Moldovan Communist leader calls for setting up "national unity government" including all parties
CHISINAU. June 30 (Interfax) - Vladimir Voronin, the leader of the Moldovan Party of Communists (PCRM) and former president, calls for setting up "a national unity government," which would include members of all parties.
Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Voronin said the parliamentary parties should "abandon partisan interests and start negotiations on setting up a stable government of apolitical technocrats."
The PCRM's parliamentary faction has forwarded an open letter with the proposal to the other five parliamentary factions, he said.
"It is unacceptable to set up a government depending on its political affiliation. We are responsible for the country and should unite at the parliament," Voronin said.
Asked by journalists how the Communists are planning to cooperate with the Socialists and the Liberals, Voronin replied that "this is the will of the voters who have delegated deputies to the parliament."
"We have come to the parliament not at our own whim. We should represent the people's interests. We should forget that we want to build a coalition with someone and don't want with someone else. We will support those who are ready to help solve the crisis," Voronin said.
At the same time, the Communists will not support a government that the three pro-European parties at the Moldovan parliament are currently trying to form, he said.
"If we fail to reach agreement with all factions, we are not going to support no matter whom. We voted for [Chiril] Gaburici for the crisis to be settled, but we were wrongly understood. The PCRM is not planning to put together a coalition with certain forces, as it is necessary for all to unite," he said.
Interfax had reported earlier that the government led by Chiril Gaburici had resigned at the prime minister's initiative on June 12. The Liberal-Democratic, Democratic, and Liberal Parties announced on Monday that they would put together a new pro-European coalition, which would form a government. However, the parties have significant differences, which worsened during the recent election campaign before local elections, the second round of which was held on June 28. The constitution stipulates that a new government is supposed to be formed within three months after the previous government's resignation. If no government is formed by September 12, the president has to dissolve the parliament and call new parliamentary elections.