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NGO PROPOSES TO AMEND ELECTION CODE SO PEOPLE WOULD ELECT 50 MPs…
Transparent Public Association of Moldova proposes to amend the Electoral Code of Moldova in a way that 50 members of parliament would be elected by people, and 51 - on party lists.
At the press conference on Friday, Transparent Moldova Chairman Simion Lungu said that the political and economic crisis in Moldova is a matter for politicians, while the country’s prosperity requires people that work only for the interest of the state.
“The majority of party members who are parliamentary deputies are not interested in leading the country out of the crisis. Basically, they have their own businesses and are interested in augmenting their incomes” Lungu said.
He said that in 20 years of sovereignty and independence, the situation in Moldova has not improved but rather deteriorated.
“Poverty and the population’s state have reached alarming rates, while politics and economy are monopolized by mafia. State agencies are corrupted and the society is demoralized, which can lead to the disappearance of the Republic of Moldova as a state” he said.
He considers that none of the previous authorities - the president of the country, its prime minister and ministers – did not lead a consistent struggle for eradicating corruption but pursued personal and group interests.
“We all waited for regime to change but, unfortunately, the current government is no exception to the rule, because the political war continues, while the living standards remain the same,” said Lungu.
According to him, if the president and half of the deputies were directly elected by people, the political and economic situation would have changed for the better, and justice would be fair and impartial.
“I think Moldova may have a good president and prime minister only if each applicant for these positions would be tested on a lie detector, so people would know what they are doing and what interests they promote,” said Lungu.
The Transparent Public Association of Moldova has proposed to create urgently the national public commission of power activities monitoring.
According to Chairman of the association Simion Lungu, he is concerned about economic situation in Moldova, and also about multiple credits that Moldova takes from overseas.
“It is true, the economic situation is difficult, and we still have not come out the crisis; but the situation is disturbing because authorities take credits not only for special reforms, but to recover budget deficit too”, Lungu said.
According to him, the society will find out then the truth about public means and humanitarian aid’s expending, including credits, when it will create special national commission, which will include well-known persons.
Lungu said he will soon start collecting 200 thousand signatures to get the right of conducting referendum on approving anticorruption law.
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