Communists: we will not vote for any Alliance candidate, "not even if the Pope asks us to"

The Party of Communists had a closed-door meeting today to decide on how it will interact with the new ruling Alliance for European Integration. Communist representative Mark Tkaciuk said that his party would talk to every individual party instead of the four-party Alliance, and that he does not want early elections.

"We aren't afraid of being in the opposition, but we are bothered by the fact that once the Communists leave the situation in the country will worsen," Mr. Tkaciuk noted.

The Communist representative also harshly criticized the ruling Alliance, saying that they are acting in a "promiscuous manner" and that they do not care about Moldova's future. They should stop "trying to see who's the handsomest and strongest one," he suggested.

Late last week, Alliance representatives invited the Communists for a dialogue this coming Tuesday, but Party of Communists head and acting President Vladimir Voronin refused to accept a paper invitation from Liberal Democratic Party head Vlad Filat. Mr. Filat mailed the document and it is yet unclear if the meeting will take place since Mark Tkaciuk called it an "ultimatum" to which he said the Party of Communists will not react.

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