Analysts' assessment of the parliamentary session: more transparency and economic development needed
At the last sitting of the Parliament of this session, the foundations of the bridge over the Dniester River were laid, Deputy Speaker Mihai Popsoi told Radio Moldova, referring to a bill passed by deputies. At the same time, the deputy speaker said that the social assistance reform was approved and five agreements concluded on the platform of the Commonwealth of Independent States were denounced. The MP says that since the beginning of this year, numerous projects have been adopted to improve the quality of life. At the same time, political analysts say MPs are lagging behind in terms of transparency in decision-making and in passing laws for economic development.
The elected representatives still have work to do in terms of transparency in decision-making, says political analyst Anatol Țăranu.
"I think there are some problems in this chapter. Perhaps a score between 7 and 8 would be, in my opinion, enough to cover the level of transparency that the current Parliament has demonstrated. Of course the session was very full. Parliament is operating under an exceptional situation. Parliament has to react legislatively to debate all the challenges that are created by this situation. In my opinion, our legislature, for better or worse, has dealt with this situation", says Anatol Țăranu.
However, Parliament's deputy speaker Mihai Popșoi said that the current legislature places great emphasis on transparency in decision-making and is working on this.
"Having the experience of other legislatures, but also the experience as an observer of the political process, including the legislature, for many years, this Parliament, although it can certainly do much better than it has done so far, is the most transparent, the most efficient than all the others that have existed so far. I say these things with full knowledge of the facts. Can it do better? Certainly, but that it has not been done better so far is a certainty", said Mihai Popșoi.
Political analyst Nicolae Negru told Radio Moldova that he expects the next parliamentary session to work on the country's economic development.
"We expect the parliament or, in general, the government to stabilize the situation on the economic level, in foreign relations we are doing very well, but in the economy we have work to do and maybe they should focus on this internal direction more than they have focused so far. This is what I would like from Parliament", said Nicolae Negru.
Parliament meets in two ordinary sessions a year. The spring session from February to the end of July. The autumn session is due to start in September.
