“There Are 26 Deputies in the Opposition.” Sandu Believes PDM Votes Are Needed to Dismiss the Government

Maia Sandu, leader of the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS), believes that votes for a vote of no confidence in the government of Ion Chicu can be found in the Democratic Party faction. As the politician said during the Cutia Neagră program on TV8, to sign a vote is not enough - the government needs to be resigned and a broad coalition is needed for this. “It's easy to sign this vote. We want to dismiss this Cabinet and everyone has a reason for this. But we must have votes not only in order to declare a vote, but also in order to remove the government. Otherwise, we risk allowing this useless cabinet to continue a performance, as happened with the attempt to dismiss the Minister of Health,” Sandu said. Therefore, according to Sandu, the authors of the vote of no confidence, the Party of Dignity and Truth Platform (DA) faction, need to collect more votes, and they can be found in the PDM faction. “There are 26 deputies in the parliamentary opposition and it’s hard to find a solution to initiate the cabinet’s resignation. Negotiations with PDM are not the best decision to change the government, but quite a sound way out of the current situation,” Sandu added. Recall, the text of the no-confidence vote in the Ion Chicu government was signed by DA deputies the day before. They called on other deputies to sign the document before Thursday, July 16, so that a vote of no confidence could be put forward at the next parliamentary meeting. The leader of the National Unity Party (PUN), MP Octavian Ticu, responded to the call. The PAS said it would consider signing a vote of no confidence in the government at a meeting of the party’s political council on Saturday, July 18. PAS MPs have repeatedly said that dismissing the government in a crisis would be an irresponsible step, all the more so because “there is no certainty that there will be a new parliamentary majority to choose the best, pro-European, government”. To express a vote of no confidence in the government, 51 votes are needed. Now the coalition of the Party of Socialists and the Democratic Party has 50 deputies, however, as a rule, drafts proposed by the coalition are supported by an independent deputy Alexandru Oleinic.