POLITICAL PROGRAMME
of the “Democrația Acasă” Political Party
Approved by the National Congress of 9 November 2024
Unofficial translation. The Romanian text is the authentic one and prevails in case of any discrepancy.
CONTENTS
Chapter I — The Party, the Present Moment, Values and Principles.
Chapter II — Directions, Objectives, Partners.
Chapter III — The Development and Organisation of the Party.
Chapter IV — Reforms, the Priorities of the PPDA for the Country and its citizens.
A closing word.
CHAPTER I — The Party, the Present Moment, Values and Principles
The “Democrația Acasă” Political Party is the Party of people who are united and uncompromised. The PPDA is the expression of the will of the new generations of leaders, who understand politics as an exercise in responsibility and in service to the Country. The dignity of a generation is measured by the role it plays in the development of society. The generation that came of age in the time elapsed since Independence, with the experience gathered in this period of great upheaval, will transform Moldova into a prosperous state. This transformation entails many challenges and much work, which only a team of educated, honest and responsible people can carry out.
Moldova needs new leaders who respect their citizens and who can make the most of their potential. Moldova needs the young people and the workers who have left the country, so that they may be given the chance to grow and develop at HOME. Together, we must revive this hope in a new generation of leaders who are hard-working and humane. People open to respectable activity, able to deliver concrete and tangible results to society.
The PPDA sets out to form and promote a new political class, made up of mature, honest and responsible people. Together we have the mission: To strengthen the community! To rebuild the economy!
To create jobs! To put an end to corruption! To raise the consciousness of the people!
The “Democrația Acasă” Political Party was born out of the love of Country of citizens at home and in the diaspora. Some were already members of other parties. Others hesitated to involve themselves in politics. Now, together, we have united ideologically and organisationally into a force of constructive political action for the salvation and prosperity of the Country. As a party of the right, the PPDA is open to all supporters who share democratic, natural and Christian values and who join in the work of achieving our common objectives. Our principal objective is to assert together our vision of living and working decently at home, each of us assuming a responsibility and all of us together the mission of rebuilding Moldova. We all opt for the restoration of historical truth and Reunification with the Mother Country, Romania. We believe that every person must have the possibility of fulfilling themselves completely in society, of making the most of the chances for personal and family happiness in harmony with others. The short-term aim of the PPDA is to support and extend the preparation of citizens in the face of the challenges and dangers that are coming, and to mobilise them into an economic, constructive and peaceful participation during the global transition that has begun. We want to obtain for every citizen a decent standard of living, through equality of opportunity and not through the levelling of values in the interest of a narrow club of oligarchs.
The “Democrația Acasă” Political Party is a party open to collaboration with the representatives of other political currents and receptive to the problems of ordinary people. Our principal aim is the rebirth of the Republic of Moldova through the modernisation of the State and the raising of the consciousness of the people. Subsequently, we shall be ready for Reunification with the Mother Country, Romania.
We wish for the formation and prosperity of a free and solidary society in which every citizen lives with dignity and in harmony with society and with nature. Together we shall advance a politics that unites into a single current the energies of those who aspire to integrity and decency, through their involvement in drawing up new programmes and in improving existing ones. The Party operates in accordance with the principles of legality, transparency, openness, freedom, responsibility and equality of rights among its members, as well as with other universally recognised democratic principles and values.
The Present Moment
Despite the triumphalist declarations of the authorities, reality demonstrates a gross and criminal incapacity on the part of those who govern to improve the economic situation of citizens.
The economic and financial situation existing in the Republic of Moldova is owed to the help of our Western partners and to the efforts of ordinary people who have emigrated in order to support their own families. But the negative effects of emigration are disastrous: children raised without parental affection, elderly people abandoned, entire sectors destroyed for want of the necessary workforce.
It is an abnormal fact for a State that considers itself European that every second citizen should live in poverty. It is abnormal that a people should have emigration imposed upon it and be dispossessed of a decent future in its own country. What is more, the standard of living and the criteria of human development established by the United Nations, set against the way we live, make people’s existence still more dispiriting. We are witnessing the entrenchment of subsistence agriculture and the ruralisation of urban centres, a fall in the number of children in school, and other disastrous economic and social phenomena. The demographic situation in the Republic of Moldova is worsening steadily. Young families receive no support and benefit from no opportunity on the part of the state.
Our villages are disappearing from the map of the country, and those who govern are incapable of proposing real solutions to halt the economic decline and the exodus of the population in search of work.
On the basis of the Declaration of Independence of 27 August 1991, the Republic of Moldova was recognised by the United Nations as a sovereign and integral state on 2 March 1992. In fact, however, liberation from the Soviet veil meant the formation of a country dispossessed of its historical borders (between the Prut and the Dniester and the Black Sea) and the instigation of a Moldovan-Russian-separatist conflict in the Transnistrian region, with the occupation by the army of the Russian Federation. For several centuries now, Moldova has faced many trials of occupation, division, genocide and plunder. The political class, however, is to this day prepared neither to defend the interests of the population nor to manage the democratic and economic transition of the state so as to secure for citizens respect for their fundamental rights. This mockery must be brought to an end! Now, after 200 years of humiliation and more than 33 years of independence, our Country must not go on adrift. The new generations must not be ground down by the same irresponsible and corrupt politics that makes use of identity questions in order to cover its own incompetence. Influence peddling and the illicit prosperity obtained through the abusive use of public resources must be stopped. The PPDA will not leave unpunished the corruption in the upper echelons of power, nor the frauds through which the population has been pillaged and impoverished by the incompetent and irresponsible governments of the past 33 years. Enough!! The PPDA opts for Professionalism, Faith, Dignity and Responsibility!
The “Democrația Acasă” Political Party will implement real solutions for emerging from the crisis and will bring about the economic rebirth and the rebirth of consciousness of the Country. For this, we ask of all people of good faith a conscious participation in choosing the good.
Values and Principles
The fundamental values that the PPDA follows represent a set of attitudes which the Party’s members hold to be decisive in political and administrative activity and in everyday individual conduct. The values that orient the expression of our projects are: dignity, freedom, responsibility, cooperation, solidarity, the family and tradition.
The PPDA is conscious of the difficulty of translating the values mentioned above into principles that would serve as the guarantee of governance for the good functioning of society. At the same time, we consider that the presence of values must not lead to the cynical conclusion that morality is useless in politics…
The values promoted by the PPDA relate to two basic principles:
Justice — a moral and legal principle which requires that each be given what is due to them and that their rights to equity and justice be respected; Responsibility — the political class must be entirely responsible for what happens in the country and must assume the consequences of its actions — both the positive and the negative ones — without seeking excuses and reasons for its blunders. A responsible politician is an honest politician.
The PPDA considers that founding society upon Justice and Responsibility is possible only if it is supported by strong structures (for example: parties, states) which secure moral values and communication between people. We believe that those who engage in politics must accept that they are responsible for the whole community and for the public good. To be a political figure must become a commitment to work for the public good. The PPDA operates according to the following values:
Human dignity means that the human being must not be treated as an object. Man is the subject, not the object of history; he is an end, not a means. This means that human life is valuable beyond any calculation of utility and price. Any ideology that distinguishes between valuable human life and life devoid of value is anti-human and must be rejected. Human dignity gives worth to simple human existence as such. Man has dignity; things have a price. Dignity belongs to all people independently of sex, colour, nationality, age, political and religious convictions, state of health or merit. Human dignity is conferred so that people may develop in freedom and responsibility.
Freedom lies at the foundation of the affirmation of the human being. Each person’s freedom is realised in their relations with others, in one form or another of social life, and it entails rights and obligations. It gives a person the possibility of taking decisions about their own destiny. Freedom constitutes the inalienable natural right of every individual and is the cornerstone of prosperity and progress. In the view of the PPDA, all people are born free, and no government can be considered legitimate if it attempts to limit or undermine the freedom of individuals to be free and happy.
Responsibility resides in the awareness of the limits that freedom must have, so that it does not degenerate into the undermining of the collective values on which society rests.
To have freedom means also to have responsibility for the way in which it is used. Where freedom is at its greatest, responsibility is at its greatest too. The PPDA will ensure the supremacy of the law, on the basis of which we shall develop a modern system for economic and social well-being. We shall reduce to a minimum the dependence of the individual on the state and on bureaucracy. We shall educate respect for the Law. But we shall also ensure decent social assistance in order to help those in incapacity and difficulty to emerge from it. We believe that every person must be helped in accordance with their vocation and capacities, so as to arrive at the full affirmation of their personality. We wish to consolidate a State of responsible citizens.
Cooperation, or Subsidiarity, is the value of respect in the relations between the individual unit and the collective.
The citizen must be encouraged, by the state and by the community, to assume personally or in association with others the tasks they are capable of carrying out, to take the decisions that give them greater power over their own life, to govern themselves. Thus, the State must delegate to the community the right to decide, and larger communities must delegate it to smaller ones, so that these may settle their destiny on the basis of local resources and needs. The PPDA supports the growth of local autonomy in relation to the State, in order to allow citizens to show what they are capable of in solving problems.
Solidarity is an expression of the social nature of man: each individual depends on society, and society as a whole depends on each of its members. By promoting solidarity and generosity, we build a society in which every citizen can find their place. Social cohesion is built upon solidarity. The PPDA recognises that solidarity presupposes reciprocity: if you expect support and solidarity, you must be prepared to offer them in your turn. Human capital, in any form of civic culture, contributes to maximising general well-being.
The family is the first and the most important community. Man does not live for himself alone; he needs community. Participation in family, community and nation gives life meaning. We must not lose sight of the fact that it is in the family that the social virtues, mutual duties, trust and responsibility are learned. The family is the first place in which a person’s life is anchored. The PPDA will support the formation and maintenance of families, the protection of mother and child and of life as a couple. We wish to raise Moldova into a happy family.
Tradition and the hearth, language and culture give citizens security and a sense of community. The peoples of Europe, though different, share a set of common values within a common space. The Romanian people is a noble people with sacred roots in spirituality, agriculture and justice. We have never started wars. We have given and we have taken what is most beautiful in Geto-Dacian, Latin, Byzantine, Oriental and Romanian culture.
We resisted colonisation, denationalisation, deportations and communist persecution. We keep alive the memory and the testament of our forebears. Confidence in one’s own tradition does not, however, mean the rejection of others’. For otherwise, if we do not protect our roots, we shall no longer be a people.
GOD HELP MOLDOVA!
CHAPTER II — Directions, Objectives, Partners
The Party’s activity covers several Directions of interest:
Consolidating Democracy
The Party expresses its clear option for democracy and its institutions, but considers that democracy is truly achieved only upon a moral and cultural foundation, with respect for the authority of the law, in freedom and with responsibility. The PPDA warns that in the absence of these, society falls into ignorance, disorder, chaos and self-destruction.
The free economy
The framework of economic development is the free economy, whose mechanisms must function without obstruction and distortion of political origin, and also without abuses of disinformation and pollution. The Party considers that private property is the engine of economic development. The real guarantee of the right of property presupposes also that this right be placed upon a moral and economically functional basis. Violations of the rights of employees, as well as of consumers, are abuses that must be regulated by the State. The PPDA opts for an economy that is free and organised so as to ensure a transparent, ecological and progressive character.
Responsible capitalism
The Party welcomes honest competition and free initiative and considers that, beyond their imperfections, responsible capitalism and the free market are the most efficient economic systems. The Party also considers that the State may regulate any domain and may carry out profitable economic activities, and that in certain domains it may even hold a monopoly position (for example, in the monetary-banking system), because social responsibility in a situation of crisis is placed first of all on the shoulders of the State. The PPDA opts for a free economy of social orientation, without barons, monopolists or oligarchs. The Party considers that the fundamental aim of governance is to create a climate favourable to private initiative and to excellence in all fields of activity.
Protecting the family
The Party considers the family to be the foundation of society, the most stable form of living together, the essential community in which freedom and responsibility, respect and love among those close to one another are learned and exercised. Supporting the family means supporting the fulfilment of all the family’s members and ensuring their equality of opportunity.
Cultivating Patriotism
The affective bond of the civic nation is Patriotism. The PPDA must support all members of society, irrespective of social, professional, cultural, ethnic or religious belonging. For us the national project is a continuous and living construction, not an echo of the past. In the civic sense, all the inhabitants of the country must participate consciously in building a prosperous State. At the same time, freedom of self-identification does not presuppose the overturning of scientific truths, such as the Romanian language spoken by citizens.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PPDA
- Putting a stop to political defection. The State of the Republic of Moldova is captured by certain criminal groupings that hide behind political parties. With material resources of obscure provenance, they allow themselves to “buy” deputies, local and municipal councillors, so that these adopt decisions and laws convenient to them. The PPDA proposes that officials elected on party lists, once they lose or renounce their membership of that party, leave the office obtained thanks to the Party. In this way, officials will be obliged to observe a certain party discipline if they wish to remain in office, and the “buyers” of officials will no longer be able to influence the taking of a decision or the adoption of a law.
- Rebuilding the free Economy — Several decades of independence have shown that the “Pământ” (“Land”) Programme was a failure, used in bad faith to destroy the country’s economy. It is a pity that the ideologues and those who implemented this project cannot be held to account. Some of them still move about in power today. Through tears and sweat it has come to be understood that this project ruined the peasants. The great majority of the inhabitants of the villages who received one hectare of land each were not in a position to work it, lacking the necessary machinery and knowledge. As a result, the land was leased to local bosses or sold. New latifundists and new serfs appeared. We are in the year 2024. The agro-industrial sector in developed countries is based on cooperatives! Some fruit-producing or cheese-producing cooperatives in Europe number thousands of members. It would be welcome to adopt a law that would stimulate the formation of cooperatives in the villages. The cooperatives would manage the machinery for working the soil, would be able to build even grain elevators in order to store cereals and sell them at the right moment, at a good price, rather than immediately after harvest to the large traders. The same holds for animal husbandry. If all the members of the cooperative tend the animals in common, they can maintain a good price for milk and can also guarantee the volumes a factory requires. Subsequently, they will be able on their own to found a small cheese production facility that would supply the local population with the products it needs. In this way, small producers will be encouraged, and the population will have access to quality food.
Microfinance companies have caused a great deal of trouble to ordinary people in the Republic of Moldova. Behind them stand dubious persons who profited from the theft of the billion or from other criminal schemes. Unlike banks, these companies offer rapid credit and do not ask for many documents, but they charge interest of 300%. Banks, on the other hand, while offering a lower rate of interest, impose certain requirements regarding documents, examine the application over a longer period and are not willing to offer credit for small sums. In this context, it is necessary to create alternative financial structures — “People’s Banks” in every commune. These would accumulate capital from the deposits of community members and would offer credit of up to 10,000 lei to community members alone, for personal needs which nevertheless contribute to raising well-being, for example: the purchase of animals, seed material, fodder and so on. At the end of the year, the profit would be divided among the members of the community in accordance with the financial contribution each made to creating the structure.
- Community-administrative reform — in order to reduce bureaucracy and public costs we shall implement administrative reform, returning to 7 counties. We consider that the autonomy of local councils must be extended to the maximum, so that any inhabitant of a village and any economic operator can obtain the documents necessary for their activity without leaving the locality.
- We consider Education to be the basic pillar of a progressive society. We are for maintaining schools — at least primary schools — and kindergartens in every locality. We hold that closing them leads to the destruction of the community, because young families leave a locality where their children will not be able to attend educational institutions. For this reason, we are of the view that schools should be transferred to the management of the local public authorities; in this way the mayor will have the final word when it comes to optimising a school, and in the case of a hasty decision he can be sanctioned by the vote of citizens. Only by investing in education can a better future be created for the generations to come. Teaching staff are at the centre of the educational process. By securing the prestige of the teaching profession we shall be able to attract into schools people with good training and a clear mind, who will work with devotion in order to educate a generation of intelligent, free and professional people. For this, several conditions must be met:
- the starting salary of teaching staff should be at the level of the average salary in the economy;
- the volume of useless paperwork and plans that teaching staff must complete should be reduced to the minimum, so that as much time as possible can be devoted to the children;
- decent working conditions should be ensured, in the first place in village schools: proper sanitary facilities, classrooms and laboratories equipped with the necessary technology and reagents.
- Ecology. The ecological situation across the globe is disastrous. Because of global warming, pollution and the felling of forests, we risk being left, before long, without a friendly living environment. We consider the adoption of a sound environmental policy imperative. It is necessary that the Ecological Fund, in which a multitude of charges are collected from economic operators, be used in accordance with its purpose: building waste disposal sites in rural localities, rehabilitating large authorised waste sites in order to protect the life and health of the population living nearby, educating the population — including through fines — to dispose of waste only in authorised places. The illegal felling of forests must be stopped. And since forest belts are not restored by tree-planting actions alone, we intend, with the help of specialists in the field, to find solutions for afforesting territories and preventing desertification. A countrywide project for the insulation of residential blocks would be welcome. This would reduce energy consumption and would also reduce the cost of services for final consumers. At the same time, the external appearance of towns would be changed for the better. Taking into account the support of external partners for infrastructure and energy efficiency, it would be easy to obtain a grant on this point.
- Energy. Energy security gives a state the possibility of deciding its internal and external policy by itself. Given that the Republic of Moldova possesses no energy resources of its own, it is very important that it turn to renewable energy sources. Equipping residential and production premises with photovoltaic panels, and fields with wind turbines, will result in a considerably reduced consumption of resources such as gas and electricity from the power station at Cuciurgan. A joint energy project with Romania will diversify energy sources, contributing to security in this field. We consider it welcome that every farm be equipped with a biogas production installation.
- Efficiency. Every day citizens leave the Republic of Moldova, yet instead of the number of public officials falling too — officials whose purpose is to serve the population — their number has grown considerably in recent years, and maintaining them is becoming an ever heavier burden. We consider a reform of state institutions necessary, with a view to reducing the number of officials by 30%, in particular those in the administration of state institutions. It is an outrage that we should have a Ministry of the Environment, an Environment Agency and an Inspectorate for Environmental Protection, and yet find ourselves on the brink of an ecological catastrophe on the river Dniester! By reducing the expenditure on two of these structures — salaries, equipment, administrative costs — it will be possible to build a modern purification station at Soroca!
- No special pensions! We consider that only a few categories of the population deserve special pensions: the veterans of the war in Afghanistan, of the War on the Dniester, and the employees of the Police Inspectorate. For the rest, pensions should be calculated for everyone according to the same formula. We are certain that, under these conditions, deputies and officials will work far more efficiently to raise the well-being of the population and the economy of the state!
- The Supremacy of the Law — the justice reform initiated by those in government is merely an exercise intended to distract citizens’ attention from the problems within the system and an excuse for the continued existence of corruption in justice. The PPDA proposes a harsh but efficient measure. Judges whose cases have been lost at the ECtHR, and the prosecutors who handled those cases, should be dismissed from the justice system, without the right to receive a special pension.
- The Reunification of the Country — the PPDA considers that the territory on the left bank of the Dniester is territory belonging by right to the Republic of Moldova, and for this reason it must without fail be brought under the jurisdiction of Chișinău. Persons who maintain separatism must be entered on the list of persons undesirable on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, and through our representatives in international structures the introduction of sanctions will be requested for the so-called political leaders and the oligarchs on the left bank of the Dniester. We shall promote the annulment of Decision 1001 of 19.09.2001, which gives priority to the oligarchs on the left bank of the Dniester, causes considerable damage to the economy of the Republic of Moldova and encourages smuggling.
- European Integration — being part of the European continent and sharing the values of European civilisation, it is natural and fitting that the Republic of Moldova integrate economically and demographically into the European Union. The PPDA considers that the shortest and simplest path to becoming a member of the European Union is Reunification with Romania.
GOD HELP MOLDOVA!
CHAPTER III — The Development and Organisation of the Party
The present political context, in which trans-party and party oligarchic groups attempt to control the public agenda, justifies the electorate’s wish for a reform of the party system and above all of the political class. There is need of a different kind of politics and a different kind of party, one that answers this wish. It is precisely Democrația Acasă that has been and remains such a Party!
The PPDA sets out to be a party active on the political stage without corrupting the electorate, without buying or selling votes or people. We shall develop through the conscious vote, not the bought vote.
The PPDA is a Community-based party, through the building of viable party structures both in the Country and abroad, where a considerable number of citizens are to be found.
In its relations with political actors, the “Democrația Acasă” Political Party works with existing parties in a professional and correct manner. The PPDA is for drawing up solutions and not merely discussing problems. The PPDA will not allow those currently governing to ignore their responsibilities!
In the context of society as a whole, the PPDA, whether in opposition or in government, will propose solutions structured around the principal domains of political, economic and social life. On a regular basis, and not only on the eve of electoral campaigns, the PPDA consults citizens in the Country and abroad and draws in those who wish to prove their responsibility and competence voluntarily. Every member of the PPDA must involve themselves in carrying out at least one of the solutions set out in the Programme.
For the consolidation of the team, the PPDA has the following criteria of operation:
- combining representative democracy with participatory democracy, through the involvement of grassroots members in political and programmatic activity;
- respect for human rights, without any exception;
- recognition of pluralism of opinion and of internal dialogue;
- the assumption of political responsibility by each leadership structure before the electorate and the Party;
- consolidation of the Party’s specialist committees;
- the establishment of criteria for evaluating the activity of the Party’s members;
- the assumption of offices on a voluntary basis, without financial remuneration;
- the financial and logistical contribution of supporters in the form of voluntary donations.
GOD HELP MOLDOVA!
CHAPTER IV — Reforms, the Priorities of the PPDA for the Country and its citizens
- Building the Rule of Law in the Republic of Moldova
A modern, democratic and functional State
- The real separation of powers in the State, in the spirit and the letter of the constitutional provisions;
- election of the President of the Republic of Moldova by Parliament;
- bringing the Transnistrian region into the constitutional framework and the order of the Law;
- adoption of a lustration law, to bar access to public office to those who served in the political police;
- creation of democratic institutions, with adequate capacities, with a view to protecting citizens;
- improvement of communication, including through the consultation of citizens;
- adoption of a law for the democratisation of the National Bank and its relation to the powers of the State;
- Securing and observing the rights and freedoms of the citizen, irrespective of circumstances.
Countering corruption
- modification of the current legislative-normative and institutional framework with a view to excluding the possibility of multiple interpretations, so that the phenomenon of corruption may be successfully combated;
- abolition of the National Anticorruption Centre, the Anticorruption Prosecutor’s Office and the PCCOCS, which have become instruments of blackmail and a cradle of corruption;
- reduction of the bureaucratic burden on enterprises and thereby reduction of the space for corruption;
- depoliticisation of the Court of Accounts and restoration of its role as a fundamental institution of the State for the control and audit of the use of public financial resources;
- election of the Prosecutor General by direct popular vote, thereby excluding political games and rigged competitions.
Priorities for stimulating civil society and the mass media
- Stimulating the development of an independent and responsible press, especially in the Transnistrian region;
- depoliticisation of the procedure for forming the Coordinating Council of the Audiovisual, ensuring transparency in the issuing of broadcasting frequencies and excluding political involvement in the editorial activity of the public broadcaster “TeleRadio-Moldova”;
Democratising the Transnistrian region
- The prompt involvement of Ukraine and of the European Union in securing the borders between the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine through the democratisation and demilitarisation of the Transnistrian region;
- reform of the system of vehicle registration in the Transnistrian region and abolition of separatist number plates on the territory of the Republic of Moldova and internationally;
- encouragement of the improvement of identity documents and the acquisition of citizenship of the Republic of Moldova;
- administrative reorganisation of the Transnistrian region into 4 districts-constituencies: Camenca, Dubăsari, Tiraspol and Slobozia;
- abolition and outlawing of the separatist monetary regime with Transnistrian roubles and the drawing up of a plan for exchange into the single national currency, the MDL;
- abolition and outlawing of all identity and control documents issued by the separatist authorities;
- the peaceful restoration of State control and civil order on the territory of the Transnistrian region;
- the issuing of a note to the Russian Federation for the withdrawal of the army and of the separatists;
- consultation on these solutions with civil society before they are put into diplomatic circulation.
Reforming the National Army
The army is and will remain a fundamental institution for the security of the Country and of the population. With an adequate potential of organisation and equipment obtained through the innovation, restructuring and modernisation of the army, the national army can constitute the engine of civic and patriotic rebirth.
- Drawing up military strategies and preparing not only for defence but also for public assistance and assistance in cases of force majeure (natural disasters, epidemics and so on), and cooperation with the armies of other states;
- creation of more compact and more flexible structures, capable of being deployed rapidly into action;
- introduction of specialised and paramilitary civic service: a) compulsory service for young people between 15 and 25 years of age — lasting 365 days, and b) optional service for all citizens between 25 and 65 years of age — lasting 40 days every 4 years;
- equipping and use of educational institutions, cooperation with the local public authorities and modernisation of military bases for the purpose of facilitating civic service at local and regional level;
- formation of a single system of practical, intellectual, patriotic, spiritual and physical training;
- restructuring of the armed forces with the employment of military personnel on contract;
- protection of military personnel and their provision with primary medical assistance;
- use of essential equipment programmes already under way, so that the army may carry out missions in peacetime and not only in situations of crisis or conflict;
- acquisition and production of modern military equipment in order to increase mobility;
- identification and promotion of military personnel according to rank, speciality and the equipment required;
- reform of the land, air and special forces of the National Army;
- formation and further training of professional military personnel, through the system of military education, and the training of “front-line soldiers” capable of acting promptly and strategically in any situation;
- involvement of military personnel in the service of maintaining public order throughout the territory of the Republic of Moldova, including in the Transnistrian region.
Conceiving the free Economy in the Republic of Moldova
Fiscal Reform to stimulate the economy
- Simplification of the fiscal system and strict observance by the authorities of the principles of certainty of taxation and fiscal stability;
- change in the structure of taxes in order to redistribute the fiscal burden and secure maximum benefit;
- introduction and application of a single tax in agriculture, with a tripling of the tax on land left fallow and complete exemption for farmers who lease their land to the Cooperative;
- calculation of charges according to the size of the territory and of the profit, at local level;
- Taxation at only 5% of corporations and investments in the renewable energy industry, machine building and technology, ecological transport and railways, the development of new professional capacities, places of rest and treatment, health care, and tourism.
Regulating the rights of public and private property
- Review of the privatisations of land, goods and natural resources and their appropriate restitution to the public patrimony, with temporary rights of exploitation under a “permit of private exploitation”;
- drawing up and adoption of an Act on the Protection of Land Property Rights;
Agrarian Reform
- the transformation of peasant households into family farms that are economically viable will be supported through programmes of investment in agriculture (machinery, livestock buildings, greenhouses, units for collecting and/or processing agricultural produce and others) and through the establishment in rural areas of services and enterprises complementary to agriculture, or of those that make use of local resources and traditions (agro- and ecotourism, crafts and artisanal work, the tendencies of “neo-ruralism”);
- implementation of a single policy through the transfer into State Lease of public and private land that is unexploited or left fallow, in exchange for exemption from taxes and the issuing of payments;
- creation of mixed or State cooperatives for the processing and exploitation of resources of arable land, pasture, water, forest and building materials that are currently unworked;
- realisation of a partnership with the participation of farmers, banks, insurance companies and state institutions in order to ensure financial support for long-term rural lending;
- creation of a functional system for guaranteeing credit to peasants, with a realistic period for repayment, through micro-projects with reduced own contributions;
- improvement of the legal framework concerning the delimitation of the types of activity carried out by peasant households;
- securing of public property rights over local natural assets;
- rehabilitation of the irrigation system in order to reduce the dependence of agricultural productivity on climatic conditions, contributing to the stabilisation of farmers’ activity;
- construction of new irrigation systems;
- creation of associations and cooperatives for the sustainable maintenance of irrigation systems;
- construction of markets for agricultural produce and modernisation of existing ones;
- development of agricultural advisory centres placed at the service of peasants;
- cooperative organisation of peasant households in order to support and promote the interests of peasants.
Reducing the costs of running a business and stimulating the economy
- Development of a legislative and institutional framework favourable to the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as the best alternative for development under conditions of restructuring of the national economy, demonopolisation and privatisation;
- simplification of the process of launching and developing businesses;
- essential streamlining and professionalisation of the public administration system;
- essential reduction of the regime and manner of reporting;
- fiscal facilities for companies engaged in production;
- exemption of SMEs from all obligatory payments for imports of machinery and equipment intended for production activities;
- obligatory consultation on draft regulations with an impact on business with representatives of the business community;
- reduction in the number of inspections and in bureaucratic procedures;
- encouragement of the formation of public-private partnerships through the creation of an adequate normative framework;
- re-examination of the normative and legal framework concerning the entrepreneur’s patent;
Conceiving a Competitive economy
- Rapid transformation of the economy into a competitive export economy on a European and global scale;
- The pillars of this new competitive economy will be land, agriculture, knowledge, investment, technology and the entrepreneurial spirit;
- attracting Moldovan emigrants back to their families and to jobs in the country;
- stimulating the capacity of Moldovan companies and entrepreneurs to produce at relatively low cost a diversity of goods and services that meet international standards of quality and consumer safety;
- stimulating capacities for research, innovation and the application of scientific technologies and methods.
- Economic activities in rural areas
- development of ecological agriculture and of other activities that make the most of local advantages and traditions (natural products, traditional products, the cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants);
- provision of intensive programmes of professional training, establishment of information points in village schools, subsidising of demonstration plots, extension of advisory services in the field of rural development, support for research;
- development of tourism by making the most of the historical and cultural heritage, as well as of areas (natural ones) of particular importance, such as protected mineral springs and rivers, together with the hospitality of the population and the favourable geographical position;
- support for individual households in developing their offer in rural tourism and agro-tourism;
- extension of the “Wine Route” through the inclusion of selected producers of home-made wine;
- development of rural tourism through the reorientation and liberalisation of tourist activity, the attraction of domestic and foreign investors into the development of tourism businesses, the creation of mechanisms (including budgetary and fiscal ones) for the development of several forms of tourism, and the dynamic and sustained development of tourism as an industry.
- The granting of authorisations for the sale of alcohol by small domestic producers (those producing in the household up to 5 tonnes of wine or up to 1 tonne of plum brandy).
Diversification and energy security
- Action will pursue three principal objectives: (1) ensuring the sustainability of the national energy system, (2) ensuring the security of energy supply, and (3) ensuring the competitiveness of the national energy system and its interconnection with the EU energy market;
- minimisation of dependence on imports of petroleum and gas energy resources;
- diversification of the sources of oil imports through the exploitation of the Giurgiulești terminal;
- ensuring strict control and transparency in the import and consumption of natural gas through the complete metering of the system;
- large-scale promotion of transport, industrial and household technologies that permit the saving, efficient use and conservation of energy;
- increase by two thirds in the capacity for local generation of electricity, through the attraction of domestic and foreign private capital into the construction of new power stations;
- research into and exploitation of local mineral and naturally renewable energy resources;
- achieving 25% renewable energy by 2030. This is attainable if appropriate public policies are drawn up and implemented, with the granting of fiscal facilities and the attraction of foreign investment into this important sector;
- increase in the volumes of production of local energy resources through the extension of existing production capacities and the construction of new ones, operating on the basis of high-performance technologies;
- creation of capacities for storing crude oil and gas sufficient to ensure consumption for 6 months, which will make it possible to exclude situations of blackmail on the part of suppliers;
- increase in the profitability of the activity of the enterprises managing the electricity and gas transport networks, “Moldelectrica” and “Moldovagaz”.
Modern transport and logistics infrastructure
- Development of road and rail infrastructure;
- restructuring of the State Enterprise “Railways of Moldova” with a view to modernising and making its activity more efficient, and the attraction of investment into the electrification, modernisation and development of the rail network;
- development and modernisation of air transport at Chișinău, with new routes, including low-cost ones;
- reconstruction and modernisation of the airports at Bălți, Cahul and Tighina in order to ensure the transport of as large a number of goods and passengers as possible;
- establishment of civilised conditions of domestic and international traffic, ensuring access for all the country’s localities and for isolated areas to transport networks;
- reorganisation of transport services and the initiation of sustainable public-private partnerships with a view to decentralising and improving public transport services.
Technological development and research
- support for and development of research and production industries: of seed for the plant sector and agriculture, of medicines and health products, of agricultural machinery, of renewable resources, and of devices for communication and identification by radio frequency;
- decentralisation of the research process and reform of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova for accreditation, cooperation and scientific dissemination at national and international level.
Making the most of human capital
- Making the most of emigrant citizens
- Attracting emigrant specialists to jobs and housing secured at Home;
- facilitating access to participation in decision-making and elections by means of online participation;
- authorising notaries public to provide consular services abroad; support for and advancement of research into securing and reforming the internet and the means of communication between technology, nature and Man.
The rebirth of education and science
- Investment in the sector of professional education and in technical specialisations at university level;
- investment in the infrastructure of training and accommodation, ensuring the mobility of students and teaching staff and the integration of the educational system into international programmes;
- ensuring in every rural locality at least one primary school and one kindergarten for children;
- reconsideration of secondary-professional and specialised secondary education (college) and the granting of autonomy in setting fees to all lyceum and professional institutions.
- modernisation of the curriculum, adequate training of teaching staff and the strengthening of the link between the labour market and vocational/technical education institutions;
- conception and development of professional military education and of physical assistance training through investment in and modernisation of local and regional military centres, including for the purpose of supporting and integrating the compulsory civic service for the population;
- support for institutional autonomy in order to develop higher education and make it competitive, with a view to developing courses and services for international students;
- development of adequate programmes for financing study activities through the granting of guaranteed grants and preferential loans;
- research will become a component specific also to institutions of higher education;
- intensification of cooperation and partnerships in the field of advanced research with research institutions and funds from around the world and from the European area;
- recognition and valuing of non-formal and informal education in primary and secondary education, with the option of examining the child and certifying the curriculum without attendance at school;
- support for initiatives of alternative and integrative training and instruction for the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, irrespective of age, sex, ethnic group or region of origin;
- integration into the European Higher Education Area through the drawing up of a compatible and comparable system of certification by diplomas and study documents;
- intensification of the mobility of students and teaching staff; implementation of the cooperation framework concerning the assurance of the quality of education;
- Training of competent staff;
5.6. Protecting health.
- investment in and development of capacities for the production of local medicines by local private companies;
- increasing the autonomy of medical institutions and improving their management;
- increasing the salaries of those employed in the health care sector, on the basis of the principles of performance, geographical area (especially rural areas), family situation and age (supporting the entry of young people into the health care system);
- restructuring of the health care system, in order to reduce expenditure for this purpose, consolidation of the technical and material base with priority development of the primary medical services sector, and continuous training of doctors;
- ensuring transparency of the expenditure of the Health Insurance Fund on the pages of the CNAM and of the Ministry of Health;
- ensuring as a minimum obligation a medical surgery or at least a nurse and a pharmacy in every rural locality;
- implementation of programmes of medical assistance for socially vulnerable groups;
- systematic carrying out of mass medical examination of citizens, in the first place of children;
- drawing up and implementing in educational institutions programmes for the prevention of smoking and of the consumption of alcoholic drinks, narcotic and psychoactive substances;
5.7 Awareness and spiritual development.
- promotion of intercultural and interconfessional dialogue and of joint programmes, social, educational and charitable projects, and projects of socio-professional guidance and development;
- increasing the social role of the churches, through the wider involvement of parishioners in providing voluntary services to hospitals, children’s homes, homes for the elderly and so on;
- ensuring the freedom of all denominations of good faith and spiritual benefit;
- outlawing all denominations that incite violence and material and psychological harm;
5.8. Social protection.
- drawing up and implementing mechanisms for the individualised testing of incomes and of the standard of living of all categories of citizens, which will permit the rationalisation and constant updating of the redistribution of social insurance;
- substantial increase in social payments for mothers, children up to 7 years of age and vulnerable children;
- re-evaluation and increase of pension and incapacity-for-work payments;
- employment, in state institutions, of persons with locomotor disabilities, and encouragement of economic operators who have employed such persons through exemption from social and medical insurance payments for employees with disabilities.
- cancellation of preferential social insurance premiums for former deputies and state dignitaries;
- unification of the mechanisms of retirement for all categories of employees in order to reduce the effect of inequitable distribution;
- financial support for the elderly and for persons with special needs with a view to increasing the amount of pensions and benefits, and the creation of homes for elderly persons;
- introduction of private pension funds, including for emigrant citizens;
- reform of the pension system in agriculture and introduction of a single minimum pension in agriculture;
- drawing up a mechanism for evaluating and monitoring the activity of social workers at the level of the individual and of the community, in order to ensure quality, professionalism and the correct distribution of financial resources;
- In order to put a stop to the practice of institutionalising children, we shall opt for national programmes to promote family placement and adoption.
- Drawing up programmes of support and social reintegration for young people from residential institutions who have reached the age of 18;
- granting of scholarships for obtaining a speciality, and monthly support for young specialists for a period of up to 5 years;
- Granting of a one-off marriage allowance;
- improvement of social services for disadvantaged groups, promotion of social equity and integration, creation of mobile social assistance services, placement centres and day centres for disadvantaged groups.
5.9. The rebirth of culture
The culture of a nation is the country’s calling card. The PPDA will opt for determined policies of conservation, development and valorisation of the cultural heritage and of artistic vocation for the public benefit.
- Efficient use and economic valorisation of the ethnic and cultural heritage;
- promotion, together with architects, scholars and the entire population, of the architectural image of urban and rural localities, through national and international competitions;
- drawing up investment projects in ethno-architecture for touristic purposes in localities that possess cultural and historical potential;
- development of the normative and legal system of public-private partnership through the offering by public authorities of advantageous (legal) conditions for the business sector in the rehabilitation and maintenance of historical and cultural sites;
- support for the local public authorities in developing the material base of cultural institutions and in ensuring the good conduct of the activity of creative collectives, through projects for the rehabilitation of buildings, the modernisation of equipment and the securing of access to services;
- increase in financial resources and in contributions towards making the most of human creative potential;
- support for the rights to carry out artistic activities, promotion of one’s own creation according to one’s own interests and capacities, and the valorisation of the cultural goods one produces;
- support for the patrimonial and non-patrimonial interests of creative people, artistic collectives, organisations and cultural institutions;
- organisation and conduct of cultural, scientific, university and sporting events;
- rehabilitation of cultural institutions for the hosting of regional and international events;
- drawing up investment projects for extending the capacity of cultural venues;
- stimulation of composition and of classical music and support for broadcasts on radio and in public places;
- improvement of public policies in the field of supporting young talents and promoting their capacities through various instruments (scholarships, participation in competitions and festivals);
- support for intercultural education in schools, including in the context of the history of culture and of religious denominations, and of intercultural and interconfessional tolerance;
5.10. Making the most of young people and investing in them
At the basis of the youth policies promoted will be placed the education of the free and active citizen.
- Revitalisation of youth policies and the real involvement of young people in drawing up and implementing public strategies;
- promotion of youth activities and in particular of TVC, hora dances, sports teams and ecology;
- intensification of non-formal and alternative training activities;
- alignment with community and global programmes of youth mobility through active and voluntary participation in them;
- implementation of programmes for adolescents and young people, within the framework of compulsory civic service, oriented towards the development of their basic skills, such as the capacity to learn to take responsibility for the decisions they make, to overcome problems, to defend themselves, to develop their scientific and cultural aptitudes, to acquire foreign languages, to develop their sense of initiative and entrepreneurship, and others;
- improvement of the legal framework and facilitation of the participation of young people in decision-making at community and national level, as well as increased access to quality studies and state assistance for young people with limited opportunities;
- support for the local public authorities in consolidating partnership with young people and youth organisations, sports clubs, cultural centres and electronic libraries;
- development of health education and awareness programmes for reducing the consumption of alcohol and tobacco, preventing drug use and preventing infection with HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases;
- support for programmes of education and professional guidance, and for encouraging employers to bring young professionals into the workforce;
- Creation of the preconditions for involving young people in the economic development of the country. Conditions will be created for the development of youth entrepreneurship through the offering of preferential credit, fiscal facilities and so on. Adequate conditions will be created so that young people may create jobs themselves and no longer be mere beneficiaries of such jobs;
- Launch and development of programmes for the construction of social housing (which remains the public property of the local public authorities) for young people and young couples with limited opportunities;
- development of programmes to support young families in improving their living conditions and the education of their children, through the granting of credit for purchasing or building housing and the granting of financial support for raising children;
- establishment of a fund for lending to young people for studies in lyceum and university institutions in the country and in European universities. Establishment of state funds to support gifted young people and to encourage them to take up employment in the country after completing their studies.
5.11. The development of sport
- Founding of a large-scale social movement to propagate a healthy and ethical way of life, through the involvement of sporting and educational institutions, NGOs, public authorities and institutions, donors and economic operators;
- drawing up of a national programme for the development of competitive sport and of physical culture;
- financing of local and zonal competitions in various kinds of sport by age category, national championships between schools, lyceums and sports clubs, and national championships for athletes with disabilities and for veteran athletes;
- stimulation of private initiative for the restoration and extension of the network of clubs, sections and sports complexes, the rehabilitation of sports grounds, children’s play areas and areas for public recreation with service facilities (canteens, leisure centres);
- granting of facilities to economic operators in order to encourage investment in sport;
- intensification of the activity of sporting structures, federations and clubs;
- increase in remuneration and creation of a system of facilities to support athletes and interest them in achieving Olympic results at sporting events of regional, European and world level, and the initiation of a broad process of reform of the system.
5.12. Modern infrastructure and decent living conditions
5.12.1. Protecting the natural environment
In the Republic of Moldova there are 4 major challenges in connection with the protection of the surrounding environment: (1) solid waste, (2) waste water, (3) soil erosion, and (4) climate change.
- creation of an appropriate infrastructure for processing solid waste, focused on putting a stop to unauthorised dumps, followed by the development of an efficient system for collecting and recycling waste in villages in order to prevent their reappearance;
- creation of an appropriate infrastructure for collecting and treating waste water in sewerage systems both in urban and in rural areas;
- support for feasibility studies focused on the development of new sewerage systems and the renovation of existing ones, and a systematic and long-term approach to this problem, determining the respective actions;
- treatment of eroded soils and prevention of the formation of gullies through massive afforestation, and the creation of national natural parks and recreation areas;
- support for the efficient use of land (in agriculture and other economic activities), with improved security in areas affected by soil movement and erosion;
- development of the legal and regulatory framework in the field of the environment, which would develop the sectoral domains (water, air, protected areas and others) and would be based on particular issues (environmental liability);
- drawing up by the Ministry of the Environment of institutional instruments that would contribute to the use and protection of environmental resources, on the basis of the principles of sustainable development, with the implementation of measures to reduce pollution in the economy;
- application of water law in other public policies, in the context of developing an integrated and multilateral approach relating to industry and health;
- conclusion of agreements with private companies concerning corporate responsibility in the field of the quality and protection of the natural environment;
- construction of three biological purification stations at Soroca, Rezina and Criuleni.
- implementation of concrete projects of technical assistance and investment on the basis of bilateral Agreements of collaboration in the field of environmental protection and water management with the member states of the EU, and the development of public-private partnerships, especially as regards the integrated management of waste;
- initiation and drawing up of studies and research into the effects of climate change and their mitigation with regard to the borders, territory, population and natural resources of the Republic of Moldova;
- creation of an appropriate infrastructure for the risks arising from climate change, for the prevention of floods, for countering drought and soil erosion.
The sustainable use of natural resources
- Efficient administration and use of the soil fund through the collection and organisation of unworked arable land from peasants into the State Lease and into production cooperatives;
- efficient administration of the forest fund through the reorganisation of the activity of the State Agency “Moldsilva” with a view to optimising the organisational structure, deconcentrating the functions exercised, transferring certain responsibilities to the private sector, and drawing up instruments of administration and control;
- extension of the area of forests and other categories of forest vegetation, including on degraded land, outside the forest fund and on land withdrawn from agricultural use;
- support for actions to create protective belts, alignments and other categories of plantation, outside the forest fund;
- drawing up of public policies concerning the protection and conservation of nature, of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components on a scientific basis, with increased attention given to species of flora and fauna threatened with extinction, as well as to those of high economic value.
- ecological reconstruction of damaged systems, to contribute to ensuring a favourable state of conservation of vulnerable species;
- development and good administration of the national network of protected areas, in accordance with the strategies, policies and practices applied at European and international level;
- creation of a network of national parks for the efficient management of natural resources;
- establishment of units for the production of energy on the basis of biomass, the use of solar and wind energy, and installations with a closed cycle of water use;
- the creation and use of renewable energy resources will create fertile ground for the exercise and accumulation of the practice of cooperation between private businesses and the education and research sectors, with a view to facilitating the development of the economy and of ecological business;
- organisation of public information services concerning the benefits of using renewable resources and the promotion of “environmentally friendly technologies” through the educational and private sectors.
5.12.3. Water supply and the provision of a modern sewerage system
- A twofold increase in the number of people with access to quality drinking water;
- ensuring the supply of drinking water in the necessary quantities, in accordance with requirements, will be achieved by various means, depending on the current state of the existing water supply system, including by increasing the efficiency of the existing national water mains and extending their service area, and by completing the construction works on the grouped water mains;
- decentralisation of public water supply and sewerage services through the drawing up of a legislative and normative framework that would permit the free concession of the “Water and Sewerage” infrastructure;
- increasing the degree of public access to water and sewerage services and extending centralised systems through the promotion of new attractive projects, national programmes and investment strategies with international financing;
- promotion of fiscal legislation granting concessions to investors in the infrastructure of water supply and sewerage services;
- improvement of the technical state of the infrastructure through an increase in storage capacity, the resolution of cases of oversized networks, and the renewal of systems; efficient use of EU funds in this process.
Access to housing
- Simplification of the normative and legal provisions concerning the allocation of land for housing construction, design, the coordination of projects, and the issuing of urban planning certificates and building permits, with a view to optimising them, while ensuring the transparency and clarity of procedures for all types of beneficiary;
- relaunch of housing construction by the State, resulting in the creation of new jobs, the promotion of domestic producers of building materials, the reduction of construction costs, and the consolidation of discipline in construction;
- support, encouragement and stimulation of private investment, including in partnership with the State;
- consultation on and amendment of legislative and normative acts that would contribute to the development of various forms of organising activity in the field of construction (operation, renovation, major reconstruction, modernisation of the housing stock);
- rehabilitation of the existing housing stock will be carried out through a programme of administrative and fiscal measures to stimulate renovation and modernisation, intended to make the operation of the built housing stock safe and to increase the comfort of the existing stock;
Improving the quality of telecommunications and postal services
- Ensuring the legislative and organisational framework necessary for the complete liberalisation of telecommunications and postal services, preparing the market for the globalisation of communications, ensuring the universal service and achieving a competitive market that would lead to improved quality of services, a higher technological level and lower tariffs;
- modernisation of the technologies of postal services together with increased quality and security of postal consignments;
6.1. Foreign policy
- Romania
The PPDA advocates the intensification of bilateral relations with Romania, which is a strategic partner of the Republic of Moldova. Subsequently, together with the decision-makers of the neighbouring country, we shall opt for the restoration of historical truth and the abolition of the border on the Prut.
The PPDA considers the situation of Ukraine to be fundamental to the character of political developments in the east of the European continent. Our relations with Ukraine must be built in a European context, based on mutual trust and on the understanding that by reversing the consequences of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact both countries stand to benefit. The PPDA expresses its hope that Ukraine will respond positively to all the attempts of Chișinău to settle the Transnistrian dispute. In the context of Ukrainian-Moldovan relations, immediate assistance in the demilitarisation and democratisation of the Transnistrian region is absolutely necessary. The PPDA also sees an important bilateral commercial potential which is not exploited to its full extent, and considers that economic relations with Ukraine constitute a priority field of activity.
The European Union
The PPDA advocates the integration of the Republic of Moldova into the European Union. We consider this idea achievable only if the Republic of Moldova implements European standards in all fields.
In the context of EU-Moldova relations, immediate assistance in the demilitarisation and democratisation of the Transnistrian region is an absolute priority.
The Russian Federation
The Russian Federation constitutes a problem for the government in Chișinău, in the context of the Russian occupation of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova and the failure to observe the Istanbul Commitments of 1999. The establishment of relations with the Russian Federation can be effected only in the event that a democratic force comes to power in that country which will order the departure of the 14th Army from Transnistria and which will renounce the idea of drawing the Republic of Moldova into its sphere of influence through blackmail and embargoes.
Security and the national army
- Neutrality
International terrorism, conflicts, natural disasters, financial crises and humanitarian catastrophes increasingly threaten stability in various parts of the world. Even though the Republic of Moldova has proclaimed its neutrality, this does not mean that it should evade the responsibilities incumbent upon it as a State, and above all for the security of its own people. The PPDA opts for the modernisation of the army on the basis of professional units, ensuring interoperability with international partners, introducing the corresponding standards and obtaining the necessary equipment.
The PPDA considers it fundamental that only professional units, formed on a contractual basis, be involved in peacekeeping operations, with soldiers specially trained for such missions. Cooperation with the North Atlantic Alliance must be intense and permanent. At the same time, the PPDA proposes that the Republic of Moldova remain agile with regard to its national interests by consolidating partnerships that reflect the new realities and horizons of international cooperation for the purpose of territorial, military, economic and environmental security.
The PPDA advocates the application of the norms of international law in relation to the Transnistrian problem, which are explicit as regards the impossibility of claiming the right to self-determination, since the secessionists are not a people, and the Republic of Moldova has not violated human rights in that region. What is more, the forcible seizure of the territory, with the assistance of a third party, the objections of the authorities of the Republic of Moldova and the continued absence of independence of the region lead to the legal norm of non-recognition.
Evidently having major interests in the processes of European integration, the PPDA considers that Ukraine will become actively involved in the process of demilitarising and democratising the Transnistrian region. Ukraine must be an ally of the Republic of Moldova and of the European Union, especially given its awareness of the common problems arising from the Russian occupation of national territories.
Through this Programme too, the PPDA has announced its plan of action and its demands for the demilitarisation and democratisation of the Transnistrian region and for bringing it into the constitutional framework and the order of the Law. The State, headed by the PPDA, will ensure the integration and the observance of civil rights for the population living on the territory of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.
A closing word
The “Democrația Acasă” Political Party believes and invests in the future of the Republic of Moldova and in the power of our people to recover their Professionalism, Faith, Responsibility and the Truth. The Republic of Moldova must maintain better relations with all the states of the world, and in economic terms it must consolidate its positions in the markets it holds and conquer new markets both in the West and in the East.
The PPDA represents a new political formation in the Republic of Moldova, which promotes democratic principles and values oriented towards attaining the well-being of the whole people through the rebuilding of the economy, the reunification of the country and its integration into the European space. We are a different kind of party that practises a different kind of politics.
The PPDA is the party of a new generation of politicians, specialists in all the fields of socio-economic life, devoted to real values and to a real programme of action.
The basis of the PPDA’s success is unity of ideas and solutions, the spirit of initiative, partnership, responsibility and professionalism. To this is added the present Programme, which constitutes the strategic political document that brings together all the aspirations of the PPDA for the realisation of the country’s principal interests. In this context, the PPDA is open to cooperation with all political parties and formations that share the ideas, principles and values we promote.
The priority of the PPDA is to establish itself in public opinion as a real force of resistance against the abuses of power, as a political force capable of overcoming the inertia, indifference and disappointment of citizens, offering them new possibilities of participation in public life. “Democrația Acasă” means an authentic democracy in the hands of the citizen, not merely a declared one.
The PPDA sets out to become, in the shortest possible time, a parliamentary party. We shall take part in the parliamentary and local elections as an important political force, offering alternative and viable solutions for the progress of the Republic of Moldova.
In all its actions, the PPDA will consult and take account of the will of citizens, offering real, well-argued solutions and the prospect of sustainable development. The PPDA proposes to society a new social and political pact, in which the citizen, with their needs and aspirations, is the central element of political action and the permanent judge of its efficiency and correctness.
The PPDA will intensify its activity of attracting new members and of unifying all the currents, socio-political movements and parties of the right, so that the strength and capacity of the PPDA may become an important factor in ensuring the development of the country and the well-being of the people.
GOD HELP MOLDOVA!
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