“I Do Not Claim Exclusivity.” Maya Sandu about Participating in the Presidential Election

Leader of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), Maya Sandu, said she was ready to support a single candidate from the ACUM bloc in the presidential election if he had a good chance of defeating Igor Dodon. “I do not claim exclusivity. If there is a candidate with good chances to defeat Dodon, I will support him,” Sandu said on February 11 in the evening broadcast of Jurnal TV program. Answering the question weather is she ready to support the candidacy the leader of Platform of Dignity and Truth” party “Andrei Nastase, Sandu said she was ready “if Nastase will have more chances than others”. The leader of the PAS intends to assess the chances of potential candidates according to the results of opinion polls. According to Maya Sandu, Igor Dodon defeated her in the presidential election in 2016, “because [Vladimir] Plahotniuc helped him”. Sandu believes that the previous presidential election was not “fair and free,” and now “people will see everything.” “Dodon slept in the presidency for four years and sometimes went abroad to rest. What else did he do? He lies to people every day, today he’s lying about pensions. Dodon cannot give the country any prospects. I explain why Dodon should not stay for a second term: he showed that he was not capable of anything,” Sandu said. Recall, Maya Sandu did not officially declare her intention to participate in the next presidential election planned for the fall of 2020. The current president, Igor Dodon, has not yet announced his participation in the election. Nevertheless, political experts agree that the main struggle in these elections will unfold between Sandu and Dodon.