“These are not legitimate claims, but electoral actions based on lies and manipulation, aimed at stealing votes from people who have not been properly informed,” commented Daniel Vodă, the Government’s spokesperson, on the two protests organized on Wednesday by pro-Russian parties, one in front of the Government and the other at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, reports IPN.
According to Daniel Vodă, the Government has invested over 6 billion lei in agriculture just in the last few years. All commitments undertaken by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry are honored on time. In the energy sector, progress has been made that has not been achieved in the last three decades. “Work is being done to increase energy efficiency and strengthen the country’s energy independence. The Republic of Moldova is, today, supplied with energy resources from various sources – something that pro-Russian parties do not mention,” said the Government’s spokesperson.
Daniel Voda added that these protests carried out in front of state institutions are nothing more than instructions executed from abroad and have nothing to do with the interests of the citizens or the performance of the Government.
In front of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, members and sympathizers of the Socialist Party accused the government of not providing efficient measures and real support mechanisms for farmers, stating that the agricultural sector is on the verge of bankruptcy. The leader of the party claimed that farmers have lost their traditional markets, and the authorities do not provide real support mechanisms. In the midst of the agricultural season, store shelves are full of imported products, while local products do not get to be marketed.
On Tuesday, the Socialist Party, along with the Communist Party, Heart of Moldova, and Future of Moldova, announced the creation of a bloc for participation in the parliamentary elections on September 28. According to Andrei Curăraru, a public policy expert at WatchDog.MD, this alliance is nothing more than a political construction made to hand over de facto control of the country to the Kremlin, and it relies on the nostalgic vote, especially in the north and south of the country.
