Moldovan politician: Vladimir Voronin wants to remain Moldova’s last president

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Taking into account the current situation in Moldova, the most fantastic scenarios are possible, leader of Patria-Rodina Labor Union Georgy Sima has told a REGNUM correspondent in an interview on June 13. “Vladimir Voronin wants to remain Moldova’s last president. So, on the threshold of the elections the Communist faction in the Moldovan Parliament can abolish the presidential position, fulfilling at least one of its promises,” the politician said.

Georgy Sima did not rule out that the elections could be held much earlier than in 2009, and right-wing political forces can come to replace the Communists. “It is hardly possible that this will be the Christian Democratic People’s Party led by Yuri Rosca. Despite the fact that Yuri Rosca is one of the most experienced Moldovan politicians of the post-Soviet time, and the Christian Democratic People’s Party is the oldest one with a branchy network of its regional activists, days of this political organization and its leader are counted. By publicly supporting the Communists, on fight with whom their previous ideology grounded, the party automatically lost its right to further represent views of the section of the electorate that was traditionally anti-Communist, sympathized with the right-wing forces and supported them at the elections. The ‘new right-wing’ forces are much more interesting now. It was Serafim Urekian who finally brought his Our Moldova Alliance to the right camp. To all appearances, he plans to settle there down for the whole time of the party’s life,” the politician noted.

Georgy Sima did not rule out another scenario: the third victory by the Communists. “Theoretically, the scenario of a third ‘Red triumph’ has a right to exist, but chances are narrow that it would be fulfilled. Facts have shown, that ratings of the Communist Party continue to decrease. Deriving from it, one can predict that the Moldovan Communists have overcome their peak already. Yes, they still remain quite an influential political force to be represented again in the parliament of 2009. But, most probably, they will have not so many seats that could let them dominate in the power. So, they will have to look for political allies and, henceforth, compromise,” Sima is quoted as saying.