Moldova coalition boosts pro-Europe hopes

Moldova’s pro-European orientation received a boost in December 2010 after pro-western parties agreed to form a three-party coalition in an attempt to overcome more than a year of political deadlock. Vladimir Filat became the Prime Minister.

The agreement signed on the 30 December 2010 enables the Alliance for European Integration to retain its hold on power, thwarting the hopes of the Communist party, which won the most votes in recent national elections.

However, the accord does not guarantee an end to the political stalemate in the former Soviet republic as the new coalition still lacks sufficient votes to elect a president.

ESO: Background information: Moldova: Parliamentary Election, 28 November 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/moldova-parliamentary-election-28-november-2010-voter-fatigue-and-dreams-of-europe-frame-moldovan-elections/

Wikipedia: Alliance for European Integration http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance_for_European_Integration

EUObserver, 31.12.10: Pro-EU coalition forms in Moldova http://euobserver.com/9/31585

EurActiv, 3.1.11: Moldova re-establishes Pro-European alliance http://www.euractiv.com/east-mediterranean/moldova-establishes-pro-european-news-500906

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