- AIE in zeitnot
Igor Botan, November 1, 2011
- AIE is running out of time for a banal reason — the absence of elementary communication between its leaders and the cultivation of practice for putting partners forward a fait accompli. The voting by the PDM faction of a decision to release the presidential election procedure without coordinating it with partners has the features of a vendetta of those pined to the wall, which were thought to be short of counterpart and expected to obey[…]
Governmental policies
- Phoenix Bird and Watermelon
Igor Botan, October 17, 2011
- The activity of AIE in the last half year proved that this political structure is incapable to promote the promised reforms and overcome the institutional crisis faced by Moldova for more than two years[…]
Governmental policies • Government — opposition relations
- Who is afraid of early elections?
Igor Botan, September 6, 2011
- Statements of the prime-minister that “the things go wrong” and that there is a threat of “mafiotization” of the Republic of Moldova revealed that the early parliamentary elections would not be a catastrophe to the Republic of Moldova, but a catastrophe to AIE[…]
Elections • Political parties • Government — opposition relations
- Sad end of the “success story”
Igor Botan, August 6, 2011
- The end of the spring-summer parliamentary session was an occasion to summarize the work of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE)[…]
Political parties • Governmental policies • Government — opposition relations
- Election of district heads — a new occasion to torpedo or revitalize AIE
Igor Botan, June 29, 2011
- Disputes between AIE components exceeded the limits to be credible in eyes of electors. For the time being, following local elections, the definitive collapse or eventual recovery of AIE could be based on a political decision to build majorities in district councils[…]
Elections • Political parties
- Preliminary results of 2011 local elections
Igor Botan, June 23, 2011
- The high turnout of local elections on June 5 and 19, 2011 (53.7 percent while approximately 20 percent of citizens who have the right to vote are outside of the country and cannot participate in elections) was on a level with their importance. The political-administrative nature of local elections carries a series of nuances[…]
Elections
- Constitutional crisis: Responsibilities by consequences
Veaceslav Zaporojan, May 15, 2011
- Following lots of ECHR judgements against Republic of Moldova, our politicians wanted to find out names of judges who issued rulings that hit the budget of Moldova. In this train of thoughts, it’s also time to learn out the names of lawmakers who made decisions that seriously harmed Moldova, as some ECHR judgements indicate the inappropriate framework, sometimes adopted ungracefully[…]
Governmental policies
- What’s at stakes in local elections
Igor Botan, May 2, 2011
- Several things are at stake in the general local elections of 5 June. The outcome of these elections will secure whether: the Alliance for European Integration (AEI) will survive as the ruling coalition; the local public administration reform will be promoted, and the AEI’ governing program concerning the decentralization of power will be accomplished; the main political forces will find a solution to elect the head of state and to overcome the institutional crisis or would trigger early parliamentary elections; the myth of “Moldova — a success story” will finally collapse[…]
Elections
- EU — Moldova Forum
Igor Botan, March 31, 2011
- Moldovan authorities more and more frequently show that they mastered the art of making influential friends for the country they rule. This is important and necessary. The last example in this regard is the EU-Moldova Forum, held on March 29 to 31 in Chisinau[…]
Foreign policy / European integration
- The Myth about the Story…
Igor Botan, March 15, 2011
- Joe Biden explained the reason of his visit: “I will visit the Republic of Moldova, because this country is a democratic success story”[…]
Foreign policy / European integration • Political parties
- Confused Alliance
Igor Botan, February 28, 2011
- AEI will have provisional status and will remain confused, ineffective and scandalous unless a solution will be identified for the presidential elections. So far, the three components of AEI have not even fumbled with a common approach to find a proper solution[…]
Political parties • Governmental policies
- Constitutional Court Decision: Yes for opportunities, No for solutions
Igor Botan, February 14, 2011
- On February 8, 2011 the Constitutional Court (CC) has decided to discontinue consideration of notification of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) on interpretation of Article 90 of the Constitution concerning the deadlines for setting the date for presidential elections[…]
Elections • Justice and legal bodies
- Results of elections in Gagauzia and the post-electoral situation
Igor Botan, January 20, 2011
- It’s important to compare the results of elections for the Governor of Gagauzia in order to understand the evolution of the political landscape in the autonomy, whereas in the past five years some civic movements have been established in the region in support of certain leaders and political currents, which compete with political parties on national level[…]
Elections
- Presidential election: hazard versus consistency
Igor Botan, January 13, 2011
- Agreement on the establishment and operation of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE), signed on December 30, 2010 announced “the legalization of the activity of stable governance that shall be valid for the duration of a full four-year term” by the signatory parties: Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM), Democratic Party (PD) and the Liberal Party (PL)[…]
Elections • Political parties • Government — opposition relations
