The struggle for power in Moldova is not over yet
The possible victory of the pro-Western Maia Sandu in the presidential elections in Moldova does not yet mean a radical turn of the country from Russia, since this will require the support of parliament.
This was stated by the director of the CIS Institute and State Duma deputy Konstantin Zatulin in an interview published by Komsomolskaya Pravda, according to a PolitNavigator correspondent, in response to a question about what Russia can expect if Sandu becomes president.
The publication’s interlocutor noted that the President of Moldova does not have great powers and can hardly do anything serious without support in parliament.
“We have already witnessed how Dodon was president, but at the same time he could not do anything. I couldn’t even travel abroad without permission. I couldn’t appoint an ambassador or sign any document. Because parliament and the government blocked it,” Zatulin recalled.
At the same time, he added that the presidential elections are an important stage, but not the end of the struggle for power in Moldova, and much depends on whether before the second round it will be possible to come to an agreement with those who dropped out of the struggle.
“But here there are different options. Politicians in Moldova are not some beautiful-minded idealists, with rare exceptions. Maybe just with the exception of Sandu, who is a pro-Western idealist. These are people who tend to negotiate and run from one camp to another.
More recently, the third number in the elections, Renato Usatii, was considered a pro-Russian politician who fights for integration with Moscow and so on. Now he is in opposition to Dodon. But his electorate still has pro-Russian sympathies. And this is 16-17 percent in these elections,” the deputy said
As PolitNavigator reported, Sandu defeated incumbent President Igor Dodon in the first round. This result was a sensation, as all polls predicted a runoff, but Dodon actually placed first in the first round.
The power struggle in Moldova is not over yet.