Igor Grosu
He explained that discussion of reform has been continually postponed and now is the best time because it is tied to electoral cycles.
“The only year we can have this reform is 2026. If we don’t do it (I don’t want to allow it, but theoretically), mobilize and do it, the train will leave and the next train at the station will be in 2031. God grant us good health to live to 2031, but to lose four years is a sin. It will be wrong and unwise to come in with this reform when people are in mandate – mayors, councillors. It is wrong politically and legally. Even assuming that a legal solution would be found, it stirs up people, again resources, again energy that you put in the wrong place,” the Speaker said at the event.
More specifically, the deadline would be November 2027, a year before local elections. In 2023, they were held in November.
“So, we have to make a decision in November this year so that we have one year left before the next election. That’s the rule and the recommendation of the Venice Commission. Everybody should have predictability, everybody should know what the rules are, what the conditions are – at least a year before the elections,” the speaker said.
In conclusion, Igor Grosu said that the reform will not be simple, but it is necessary, including from the demographic point of view. He said that this is a common problem for many countries, but they, unlike Moldova, had the courage to carry it out.
