{"id":449477,"date":"2021-06-18T19:35:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T19:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/?p=449477"},"modified":"2021-06-21T18:09:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T18:09:09","slug":"parliamentary-elections-legal-and-ethical-actions-are-never-enough-for-moldovan-politicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/parliamentary-elections-legal-and-ethical-actions-are-never-enough-for-moldovan-politicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Parliamentary elections: legal and ethical actions are never enough for Moldovan politicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>The closer the election date gets, the bigger political tensions are, the more ambiguous the voting process becomes, and more violations during the election campaign happen.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Promo-LEX Association Observation Mission<\/strong> (OM) <a href=\"https:\/\/promolex.md\/20451-raportul-nr-3-al-mo-promo-lex-ingrijorari-semnificative-in-contextul-unei-campanii-electorale-tot-mai-dinamice\/?lang=ro\">informed<\/a> that, during the period May 26 &#8211; June 8, the campaign of the candidates running for a seat in Parliament intensified. Namely, as the number of registered contestants increased, the existing ones became fiercer. The OM identified at least <span style=\"color: #993300;\">36 cases of hate speech and incitement to discrimination<\/span> in public space, in the media and on social network platforms, directed against other electoral contestants, party members and their supporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A total of 23 candidates were <a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/candidati-inregistrati-8572.html\">registered<\/a> by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The number of violations reported by Promo-LEX observers also increased. At least <span style=\"color: #993300;\">42 cases of abusive use of administrative resources were recorded<\/span> (such as involvement of public sector employees in election campaign activities &#8211; 27 cases; assuming the merits for works\/services performed with public funds &#8211; 3 cases, organization of electoral meetings within the state institutions, with the employees of these institutions, during their working hours &#8211; 12 cases) The candidates that acted in violation of the rules were the EBCS (Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists) &#8211; 34 cases, the DPM (Democratic Party of Moldova) &#8211; 4 cases, the PAS (Party of Action and Solidarity) &#8211; 2 cases, others &#8211; 2 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, at least one case of offering gifts with electoral impact and 8 cases of using the image\/state symbols of the Republic of Moldova for electoral promotion purposes have been reported. Church representatives and religious symbols have also been exploited during the campaign by some of the candidates.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The political parties reported expenses of 5 880 932 lei during a period of 2 weeks, while a sum of 1 922 687 lei was identified as being spent, but not reported by the Promo-LEX OM.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>No polling stations abroad?<\/h3>\n<p>On June 8, \u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Central Electoral Commission<\/strong>\u00a0(CEC)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/cec-a-decis-majorarea-numarului-sectiilor-de-votare-pentru-2781_99600.html\">decided<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>2149 polling stations<\/strong> will be opened for parliamentary elections, including 146 polling stations abroad and 44 polling stations for the voters residing in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester.<\/p>\n<p>As some political parties challenged the CEC decision in the Court of Appeal (CA), after seven days of trial, the CA magistrates partially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/stiri\/stiri-sociale\/doc-dispozitivul-deciziei-curtii-de-apel-prin-care-au-fost-anulate-anexele-din-deciziile-cec-privind-deschiderea-a-139-si-respectiv-146-de-sectii-de-vot-in-strainatate-fost-presedinte-cec\/\">admitted<\/a> the appeals filed, obliging the CEC to amend its decision and approve the opening of 190 polling stations abroad, as indicated initially by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). That would mean that the established 146 polling stations should be prepared to be opened, while the list should be updated with the additional polling stations after amending the CEC initial decision.<\/p>\n<p>This didn&#8217;t happen though, as the CEC, in turn, challenged the CA decision in the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), stating that no reasoning of the CA decision was published.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/parliamentary-elections-a-controversy-over-the-number-of-polling-stations-and-the-lack-of-compromise\/\">Parliamentary elections: a controversy over the number of polling stations and a (lack of) compromise<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is no justification for not creating the number of polling stations that was proposed by the MFA. [&#8230;] I understand that <span style=\"color: #993300;\">some members of the CEC are being pressured by some politicians into not increasing the number of polling stations.<\/span> [&#8230;] It is clear to everyone what is happening, it is clear why we have this debate on the opening of polling stations. Last year, we didn&#8217;t have enough polling stations abroad and, this year, we need more,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/inprofunzime.protv.md\/\">said<\/a> President <strong>Maia Sandu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This ping-pong between legal institutions, even well-intentioned, can only delay the process of establishing polling stations. In the end, it is to the detriment of the voter. With less than a month left before the election, there is a high risk of poor organization of the activity of polling stations abroad, and that means more citizens queuing up and fewer likely to vote.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the CEC also <a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/cec-a-revizuit-numarul-sectiilor-de-votare-pentru-alegatorii-2781_99654.html\">revised<\/a> its decision on the organization of polling stations for voters in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester. Thus, no polling stations on the territory which is currently controlled by the so-called Tiraspol authorities will be established. Voters from the left bank of the Dniester will vote in the other 41 specially placed polling stations.<\/p>\n<p>While the right-wing parties play high-stakes when it comes to diaspora&#8217;s vote, those of the left-wing are generally interested in obtaining as many votes as possible from the left bank of the Dniester. Therefore, the EBCS insists a lot on opening as many polling stations as possible for the Moldovan citizens who reside in Transnistria, accusing their counterparts of violating the rights of these voters.<\/p>\n<h3>Populism is king<\/h3>\n<p>Populist statements have always worked for the Moldovan public. The most exploited populist topic is the polarisation between East and West. What is better for the Republic of Moldova? East or West? &#8211; a question that has been asked by national and international politicians for about three decades, but which brought us nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>2 weeks ago, the European Commission\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/IP_21_2712\">announced<\/a>, an <strong>Economic Recovery Plan<\/strong> for Moldova worth <strong>600 million euros<\/strong> as macro-financial assistance, grants and investments, to support a sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/an-economic-recovery-plan-for-moldova-600-million-euros-for-a-sustainable-recovery-from-the-covid-19-crisis\/\">An Economic Recovery Plan for Moldova: 600 million euros for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The next day, Russian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.ru\/politika\/11553553?fbclid=IwAR0jkylj21VkvlZQ9BQ3EqUSDSixfxo5PogaeKVjfHBBdjsK74JxKqp_Jlg\">declared<\/a> that the Moscow authorities were ready to lend <strong>200 million euros<\/strong> to the Republic of Moldova,<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> in conditions of the country&#8217;s political stabilisation. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is important to note that a right-wing government in Moldova has been never seen as a stable political situation by Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another populist declaration was made by <strong>Igor Dodon<\/strong> who claimed, lately, that <em>&#8220;the Republic of Moldova could produce the Sputnik V vaccine&#8221;<\/em> and that he would negotiate with the Russian Federation for this to happen. Again, the condition was &#8211; <em>&#8220;if we successfully go through these elections.&#8221;<\/em> Experts say that, in Moldova, there are no facilities to produce a vaccine in the early stages. However, sticking labels or pouring into bottles would be possible. <em>&#8220;Perhaps it would be more rational to deliver a million jabs directly from Moscow than to waste time on technology transfer,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/vom-putea-produce-vaccinul-rusesc-teoria-si-practica-afirmatiei-lui-dodon\/\">explained<\/a> <strong>Ala Tocarciuc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Other statements followed, along with intimidations of local officials, influence on state institutions, blackmails of potential candidates in order to get them out of the election race and so on. Violations and distortion tricks are so many, that a couple of articles wouldn&#8217;t be enough.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Element5 Digital| Unsplash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>The closer the election date gets, the bigger political tensions are, the more ambiguous the voting process becomes, and more violations during the election campaign happen. The Promo-LEX Association Observation Mission (OM) informed that, during the period May 26 &#8211; June 8, the campaign of the candidates running for a seat in Parliament intensified. Namely, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":449478,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,6,9,4,56],"tags":[1066,218,100,1065,35,1064,27,233,122],"class_list":["post-449477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-elections","category-important-en","category-justice","category-society","category-reportaje","tag-actions","tag-candidates","tag-elections","tag-ethical","tag-important","tag-legal","tag-moldova","tag-parliament","tag-promo-lex"],"content_social_share":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 4<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p>The closer the election date gets, the bigger political tensions are, the more ambiguous the voting process becomes, and more violations during the election campaign happen.<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Promo-LEX Association Observation Mission<\/strong> (OM) <a href=\"https:\/\/promolex.md\/20451-raportul-nr-3-al-mo-promo-lex-ingrijorari-semnificative-in-contextul-unei-campanii-electorale-tot-mai-dinamice\/?lang=ro\">informed<\/a> that, during the period May 26 &#8211; June 8, the campaign of the candidates running for a seat in Parliament intensified. Namely, as the number of registered contestants increased, the existing ones became fiercer. The OM identified at least <span style=\"color: #993300;\">36 cases of hate speech and incitement to discrimination<\/span> in public space, in the media and on social network platforms, directed against other electoral contestants, party members and their supporters.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>A total of 23 candidates were <a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/candidati-inregistrati-8572.html\">registered<\/a> by the Central Electoral Commission (CEC).<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The number of violations reported by Promo-LEX observers also increased. At least <span style=\"color: #993300;\">42 cases of abusive use of administrative resources were recorded<\/span> (such as involvement of public sector employees in election campaign activities &#8211; 27 cases; assuming the merits for works\/services performed with public funds &#8211; 3 cases, organization of electoral meetings within the state institutions, with the employees of these institutions, during their working hours &#8211; 12 cases) The candidates that acted in violation of the rules were the EBCS (Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists) &#8211; 34 cases, the DPM (Democratic Party of Moldova) &#8211; 4 cases, the PAS (Party of Action and Solidarity) &#8211; 2 cases, others &#8211; 2 cases.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, at least one case of offering gifts with electoral impact and 8 cases of using the image\/state symbols of the Republic of Moldova for electoral promotion purposes have been reported. Church representatives and religious symbols have also been exploited during the campaign by some of the candidates.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The political parties reported expenses of 5 880 932 lei during a period of 2 weeks, while a sum of 1 922 687 lei was identified as being spent, but not reported by the Promo-LEX OM.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>No polling stations abroad?<\/h3>\n<p>On June 8, \u00a0the\u00a0<strong>Central Electoral Commission<\/strong>\u00a0(CEC)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/cec-a-decis-majorarea-numarului-sectiilor-de-votare-pentru-2781_99600.html\">decided<\/a>\u00a0that\u00a0<strong>2149 polling stations<\/strong> will be opened for parliamentary elections, including 146 polling stations abroad and 44 polling stations for the voters residing in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester.<\/p>\n<p>As some political parties challenged the CEC decision in the Court of Appeal (CA), after seven days of trial, the CA magistrates partially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdg.md\/stiri\/stiri-sociale\/doc-dispozitivul-deciziei-curtii-de-apel-prin-care-au-fost-anulate-anexele-din-deciziile-cec-privind-deschiderea-a-139-si-respectiv-146-de-sectii-de-vot-in-strainatate-fost-presedinte-cec\/\">admitted<\/a> the appeals filed, obliging the CEC to amend its decision and approve the opening of 190 polling stations abroad, as indicated initially by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). That would mean that the established 146 polling stations should be prepared to be opened, while the list should be updated with the additional polling stations after amending the CEC initial decision.<\/p>\n<p>This didn&#8217;t happen though, as the CEC, in turn, challenged the CA decision in the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ), stating that no reasoning of the CA decision was published.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/parliamentary-elections-a-controversy-over-the-number-of-polling-stations-and-the-lack-of-compromise\/\">Parliamentary elections: a controversy over the number of polling stations and a (lack of) compromise<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There is no justification for not creating the number of polling stations that was proposed by the MFA. [&#8230;] I understand that <span style=\"color: #993300;\">some members of the CEC are being pressured by some politicians into not increasing the number of polling stations.<\/span> [&#8230;] It is clear to everyone what is happening, it is clear why we have this debate on the opening of polling stations. Last year, we didn&#8217;t have enough polling stations abroad and, this year, we need more,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/inprofunzime.protv.md\/\">said<\/a> President <strong>Maia Sandu.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This ping-pong between legal institutions, even well-intentioned, can only delay the process of establishing polling stations. In the end, it is to the detriment of the voter. With less than a month left before the election, there is a high risk of poor organization of the activity of polling stations abroad, and that means more citizens queuing up and fewer likely to vote.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the CEC also <a href=\"https:\/\/a.cec.md\/ro\/cec-a-revizuit-numarul-sectiilor-de-votare-pentru-alegatorii-2781_99654.html\">revised<\/a> its decision on the organization of polling stations for voters in the localities on the left bank of the Dniester. Thus, no polling stations on the territory which is currently controlled by the so-called Tiraspol authorities will be established. Voters from the left bank of the Dniester will vote in the other 41 specially placed polling stations.<\/p>\n<p>While the right-wing parties play high-stakes when it comes to diaspora&#8217;s vote, those of the left-wing are generally interested in obtaining as many votes as possible from the left bank of the Dniester. Therefore, the EBCS insists a lot on opening as many polling stations as possible for the Moldovan citizens who reside in Transnistria, accusing their counterparts of violating the rights of these voters.<\/p>\n<h3>Populism is king<\/h3>\n<p>Populist statements have always worked for the Moldovan public. The most exploited populist topic is the polarisation between East and West. What is better for the Republic of Moldova? East or West? &#8211; a question that has been asked by national and international politicians for about three decades, but which brought us nowhere.<\/p>\n<p>2 weeks ago, the European Commission\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/IP_21_2712\">announced<\/a>, an <strong>Economic Recovery Plan<\/strong> for Moldova worth <strong>600 million euros<\/strong> as macro-financial assistance, grants and investments, to support a sustainable and inclusive recovery from the COVID-19 crisis.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/en\/an-economic-recovery-plan-for-moldova-600-million-euros-for-a-sustainable-recovery-from-the-covid-19-crisis\/\">An Economic Recovery Plan for Moldova: 600 million euros for a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The next day, Russian officials <a href=\"https:\/\/tass.ru\/politika\/11553553?fbclid=IwAR0jkylj21VkvlZQ9BQ3EqUSDSixfxo5PogaeKVjfHBBdjsK74JxKqp_Jlg\">declared<\/a> that the Moscow authorities were ready to lend <strong>200 million euros<\/strong> to the Republic of Moldova,<span style=\"color: #993300;\"> in conditions of the country&#8217;s political stabilisation. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">It is important to note that a right-wing government in Moldova has been never seen as a stable political situation by Russia.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Another populist declaration was made by <strong>Igor Dodon<\/strong> who claimed, lately, that <em>&#8220;the Republic of Moldova could produce the Sputnik V vaccine&#8221;<\/em> and that he would negotiate with the Russian Federation for this to happen. Again, the condition was &#8211; <em>&#8220;if we successfully go through these elections.&#8221;<\/em> Experts say that, in Moldova, there are no facilities to produce a vaccine in the early stages. However, sticking labels or pouring into bottles would be possible. <em>&#8220;Perhaps it would be more rational to deliver a million jabs directly from Moscow than to waste time on technology transfer,&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moldova.org\/vom-putea-produce-vaccinul-rusesc-teoria-si-practica-afirmatiei-lui-dodon\/\">explained<\/a> <strong>Ala Tocarciuc<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Other statements followed, along with intimidations of local officials, influence on state institutions, blackmails of potential candidates in order to get them out of the election race and so on. 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