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The Democratic Party (PDM) will not make a bilateral coalition with the PCRM, but insists on a wide democratic coalition, Marian Lupu told a news conference on July 31. The PDM leader has stated his party will insist that the political forces should abstain from statements that may strain the atmosphere within society. It will also insist on an anti-crisis plan, to be developed with experts from the civil society, on setting up a commission to independently probe into the April 7 events. “We’ll stand for the correct enforcement of the Audiovisual Code regarding all the radio and TV stations from the country and, especially, the public company “Teleradio-Moldova”, and for insuring the pluralist, fair and unbiased coverage of the events,” Marian Lupu said. The PDM leader maintains it will promote correct and professional people. The PDM will stand for halting the excessive involvement of the state in business and for separating the state control agencies. The PDM will promote an independent judicial system, by removing the political influence, by reforming the Prosecutor General’s Office and the law-enforcement bodies. In the external domain, the PDM will back the European integration, and the preservation of Moldova’s status in the CIS and its neutral status. (Info-Prim Neo)

Inspiring and reassuring, that’s how US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, a former presidential candidate, described the parliamentary elections held in Moldova on July 29. “This is an important moment for the Republic of Moldova. It is inspiring and reassuring to see Moldovans exercising their democratic rights through the electoral process, but it is likewise troubling when political differences turn violent”, the American senator said in a statement issued Thursday, July 30. According to the Democrat senator, the politicians in Moldova need to find common ground. “If they can set aside their personal and political interests, there is a chance that a fresh approach to their nation’s problems may be found”, added Senator Kerry. “Some pundits have claimed that Moldova is a victim of its geography, caught between European and Russian «spheres of influence». I believe Moldova’s geography can be its strength; with cooperation and determined effort, Moldova can and should be a bridge between Central and Eastern Europe. Moldovans deserve a better, more prosperous future”, stated the former US presidential candidate. (Info-Prim Neo)

The Liberal Party (PL) gained the largest number of votes abroad. 42.2% of the Moldovans that cast their ballots at the polling stations opened abroad voted for the PL. The PL is followed by the PLDM with 32.5% of the votes, PCRM -9.5%, PDM — with 6%, AMN -5.8%. PPCD got 2.6% of votes cast by Moldovan voters abroad, PSD -1%, while PEAVM — 0.5%. As many as 15,357 Moldovans who are abroad took part in the July 29 elections. According to the Central Electoral Commission, 15,297 of votes were valid. Thirty-three polling places were set up at Moldova’s embassies and consular offices abroad for the early legislative elections. (Info-Prim Neo)

“Moldova’s democratic and European future is now in the hands of the PLDM, PL, AMN and PDM,” maintain German parliamentarians from the Bundestag. The statement has been signed by Manfred Grund (CDU/CSU), Michael Link (FDP), Markus Meckel (SPD) and Rainder Steenblock (Alliance 90/the Greens,). The MPs say the democratic forces in Moldova have managed to win a victory over the Party of Communists (PCRM), in government for 8 years, in a very complicated campaign conditions. “The PDM’s entrance with 13 seats in the Parliament, under the leadership of Marian Lupu, has been a determining factor in the opposition’s gaining the majority,” the statement reads. Setting up a stable coalition government, with those 53 seats of the democratic opposition, is not an easy task. According to the German MPs, this entails a high level of conscientiousness and responsibility on behalf of all the political actors. “As long as a new president is not elected (61 votes are needed), Moldova will not be able to overcome the constitutional crisis. It asks for a new integrating policy from the new government and from the other political camp, and a high level of availability for compromise, both on the part of the parties in opposition, and of the Communists, which, having 48 seats in the new parliament, still are the strongest faction,” the German MPs say. They also talk about the need of re-launching Moldova’s cooperation with the European partners. “A decisive step in this respect will be stopping the unequal treatment of the EU citizens, after the unjust imposition of visas for Romania,” the statement reads. The German parliamentarians consider that in the July 29 elections, the Moldovan voters gave a clear vote for the European integration, which will decisively influence the country’s domestic and foreign policies. (Info-Prim Neo)