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Moldovan deputy Nesterovsky: anti-Russian attitude is disastrous for Chisinau

KISINEV, 1 April – RIA Novosti. Moldovan parliament deputy Alexander Nesterovsky told RIA Novosti that official Chisinau’s anti-Russian position is disastrous for the country, that Moldova should improve relations with Russia.

Earlier, Nesterovsky and his colleague Irina Lozovan announced their withdrawal from the Socialist Party (PSRM) and the Bloc of Communists and Socialists in parliament. On Friday, they announced the creation of a new social orientation political force. The politicians decided to keep their parliamentary duties in order to remain independent parliamentarians.

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“The new political force will be, first of all, a pro-Moldova, pro-state party. Secondly, we do not hesitate to talk openly about friendship and partnership with Russia. Now the republican authorities are pursuing an extremely aggressive anti-Russian policy. Such a position is disastrous for the republic. Russian Federation’ “Let’s push ourselves into a corner by getting away from the world. Moldova should develop not only in the West, but also in the East,” he said.

The deputy also noted that the central authorities of Moldova form the image of the enemy from Russia, and most residents of the country do not agree with this position.

“Economic ties are being destroyed, historical reality is being distorted. We have many things in common with Moldova, Russia, over 400 years, such as friendship, culture, belief, language. Yes, Russian is still used at the same level as Moldova. Most of the people living in the country are fluent in two languages. “Now they’re trying to artificially divide us. That’s why joint forces need to consolidate and stop this madness.”

Nesterovsky believes that the political struggle against the usurpation of power in Moldova should not be fought only in parliament, the opposition must support public protests in the streets.

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“Me and Irina Lozovan broke up not to criticize PSRM. We are aware that the political struggle against usurpation of power in the country should not be fought only in the parliamentary hall, so we decided to join the People’s Movement platform, uniting people with a position similar to ours: we must act decisively, peaceful protests in the streets “It’s not destabilizing the situation, it’s one of the levers of pressure on the government, so that Nesterovsky takes into account the views of the majority of citizens. And their position is different from that of the regime of President Maia Sandu and his former ruling party.”

The deputy stressed that the new political formation that is being formed will not be ashamed of its geopolitical views.

The interlocutor emphasized that the current government’s militarist rhetoric is foreign to the Moldovan people.

“People don’t understand: the government has money to buy guns, guns, but has no money to cover heating, electricity, social needs. PDS party Sandu, anyone who criticizes the government is called criminal. The country is sliding towards dictatorship, ridiculous laws bypass the parliament, the parliament itself violates the legislative procedure. “The constitution is violated, citizens are not given the opportunity to speak in the referendum on the name of the state language. It’s a shame,” said Nesterovsky.

In Moldova, the opposition has been protesting for almost a year against rising prices and higher tariffs for gas and electricity. The most massive rallies are held with the support of the Shor party. In January, the political force launched the “People’s Movement” platform, which it invited other opposition parties to join. PSRM did not support this proposal, citing protest actions, but some deputies from the Communists and Socialists Bloc in parliament, including PSRM, repeatedly attended rallies on their own initiative within the framework of the “People’s Movement”. “platform.

The demonstrators accuse the country’s authorities of not being able to cope with the crisis in the economy and energy sector. He also criticizes the country’s leadership for their reluctance to negotiate better gas prices with Russia and for political pressure on opposition representatives. Moldovan authorities have repeatedly called for the liquidation of the Shor party, accusing it of illegal financing.

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