The march staged by the Communist Party in the Great National Assembly Square on November 23 was financed by Moscow with the aim of having its interests promoted in Moldova, Liberal lawmaker Valeriu Munteanu said in the program “Replica” on Prime TV channel. Liberal-Democratic MP Tudor Deliu believes that the Communist Party is in a crisis of ideas, while the march was not a success and showed that Moldova is being democratized, IPN reports.
“Everyone focuses on the actions of the Communists and considers that Moscow carries its ‘eggs’ in one basket only. I think we should be attentive to other actions too, as for example the developments in Comrat. I’m sure that the Communists’ protest was financed by Moscow,” said Valeriu Munteanu.
Tudor Deliu stated that the Communists’ march, which wasn’t successful, showed that a democratic state began to be built after the new political forces came to power in 2009. “There is a great difference between the November 3 event and this march. We came not to tell nonsense from the stage, but to state our support for the European course,” he said.
Raisa Apolschii, of the Democratic parliamentary group, said the Communists’ protest was an attempt to show that there are many people who consider that things in the country go wrong. “It was a forced revolt against the government. I don’t think those attending were able to convey a message as many of them didn’t know what they came for,” she stated.
Liberal reformer Ana Gutu said the state symbols of Moldova weren’t present at the Communists’ march. Thus, it was an action against the country. “The march was conducted in Russian, which is not the official language. The Communists should have represented all the people. There were inebriated people in the crowd. The Communists are in despair. They want to prevent Moldova from arriving at the Vilnius Summit with the help of another country. I don’t think this party is able to convince the voters that they are the country’s future,” she said.
According to reports, the march involved minimum 15,000 people. The organizers said the march marked the beginning of the process of removing the government by peaceful mechanisms.
