The leaders of the ALTERNATIVA Bloc held a press conference today, August 5, during which they presented four pillars for consolidating the Republic of Moldova.<\/p>\n
Ion Ceban, President of MAN, stated that this conference is an address to future participants in the electoral competition \u2013 parties and political blocs \u2013 and that the idea to deliver this message emerged after the 300 meetings with citizens organized by the ALTERNATIVA Bloc across the country. Ion Ceban refuted the narratives promoted by the current government that \u201cthe main stake\u201d of the parliamentary elections on September 28 is either a PAS victory or a \u201cpro-Russian triumph,\u201d since both scenarios would entail a crisis of significant proportions, with extremely serious social and economic effects.<\/p>\n
The four pillars of the ALTERNATIVA Bloc represent real solutions to overcome the deadlocks in which our country has become entrenched. \u201cThus, our first pillar is \u2018European Moldova: the country where every citizen\u2019s right to happiness is sacred.\u2019 I want to make it clear: European integration is not a foreign policy objective imposed on us by anyone from outside; European integration remains, first and foremost, the choice and hope of over half of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova. European integration is exactly what the current government fails to do. What they do is wave it like a party flag, using it as a threat and a tool of fear, not as a national project to unite society. The ALTERNATIVA Bloc has set its mission to carry out a much more effective and organized effort to accelerate the Republic of Moldova\u2019s integration into the European Union (EU), by strictly implementing the roadmap and achieving all accession indicators,\u201d said Ion Ceban.<\/p>\n
Ion Chicu, President of PDCM, presented the second pillar of the ALTERNATIVA Bloc \u2013 \u201cA Liberalized Economy Supported by Effective Incentives.\u201d This pillar has three distinctive elements: appropriate fiscal and administrative burdens, massive public investments in infrastructure and education, elimination of discrimination against domestic producers, and support for them. \u201cWe know for certain that the current disgraceful state of our economy, the exodus of citizens, progressive poverty, and energy isolation are consequences of gross incompetence, servility to foreigners and monopolists, ignorance and discrimination against domestic producers, and the pathological laziness of the authorities. The practical experience of our team demonstrates that when the fiscal and administrative burden is reduced, and the government applies intelligent economic stimulus measures, results follow quickly. Including in the form of increased budget revenues \u2013 as we ensured in 2019, after the substantial reduction of the payroll tax burden and the implementation of several economic stimulus projects, including \u2018Prima Cas\u0103\u2019 and public infrastructure development projects,\u201d said Ion Chicu.<\/p>\n
\u201cNeutrality and democratic guarantees for all citizens\u201d is the third pillar of the ALTERNATIVA Bloc and was presented by Alexandr Stoianoglo. He stated that Moldova\u2019s neutrality does not only mean the permanent demand for the withdrawal of Russian troops and weapons from the country\u2019s territory, but also the need to start negotiations with the Russian Federation, involving all international partners and good-faith mediators. \u201cNeutrality is not just a guarantee that Moldova will not participate in armed conflicts. It also represents a national position condemning any war. At the same time, returning to democratic normality and a high level of human rights protection, including freedom of expression, press freedom, the presumption of innocence, and the establishment of high standards in justice \u2013 leads to increased national immunity against any destabilization attempt, including from abroad,\u201d said Alexandr Stoianoglo.<\/p>\n
The party currently in government prefers to ignore Transnistria and view the relationship with the region only through the lens of its own shadow revenues, rather than building, on its own initiative, a legal and coherent policy, said Mark Tkaciuk, member of the executive of the Party of Common Action \u2013 Civic Congress. He stated that \u201cA strong Moldova means a reunified Moldova,\u201d which is the fourth pillar of the ALTERNATIVA Bloc. \u201cSolving the Transnistrian issue is not a risk, but a constructive challenge. A reunified Moldova is a country that guarantees its borders and, implicitly, its domestic market and foreign trade. The ALTERNATIVA Bloc is convinced that European integration and the peaceful reintegration of the Republic of Moldova are the two tracks of the same path \u2013 the path to success and development,\u201d concluded Mark Tkaciuk.<\/p>\n
In conclusion, the leaders of the ALTERNATIVA Bloc reiterated that all future alliances and collaborations they build will be based exclusively on the willingness to follow the path of national consolidation and unity.<\/p>\n\n\t\t