{"id":447376,"date":"2019-06-10T08:44:54","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T08:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=447376"},"modified":"2019-06-11T07:12:51","modified_gmt":"2019-06-11T07:12:51","slug":"anarchy-moldova-reasons-problems-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/anarchy-moldova-reasons-problems-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Anarchy in Moldova: reasons, problems, and solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 8<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

A lot of political confusion has happened in Chisinau over the last days: the newly formed coalition government composed of the political bloc ACUM and the Socialist Party of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) with its informal leader – President Dodon, aim to free Moldova of oligarchy and corruption. However, replacing the democrat PM Pavel Filip isn’t easy, as Filip himself is appointed by the Constitutional Court (CC) as interim head of state. He already signed for dissolving the Parliament, announcing snap elections on September 6th.<\/p>\n

No matter how confusing this might be, the background is obviously about the usurpation of power by the oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc who is the leader of the Democratic Party of Moldova (DPM) and, by far, the richest man in the country. Plahotniuc is the one who also controls the CC of Moldova, as he appointed the ‘right’ people as judges there. The CC has actively been following Plahotniuc’s orders by constantly annulling every decision made by the new Parliament.<\/p>\n

In order to cease the Democratic Party’s pressures and influence, the socialists have finally joined forces with the pro-Europeans from ACUM Bloc. However, according to the Moldovan CC, the deputies failed to form a coalition government within the period prescribed by the constitution. As the constitutional judges said, the deadline expired on Friday. Thereupon, they demanded the dissolution of the parliament. Nevertheless, the deputies met on Saturday. One of the most absurd parliamentary meetings from a couple of days ago turned out to be one of the most crucial one in the history of the Moldovan democracy. On June 8th, the parliament has voted for appointing the ACUM member of the Parliament (MP), Maia Sandu, the prime minister of Moldova and the socialist MP, Zinaida Greceanii, the speaker of the Parliament, during the Saturday’s special session. The decisions were almost immediately declared ‘unconstitutional’ by the CC.<\/p>\n

The European Union has taken a “good note of the decisions taken yesterday by the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, including on the formation of the government coalition,”<\/strong> shows<\/a> the statement by High Representative\/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn on the political situation in the Republic of Moldova. The Secretary-General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjorn Jagland, requested<\/a> an urgent opinion from the Venice Commission on the latest decisions of the Constitutional Court, including on the conditions of the dissolution of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova.\u00a0<\/strong>The NATO spokesperson commented<\/a>\u00a0the situation, stating that “<\/strong>NATO is following with concern the political crisis in the Republic of Moldova<\/strong>, calling\u00a0on all political forces in the country to exercise calm and restraint, and to resolve their differences through dialogue, in full respect of the rule of law”<\/strong>. On the other hand,\u00a0Amnesty International Moldova<\/a> is deeply worried about the intimidation made recently by journalists and some representatives of parliamentary parties. At the same time, the organization urges all state authorities to comply with the rule of law and international conventions and not to commit abuses.<\/p>\n

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The Council of Europe calls on all political forces in Moldova to act responsibly now. Political problems should resolved by the country\u2019s democratically elected representatives in Parliament. We are ready to assist Moldova with the necessary reforms. #ECHR<\/a> #RuleofLaw<\/a> @coe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Daniel Holtgen (@CoESpokesperson) June 9, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n