Moldovan Liberal Democrats, Democrats, Liberals, European People's Party to meet President

Chisinau, 15 December /MOLDPRES/-Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM), Democratic Party (PD), Liberal Party (PL) and European People’s Party (PPEM) will meet President Nicolae Timofti to nominate a candidate for the position of premier. The leaders of pro-European formations made the statements after the second round of political negotiations.

The leaders announced that the meeting had not registered progress for reasons that both PLDM and PD called on the premier’s post.

Acting leader of PLDM Valeriu Strelet said “Liberal Democrats reiterated once again the formation’s stance and I announced the colleagues we firmly opt for the premier’s position. Tomorrow we will meet Timofti to express the views of all parties and see if we can overcome the situation in which both PLDM and PD call on the premier’s post”, he noted.

PD leader Marian Lupu said that the meeting had not made progress in negotiations. “Opinions remain the same. We believe that the party with the largest number of seats has the right to propose candidate for the premier’s office. Tomorrow we will decide on,” he said.

PL leader Mihai Ghimpu noted “the things get complicated. We got to the problem on who will hold the premier’s position, but first of all, we have to think how to form a firm parliamentary majority. We will meet the president, who has the right to submit a candidate, maybe we will reach a compromise”, he said.

For his part, PPEM leader Iurie Leanca added “we want to help create a pro-European coalition, pro-reforms, set priorities, justice reform, fight against corruption”, he said.

During the six years of ruling pro-European parties, the candidates for the premier’s post were proposed by the party having the largest seats within the parliamentary majority. Currently, PLDM holds 19 mandates, PD – 19 seats, PL – 13, and non-affiliated MPs of Leanca group – three mandates.

(Reporter A. Plitoc, editor M. Jantovan)