Block ACUM suggests setting working group with Socialists' party of Moldova

Chisinau, 16 April /MOLDPRES/ – The ACUM block has suggested the setting of a working group with the Socialists' party of Moldova (PSRM) that would examine the social initiatives of both factions. The PSRM has reiterated the need to create a governance coalition.

The block ACUM two leaders, Maia Sandu and Andrei Nastase, said today at a press conference that they would not participate in creation of a parliamentary majority. They said they would only accept a minority Government, but they proposed to set up a working group with the MPs of PSRM who would review the social initiatives of both parties by 25 April.

Shortly after the proposals, the PSRM's MP, Vlad Batrincea, wrote on a social network that PSRM clearly set out the conditions under which the party would be ready to make a major coalition. "As long as the representatives of the ACUM block's leadership are not available to discuss the initial terms from which there can start negotiations on establishment of a governance coalition and coalition Government, we do not see the creation of working groups and the continuation of clear discussions that have taken place in the past," wrote Batrincea.

He reminded Members that there are about two months left before the parliamentary dissolution procedure commenced, and urged lawmakers in block ACUM to revise their decisions.