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​POLISH ANALYST BELIEVES THAT VLAD PLAHOTNIUC WILL SEE TO WINNING VICTORY IN 2018

26 january, 2017

Dr. Kamil Calus of the Warsaw Center for Eastern Researches believes that the Chairman of the Moldovan Democratic Party, the so-called “Executive Coordinator” of the Moldovan ruling coalition Vlad Plahotniuc will take all necessary measures to guarantee a victory of his forces at the 2018 parliamentary election.

The expert said on the Polskie Radio that presently the entire power system in Moldova is headed by the country’s richest personality – oligarch Vlad Plahotniuc, though he holds no state post, being only the Chairman of the Democratic Party.

“Plahotniuc is a very skilful politician, fully realizing the entire risk of the state power’s possible going into the hands of his political rivals. So, surely, he is already working to ensure an electoral victory for his forces in 2018. At the present time, he is unfolding an action called to improve his political image. Plahotniuc’s popularity rating is very low – merely 2-4%. He has already launched an operation of re-branding his discredited Democratic Party so that to present it to his electorate once again in a new shape”, said the expert.

In his opinion, visits to Moscow, like the one paid by President Dodon last week, is a fairly positive event from the viewpoint of Vlad Plahotniuc and his pro-European coalition.

“Such voyages feed the apprehensions of pro-European citizens of Moldova lest Moldova should make a turn to the East. Thanks to such visits, Plahotniuc can demonstrate that the threat of a pro-Russian course is real. The message is as follows: hardly had Dodon become president, he rushed to Russia, is promising to cancel the EU-Moldova Association Agreement, so you will have to vote for us, though you regard us to be corrupt and responsible for the failure of pro-European reforms. Otherwise, pro-Russian forces will come to force in Chisinau and the entire program of reintegration with the European Union will be ruined”, said Calus.

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