Snap polls likely to favor Democratic Party - political analyst says

Chisinau, 5 April /MOLDPRES/- If snap polls are held, the most favored party will be the Democratic Party, and the results gathered after voting would produce an unpleasant surprise for other political forces. Political analyst Anatol Ţăranu made the statement in an exclusive interview for MOLDPRES.

ACUM bloc’s refusal to participate in the political dialogue takes them out of the power equation and chances to reach snap polls are increasing.

"We are now more likely to have a center-left coalition than snap polls, with the probability of 60- 40 percent. After elections, the PDM will increase the chances of having more MPs in parliament, because local elections are specific and require more personal involvement from local candidates. In local elections people need resources, and now the party with the most resources is PDM. In the event of cumulative voting, local plus parliamentary ballot, local candidates will extrapolate their success on the list of PDM, and PDM might accumulate a score that would be a nasty surprise for their opponents," he said.

If the mechanism of the early elections is triggered, they will most likely be cumulated with the local elections and then the leadership of ACUM bloc will find it difficult to explain to their supporters why they did not come to power and did not form a coalition.