The protests against the introduction of the new electoral system that was adopted by Parliament on July 20 will continue, extraparliamentary opposition leaders Maia Sandu and Andrei Nastase said in the talk show “In Depth” on PRO TV Chisinau channel, IPN reports.
The leader of the Party “Action and Solidarity” Maia Sandu said the change to the mixed-member electoral system significantly reduces the probability of holding free and fair elections. “Today the Republic of Moldova moved to the path to dictatorship,” Maia Sandu stated in the program.
According to her, the criteria according to which electoral constituencies will be formed are very vague. “It is a big problem for the representation of the diaspora, but the biggest problem, which was also noted in the Venice Commission’s opinion, is the fact that this system enables the people with a lot of money to influence or, more exactly, to buy members in the future Parliament,” added Maia Sandu.
In reply, Socialist MP Vasile Bolea said the new law provides that the electoral constituencies will be created by a special commission and there are no reasons fort concern in this regard. “A special, independent commission will be set up to decide the boundaries of constituencies. On this commission, all the interested players will be broadly represented,” said the MP.
The leader of the Party “Platform Dignity and Truth” Andrei Nastase said the rotten ruling political class should be replaced and the division in Moldovan society will then disappear. “The mixed electoral system is harmful in a captured state like the Republic of Moldova, which is controlled by an individual who disobeys the law and has no common sense. This controls justice and the regulatory authorities,” he stated.
