Four Communist M.P.s who recently quit the party in protest of its decision to boycott the presidential election and thusly cause an early legislative poll, held a press conference today, during which they announced they would be joining a new left-wing party.
The party is called Moldova Unita [United Moldova], and seeks to place itself between the Party of Communists and the Democratic Party in terms of its ideological orientation.
Vladimir Turcan, one of the four, who is most likely going to take over the party, said that Moldova Unita "will actively promote the consolidation of Moldova's statehood and the modernization of the country based on social democratic and patriotic values."
Between 2001 and 2009, the Party of Communists (PC) essentially had no rivals on the left side of the political spectrum. After the PC lost elections on July 29, however, several groups have announced their plans to move to the left to take some of its electorate. Mr. Turcan's project is one of these. In addition, a Moldovan multi-millionnaire - Nicolae Ciornii - has also announced he intends to form a left-wing party. It is not yet clear if Mr. Turcan and Mr. Ciornii will unite their efforts.
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