Foreign policy towards Moldova will not change after elections in U.S., ambassador

U.S. Ambassador to Moldova William Moser said that the foreign policy of the United States towards Moldova after the November presidential elections will not change. The ambassador delivered a speech on the presidential elections in the U.S. at the Free International University of Moldova (ULIM), Info-Prim Neo reports. William Moser said that both the Democrats and the Republicans have always supported Moldova and, if considering the history of every candidate for the presidency, the foreign policy is most often the same. The ambassador also spoke about the election system in the U.S., saying that it’s not perfect. “Democracy is sometimes disorderly, but I assure you that it’s worth the effort and I admire those who struggle to establish democracy. Every four years, on the first Tuesday of November, the American voters go to elect the President, but the election process starts much earlier, often several years beforehand, when the candidates announce their intention to run for President,” said the Ambassador. William Moser told the students how a candidate starts the election campaign, collects funds and does other things. “As you know, the U.S. has two main parties, Democratic and Republican. Every party has primary elections. During these elections, the people have the possibility to vote for a person whom they see as a candidate for the presidency. This offers the ordinary people a voice and allows the relatively new candidates to make themselves known and to gather the people around their messages ands convictions. When Barack Obama began his first presidential race over four years ago, he was a relatively new figure on the national arena. He ran successfully at the primary stage and won the Democrats’ nomination and, as a result, the presidency,” said the diplomat. He also said that the most controversial themes in the election campaigns concern the money. “Everything that involves money can be dangerous. It’s clear that the financial side of the political campaign became the most controversial part of the election process. In the U.S., there are heated debates between those who see campaigns’ contributions as a form of the political discourse protected by the Constitution and by those who are afraid of the corrupt influence of the money,” said William Moser. According to the ambassador, regardless of the way the elections are organized, the election procedure in every nation must enable the voters to freely elect their leader and to decide the general direction that they want. The November 6 presidential elections in the U.S. will involve current President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.