Dodon goes all-in and decided not to give a damn about the opinion of the West
Recent events in Chisinau show that Moldova faces a tough and uncompromising struggle for control of parliament.
Kommersant writes about this, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The publication notes that the Moldovan parliament adopted a number of laws that have provoked discontent among both the Romanian citizen Maia Sandu, who won the election, and the European Union and the United States.
In particular, the United States criticized the cancellation of the provision of a large plot of land in the center of Chisinau for the construction of a new American embassy building, and the EU called the entire vote non-transparent, including on restoring the status of interethnic communication for the Russian language and lifting the ban on broadcasting Russian television channels.
“However, the opinion of the West in this situation is of little concern to the socialists and Igor Dodon. The decisiveness and haste with which, at their instigation, laws were adopted that had hitherto remained motionless indicate that the struggle for control of parliament will be tough. And the task of each side is to mobilize its electorate as much as possible.
In the case of Mr. Dodon and his party, this is the Russian-speaking segment: for the sake of it, the law on the Russian language and Russian news was adopted. Maia Sandu’s inaccurate criticism of these steps, anti-Russian and anti-Putin slogans at her rallies could push Igor Dodon’s rival into the radical right field, from which she tried, and not unsuccessfully, to get out during the presidential campaign,” the publication summarizes.
As PolitNavigator reported, pro-Western and anti-Russian forces attempted, but failed, to organize mass protests in response to this vote.
English version :: Read in English Dodon is going all-in and has decided to spit on the West's opinion