Moldovan Democrats, Communists discuss structure of future government
The leaders of the Democratic Party (PD) and the Party of Communists (PCRM) today met for the third round of talks focused on the structure of the future government.
After the talks, the leader of the Party of Communists, Vladimir Voronin, said that Moldova's interests were the top priority and noted that the political dialogue would be soon completed. "A declaration on the creation of a coalition with the PD has not been signed yet," he said.
Voronin said that only professionals would be promoted to state offices, regardless of their political colour. "We will discuss only concrete candidacies. Now, we are thinking about a 16-ministry government."
The Communist leader noted that their opponents could be appointed to high state offices too. He added that the PCRM would vote a presidential candidate put forward by the parties of the former Alliance for European Integration, only if it is a non-political personality.
PD leader Marian Lupu said that the talks with the PCRM, as well as those with the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) and the Liberal Party (PL) would further continue. "We will attend the today's meeting with the PL and the PLDM," he said.
Lupu said that during discussions with the PCRM, they exchanged opinions about the structure of the power bodies, but added that the process was under way. He shunned saying when the PD would decide with which parties to form a coalition, but mentioned that this should be done by the end of this year.
Political analysts are saying that the struggle in Moldova is not between parliamentary parties, but between Europe and Russia. Pundits are split in particular after the head of the Russian presidential administration, Sergey Naryshkin, and European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek have recently visited Chisinau. They do not rule out eventual snap polls in the autumn of 2011.
Four parties made it to the 101-seat parliament after the 28 November early election. None of them won enough MP mandates to form the government and elect the president. Therefore, the Liberal Democratic Party, which has 32 mandates, has announced readiness to set up a ruling coalition with the Democratic Party and the Liberal Party. On the other hand, the 42-mandate Party of Communists is set to create a centre-left coalition with the 15-seat Democratic Party.
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