Public Television station refuses to give Alliance requested airtime, claims "technical difficulties"

Moldovan Public Television head Adela Raileanu told Jurnal de Chisinau that her company cannot give airtime to the ruling Alliance for the European Integration because of "technical difficulties."

The Alliance asked for an hour of primetime to be able to send an "unaltered message" to the Moldovan people after it voted in a Speaker today and announced the distribution of leadership seats (the President will be nominated by the Democrats, while the Prime Minister will come from the Liberal Democrats).

Ms. Raileanu also said she cannot make a decision about broadcasting legislative meetings live, which the Alliance also asked for. She said only the Public Television Council of Observers or the television station's administration can make that call.

The four parties making up the Alliance for European Integration have often criticized Moldovan Public Television for being biased in favor of the Party of Communists.