Moldovan President Maia Sandu has initiated consultations with parliamentary groups on Friday and Saturday to select a new prime minister. This follows the unexpected resignation of Alexandru Munteanu on July 3, just eight months into his term.
Despite Sandu’s official invitations to parliamentary parties, most opposition groups have announced their intention to boycott the discussions with the president, according to reports from NewsMaker.md.
The opposition parties were invited on Friday; however, the Communists, Socialists, and the “Alternativa” Bloc plan to skip the consultations. The “Democrația Acasă” party has stated it will attend, but will not enter the presidential building.
Vasile Costiuc, leader of the party with six deputies, demands that the discussions be public. He stated, “If the president is willing to come down from her tower to speak with the press and the citizens, we welcome her. But if a short, silent 30-second video is posted online after the consultations, our faction will not participate in this circus,” said Deputy Alexandru Verșinin.
The Communists refuse the invitation, insisting on early elections for both Parliament and the presidency, as stated by former president Vladimir Voronin, who currently serves as a deputy and honorary president of the PCRM.
Members of the National Alternative Movement (MAN), part of the “Alternativa” Bloc, also announced they will not attend the discussions regarding the new prime minister, according to the group’s leader, Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban. Former Prime Minister Ion Chicu, also part of the Bloc, stated he sees no point in attending as their faction lacks a political majority.
Socialists, led by former president Igor Dodon, have also declared they do not plan to participate in the presidential consultations.
The party “Partidul Nostru,” led by Renato Usatîi, which has six deputies, has yet to announce its decision regarding participation in the consultations.
