Republic of Moldova, prospects for 2023. The standard of living has fallen, and inflation has reached record levels, almost 40% – Event of the Day
According to political analyst Ion Tăbîrță, the year 2022 was rather dominated by the external factor, which seriously influenced internal policy of the Republic of Moldova. The war in Ukraine it was the largest event on the European continent in the last more than 70 years. Republic of Moldova being a state close to the war, it fully feels all their negative consequences, crisis facilities, refuges, breaking economic-commercial chains traditional, continuing with other aspects related to energy policy. This caused great problems for the government. The standard of living fell, and inflation reached record levels, almost 40% at the end of the year.
However, the year 2022 also brought certain opportunities Republic of Moldova, namely the Union The European Union has revised its EU enlargement paradigm. Moldova, along with Ukraine and Georgia they obtained the European perspective, a perspective that, until the summer of this year, no one, ever, grants to the Republic. Moldavia. From here, new opportunities for the development of the Republic of Moldova, but already of course depending on how the country will meet the nine conditions to start the accession process and how the negotiation process will go if it is launched in 2023.
The year 2022 was also unique in that there was no general election process
Also in 2022 it was seen that internal reforms, especially the reform of justice and the fight against corruption, take precedence. Unfortunately, the government has not been able to find a way to boost the reform in the field of justice. On the contrary, there was a counterattack by the oligarchic forces, led by the Shor Party, which tried by any means to destabilize the social and political situation in Moldova in order to cause the fall of the current pro-European government in Chisinau.
The year 2022 was also unique in that there was no general electoral process, so that in 2023 Moldova will enter a series of electoral exercises that will draw the political perspectives. In 2023, general local elections will take place, in 2024 – presidential elections, and later in 2025 they will culminate with parliamentary elections, which will reset the structure of the Parliament.
In the end, concludes Ion Tăbîrță, the year 2022 was a complicated one, but it can be said that the Republic of Moldova resisted, the government broadly kept the situation under control, even if there were certain ones, he writes. Radio Chisinau.