Stirea Zilei spoke with Liberal Party vice-President Corina Fusu, who said that one particular option for distributing leadership positions "is agreeable" to her party:
Marian Lupu (Democratic Party) - President.
Vlad Filat (Liberal Democratic Party) - Prime Minister.
Mihai Ghimpu (Liberal Party) - Speaker.
Serafim Urechean, head of the Moldova Noastra [Our Moldova] Alliance, whose party has the smallest number of seats of all the four opposition parties, would become deputy Speaker, according to some sources.
At this point, however, Chisinau is buzzing with rumors, and the opposition leaders have been rather secretive about their negotiations.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Time magazine publishes lengthy article on Moldova
"Ninety-two years after the Russian Revolution and 20 years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, Europe's last Soviet-style government is finally on its way out. In Moldova this week, four months after popular upheaval, the Communist Party accepted defeat in a national election."
Full article here.
Full article here.
Romanian President says he "lent a helping hand" to elect President Voronin in 2005, Romanian opposition asks for explanations
In the wake of the July 29 parliamentary elections, Moldovan politics has been a subject of bickering between the Romanian President and a few political parties that are generally considered to be unsupportive of Mr. Basescu.
On Thursday, Romanian head of state Traian Basescu told Romanian Public Radio that "President Voronin probably remembered that at one point I lent a helping hand to him when he was trying to form a majority after the last elections [Imedia: referring to 2005, when President Voronin had a falling out with the Russian leadership and turned to the West, declaring European integration as a national priority]. [...] This time, President Voronin cannot hope for my support in order to get the majority he needs to appoint a President."
Titus Corlatean, head of the Romanian Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee and a leading member of the Social Democratic Party, said Mr. Basescu's statements made him "a party to and responsible for the entire drama of Moldovan society in the last four years." The Social Democrats are currently in a grand coalition with the pro-presidential Democratic Liberal Party, but the two partners have not been getting along as the November presidential elections get closer.
The opposition National Liberal Party, also released a press statement calling Mr. Basescu's statement "a major foreign policy blunder" that could "place Romania in a delicate position within the European Union."
h/t www.jurnal.md
www.realitatea.tv
On Thursday, Romanian head of state Traian Basescu told Romanian Public Radio that "President Voronin probably remembered that at one point I lent a helping hand to him when he was trying to form a majority after the last elections [Imedia: referring to 2005, when President Voronin had a falling out with the Russian leadership and turned to the West, declaring European integration as a national priority]. [...] This time, President Voronin cannot hope for my support in order to get the majority he needs to appoint a President."
Titus Corlatean, head of the Romanian Senate's Foreign Affairs Committee and a leading member of the Social Democratic Party, said Mr. Basescu's statements made him "a party to and responsible for the entire drama of Moldovan society in the last four years." The Social Democrats are currently in a grand coalition with the pro-presidential Democratic Liberal Party, but the two partners have not been getting along as the November presidential elections get closer.
The opposition National Liberal Party, also released a press statement calling Mr. Basescu's statement "a major foreign policy blunder" that could "place Romania in a delicate position within the European Union."
h/t www.jurnal.md
www.realitatea.tv
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Opposition leaders meet again
ProTV evening news showed footage of three opposition leaders (the Liberal Democrats, the Liberals, and the Democrats) getting into their cars after a lunch meeting outside of Chisinau today. Marian Lupu, Democratic Party head, who recently left the Party of Communists, said that "nothing special" happened and that "talks are continuing."
The leader of the fourth opposition party - Serafim Urechean (Moldova Noastra-Our Moldova) - was on the phone with the other three leaders during the meeting.
The leader of the fourth opposition party - Serafim Urechean (Moldova Noastra-Our Moldova) - was on the phone with the other three leaders during the meeting.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
First A(H1N1) influenza virus case confirmed in Moldova
Moldova's Health Ministry identified the first case of A(H1N1), also known as "swine flu," in the country. The announcement was made on July 30. The patient is a 24-year-old woman who recently returned from a two-week trip to several European countries.
Media outlets in Chisinau have also been talking about a second case.
Media outlets in Chisinau have also been talking about a second case.
Live-feeds from Moldova
Privesc.eu and Unimedia have been providing live feeds from press conferences and various other events in Moldova. It seems to have worked rather well so far. Unfortunately, the feeds don't come with simultaneous English-language coverage, but it gives anyone the opportunity to follow certain events in Moldova in real time.
Interview with acting President Vladimir Voronin on RFE/RL
Excerpt:
"Since we don’t have the majority necessary to elect a president, I think things will be very complicated. For one thing, they are going to promote themselves -- handsome, smart, and very principled. But when that doesn’t fly, they will begin fighting among themselves. We also know how to negotiate, how to conduct talks. We’ve been practicing for years. We know more or less how they survive and whom they intend to nominate. And we can also arrange a competition among them: let them fight for a while about unification and how to vote. We’ll see how it all shakes out."
Full interview here.
"Since we don’t have the majority necessary to elect a president, I think things will be very complicated. For one thing, they are going to promote themselves -- handsome, smart, and very principled. But when that doesn’t fly, they will begin fighting among themselves. We also know how to negotiate, how to conduct talks. We’ve been practicing for years. We know more or less how they survive and whom they intend to nominate. And we can also arrange a competition among them: let them fight for a while about unification and how to vote. We’ll see how it all shakes out."
Full interview here.
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