The European Union expresses its
\nreadiness to cooperate with the future government in Chisinau if the latter
\nbacks the reforms included in the Republic of Moldova-the EU Association
\nAgreement, particularly those related to the fight against corruption, ensuring
\nthe independence of the judiciary and depoliticising the state institutions.
\nAccording to the European External Action Service (EEAS), the EU will further
\nrely, in its relation with the Republic of Moldova, on the principle of
\nconditionality and the observance of the rule of law and democratic standards. Brussels
\nrecalls that Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Moldova were based, for the
\nfirst time, on the mixed voting system, criticised by the European
\ninstitutions, and the way in which the elections unfolded confirms the need for
\nfurther efforts to harmonise the electoral legislation. <\/p>\n
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International observers say the
\nelections in the Republic of Moldova, a former Soviet state with a
\npredominantly Romanian speaking population, were carried out in keeping with the
\nlegal provisions and democratic standards in the field, some deficiencies
\nhaving been singled out, both during the electoral campaign and on the day of
\nthe ballot. The OSCE observers have signalled cases of vote buying, abusive use
\nof administrative resources and attempts to hinder the electoral process in the
\nDiaspora, but they consider that, overall, the ballot in the Republic of
\nMoldova was held with the observance of the fundamental rights. In another
\nmove, the Civic Coalition for Free and Fair Elections in Chisinau has deemed
\nthe elections as unfair and partially free. The President of the Republic of
\nMoldova, Igor Dodon, has warned he will call for early parliamentary elections
\nif the parties fail to forge a government coalition, after Sunday’s unclear
\nballot. <\/p>\n
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Bucharest considers that only the European
\noption can ensure the prosperity of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova.
\nAccording to pundits in Bucharest, it is very important for the future
\ncoalition in Chisinau to be set up transparently and correctly, and one of the
\nfirst actions to be taken in the economic field should be resuming negotiations
\nwith the EU. Although the Republic of Moldova has had to do without EU funding
\nfor a while, the lack of European investments in the Moldovan economy is
\nvisible, economic expert Veaceslav Ionita underlines: As
\nthey haven’t received foreign funding, they had to cut all investment and to
\npay pensions and salaries. The strategy they have pursued over the last two
\nyears, namely cutting investments to pay salaries, is a strategy to overcome a
\ndifficult situation. Now you are obliged to restore relations with foreign
\npartners, because you can’t go on forever without making investments. <\/p>\n
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Following Sunday’s parliamentary elections, the left-of-centre
\nSocialists’ Party, a promoter of special relations with Russia, has won 35 MP
\nseats, the Democratic Party 30, the pro-European opposition 26 and the left-of-centre SOR Party
\n7 seats, while 3 independent candidates have also secured seats in the new Parliament. <\/p>\n
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