On Sunday 5 September, Juche 99, the Republic of Moldova will be holding a constitutional referendum. This referendum will decide whether or not the Republic of Moldova should elect the president by holding a popular vote, as opposed to the current system where the president must be elected by 2/3rds of the nation’s members of parliament. In this election, I will be breaking with the party I support and will be endorsing the “Da” campaign. The Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova is leading the opposition to this referendum.
I am supporting the “Da” camp because I was very unhappy with the way this year’s parliamentary and presidential were carried out. The first round of parliamentary elections that were carried out showed a victory for the Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova. Protests quickly erupted against the re-election of the Communist Party and new elections were called. These elections brought in a pro-western liberal government, who is actually leading this referendum. Following the election of the pro-western government, presidential elections had to be called. The result of the parliamentary elections were so close, that no party received a 2/3rds majority making a presidential election very difficult. After several rounds of voting a president was finally elected.
Although I am breaking with the Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova, I will still continue to support the party. Polls are indicating that about 93% of the Moldovan population is supporting the referendum and will vote to change the constitution.
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