to force the resignation of a pro-European government. <\/p>\n
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Previously, President Nicolae Timofti himself warned
\nthat dissatisfaction with the activity of public institutions and some
\ndignitaries is used by neo-Soviet forces seeking to put an end to the country’s
\nEuropean aspirations. In order for the no-confidence motion to pass, 51 yes
\nvotes are needed out of a total 101. The Socialists and the Communists together
\ndo not have those 51 votes, but in a political climate that has never been
\ndefined by loyalty, a surprise is always possible. <\/p>\n
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The new political crisis in Moldova was triggered by
\nthe arrest, last week, of the former prime minister and Liberal Democrat leader
\nVlad Filat. Accused of influence peddling and bribe taking worth 250 million
\ndollars as part of the scandal surrounding the mysterious
\ndisappearance of one billion dollars from the Moldovan banking system, Filat
\ndealt his own political party a heavy image blow. For political commentators in
\nChisinau, there seems to be no way out of this political situation. The only
\navailable choice, they say, is between a government that, for all its
\npro-European noises, has only robbed the country, and an opposition that, under
\nthe pretext of fighting corruption, may very well take Moldova back under
\nMoscow’s control.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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