Pavel Filip: DPM Is Clearly off the Power and the Coalition

DPM is no longer in power and in coalition with PSRM. This was stated by the chairman of the party Pavel Filip during the Politics program on TV8. Pavel Filip denies that the PDM’s decision to leave the government is an attempt to “make friends” with the right wing if PAS candidate Maia Sandu wins the presidential elections, agora.md writes. “PDM announced withdrawal of its supporters from the government. We would have done this after the mandate of the elected president was approved, because we did not want to induce a vacuum in state institutions. We announced this decision before the second round, so that we would not be accused of opportunism. We believe that a government reboot is needed.” As to the statement by Prime Minister Ion Chicu, who decided to replace the ministers before the elections, Pavel Filip claims that the decision belongs to the incumbent President Igor Dodon. “I think PSRM took it very painfully. But for us, it was one of the most predictable scenarios. It did not catch us unawares,” he said. Recall, on November 7, DPM announced that right after the inauguration of the president, to be elected on November 15, it would recall five of its ministers from the government. Prime Minister Ion Chicu decided not to wait for the election day and announced on November 9 that he would recall the Democratic ministers and immediately appoint others to replace them. New members of the cabinet were soon appointed. Let us remind that the second round of the presidential elections will take place on November 15, 2020. Citizens have a choice between the candidate from the Action and Solidarity Party, Maia Sandu, and the independent candidate supported by the PSRM, Igor Dodon.