Stefan Creanga, who forms part of the group of Liberal-Democratic MPs who chose to support the government that will be headed by a Democratic Prime Minister, said that he is now definitely an MP of the Liberal Democratic Party and will remain so regardless of the circumstances. In an interview for Radio Free Europe, the lawmaker said that particular persons from the party’s administration want the public opinion to be infected with the notion of “exclusion of party members who do not obey a decision”, which is illegal from his viewpoint, IPN reports.
As to the decision to join the parliamentary majority that pledged to support the investiture of the Government, Stefan Creanga said that it is first of all an expression of the formation of a parliamentary coalition. “Yesterday we had a meeting with candidate Pavel Filip, where the group of MPs of the PLDM stated their position that all the requirements formulated during all the negotiations by the Liberal Democratic Party, except for the insistence on the post of Prime Minister, remain valid. If these requests are not included in the government program, this will represent a legal reason for all the Liberal-Democratic MPs not to vote for the Filip Government,” he stated.
Stefan Creanga said the discussions on the Filip Government’s work program started. This program mainly coincides with the program of the Strelet Government based on which the PDM, PLDM and PL formed an alliance. “One of the key reasons for which the group of MPs of the PLDM supported the creation of a parliamentary alliance is the need to prevent delays in the payment of pensions and salaries in Moldova,” he stated.
According to the lawmaker, he does not intend to ask the candidate for premiership to prove his integrity as he considers him now one of the best compromise candidates. “I want to note that the decision to take part in governance wasn’t influenced by someone or something. Moreover, as you know, the local organizations started to make statements in support as most of the local organizations of the PLDM are for sitting at the negotiating table,” stated Stefan Creanga.
Seven Liberal-Democratic MPs signed a statement to form a parliamentary coalition and fielded Democrat Pavel Filip for Prime Minister. The PLDM’s National Political Council convened and decided to join the opposition.
