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2018/2783(RSP) Resolution on the political crisis in Moldova following the invalidation of the mayoral elections in Chișinău

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2018/07/05
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The European Parliament adopted by 343 votes to 35 with 160 abstentions, a resolution on the political crisis in Moldova following the invalidation of the mayoral elections in Chișinău.

The resolution was tabled by the EPP, ECR, ALDE, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups.

Parliament expressed its deep concern at the decision to invalidate the results of the elections for Mayor of Chișinău by the Supreme Court of Moldova, which it felt was taken on dubious grounds and in a non-transparent way. This has significantly undermined the integrity of the electoral process.

It recalled that Andrei Năstase won the early mayoral elections in Chișinău, after a two-round contest on 20 May and 3 June 2018, receiving 52.57 % of the vote and defeating Ion Ceban, who obtained 47.43 %, which result was recognized by international observers. However, Chișinău courts, upheld by the Supreme Court, voided the results of the mayoral elections, on the grounds that both candidates had addressed voters on social media on election day, after the legal end of campaigning. Members noted in this connection that the ‘get out the vote’ invitation, which the courts considered as amounting to pressure and undue influence on voters, has been a common practice in previous elections in Moldova and had never led to their cancellation.

They shared the demands of, the thousands of people protesting in the streets of Chișinău and demanding that the Moldovan authorities take appropriate measures to ensure that the results of the Chișinău mayoral elections are respected.

Expressing its grave concern over the further deterioration of democratic standards in Moldova, Parliament recognised that the decision of the courts, which have already been cited many times as politically influenced and driven, is an example of state capture and reveals a very deep crisis of the institutions in Moldova.

Under these circumstances, Members considered that the political conditions for the disbursement of macro-financial assistance (MFA) have not been met, recalling that a pre-condition for granting MFA is that the beneficiary country respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system and the rule of law and guarantees respect of human rights. It urged the Commission to suspend any foreseen disbursements of MFA to Moldova. Any decision on future disbursements should only take place after the planned parliamentary elections and on condition that they are conducted in line with internationally recognised standards and assessed by specialised international bodies, and that the MFA conditions have been met.

Parliament demanded that the Commission suspend budgetary support for Moldova, using the precedent of July 2015 when such suspension took place in the aftermath of the banking crisis. The mechanism for suspension should include a list of conditions to be implemented by the Moldovan authorities, which should include the validation of the elections in Chișinău and exhaustively transparent investigations, as well as asset recovery and the prosecution of perpetrators, in the case of banking fraud. Members called on the EEAS and the Commission to closely monitor developments and to keep Parliament duly informed .

Expressing its concern over the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of a narrow group of people, the excessive politicisation of state institutions, systemic corruption, insufficient investigation of the 2014 banking fraud, as well as at the lack of independence of the judiciary, Parliament called on the Moldovan authorities to:

reform the judicial system , including nominating new judges, so as to prevent the judiciary from intervening in the electoral and political process or in any other way undermining the democratically expressed will of the people of Moldova; make determined efforts to recover the funds stolen as a result of the 2014 banking fraud during which a total of around USD 1 billion was stolen from the Moldovan financial system, and bring those responsible to justice, irrespective of their political affiliation; address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission on electoral reform ; respect international principles and best practices and guarantee an enabling environment for civil society.

Documents
T8-0303/2018
2018/07/05
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/07/04
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0322/2018
2018/07/04
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B8-0326/2018
2018/07/04
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0328/2018
2018/07/04
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0329/2018
2018/07/04
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0330/2018
2018/07/04
   EP - Motion for a resolution
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B8-0332/2018
2018/07/04
   Joint motion for resolution
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RC-B8-0322/2018

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RC-B8-0322/2018 - Résolution 05/07/2018 12:05:11.000 #

2018/07/05 Outcome: +: 343, 0: 160, -: 35
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34
52
31
50
57
17
15
13
16
16
11
13
23
17
10
11
7
7
8
7
14
7
5
4
16
6
1
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25

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13

Italy PPE

7

Spain PPE

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United Kingdom PPE

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France PPE

17

Belgium PPE

2

Sweden PPE

2

Czechia PPE

6

Hungary PPE

9

Netherlands PPE

2

Finland PPE

2

Denmark PPE

For (1)

Bendt BENDTSEN
1

Romania PPE

11

Austria PPE

5

Croatia PPE

4

Slovakia PPE

6

Lithuania PPE

1

Latvia PPE

3

Bulgaria PPE

3

Slovenia PPE

4

Greece PPE

3

Ireland PPE

3

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Estonia PPE

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Malta PPE

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1

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6

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5

Sweden ALDE

2

Czechia ALDE

3

Netherlands ALDE

6

Finland ALDE

4

Denmark ALDE

3

Romania ALDE

For (1)

Renate WEBER
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2

Lithuania ALDE

3

Latvia ALDE

1

Bulgaria ALDE

3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
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For (1)

Charles GOERENS
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Estonia ALDE

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Portugal ALDE

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Poland ECR

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United Kingdom ECR

11

Belgium ECR

4

Sweden ECR

2

Czechia ECR

1

Netherlands ECR

For (1)

Bas BELDER
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Finland ECR

1

Denmark ECR

3

Romania ECR

For (1)

Monica MACOVEI

Abstain (1)

Laurenţiu REBEGA
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Croatia ECR

For (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Slovakia ECR

2

Lithuania ECR

1

Latvia ECR

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Roberts ZĪLE
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Bulgaria ECR

Abstain (1)

Angel DZHAMBAZKI
1

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
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Cyprus ECR

1
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Heidi HAUTALA
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

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Margrete AUKEN
1

Austria Verts/ALE

3

Croatia Verts/ALE

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Davor ŠKRLEC
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

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1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

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Igor ŠOLTES
1
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Germany GUE/NGL

5

Italy GUE/NGL

1

Spain GUE/NGL

6

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

France GUE/NGL

3

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Czechia GUE/NGL

1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

3

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Greece GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Nikolaos CHOUNTIS
5

Ireland GUE/NGL

3

Portugal GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Marisa MATIAS
4
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Jo LEINEN
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Neena GILL
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Czechia S&D

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Olga SEHNALOVÁ
1

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2

Denmark S&D

3

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9

Austria S&D

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Evelyn REGNER
5

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2

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3

Lithuania S&D

1

Latvia S&D

Abstain (1)

Andrejs MAMIKINS
1

Bulgaria S&D

Abstain (1)

Georgi PIRINSKI
1

Slovenia S&D

Abstain (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

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Ireland S&D

Abstain (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
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Abstain (1)

Mady DELVAUX
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For (1)

Jörg MEUTHEN
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United Kingdom EFDD

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David COBURN
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Joëlle BERGERON
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Jiří PAYNE
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Udo VOIGT
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Diane DODDS
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Bruno GOLLNISCH
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Marcus PRETZELL
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Stanisław ŻÓŁTEK

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Michał MARUSIK
2

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

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    • date: 2018-07-05T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180705&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
    • date: 2018-07-05T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0303 title: T8-0303/2018 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 343 votes to 35 with 160 abstentions, a resolution on the political crisis in Moldova following the invalidation of the mayoral elections in Chișinău. The resolution was tabled by the EPP, ECR, ALDE, Greens/EFA and GUE/NGL groups. Parliament expressed its deep concern at the decision to invalidate the results of the elections for Mayor of Chișinău by the Supreme Court of Moldova, which it felt was taken on dubious grounds and in a non-transparent way. This has significantly undermined the integrity of the electoral process. It recalled that Andrei Năstase won the early mayoral elections in Chișinău, after a two-round contest on 20 May and 3 June 2018, receiving 52.57 % of the vote and defeating Ion Ceban, who obtained 47.43 %, which result was recognized by international observers. However, Chișinău courts, upheld by the Supreme Court, voided the results of the mayoral elections, on the grounds that both candidates had addressed voters on social media on election day, after the legal end of campaigning. Members noted in this connection that the ‘get out the vote’ invitation, which the courts considered as amounting to pressure and undue influence on voters, has been a common practice in previous elections in Moldova and had never led to their cancellation. They shared the demands of, the thousands of people protesting in the streets of Chișinău and demanding that the Moldovan authorities take appropriate measures to ensure that the results of the Chișinău mayoral elections are respected. Expressing its grave concern over the further deterioration of democratic standards in Moldova, Parliament recognised that the decision of the courts, which have already been cited many times as politically influenced and driven, is an example of state capture and reveals a very deep crisis of the institutions in Moldova. Under these circumstances, Members considered that the political conditions for the disbursement of macro-financial assistance (MFA) have not been met, recalling that a pre-condition for granting MFA is that the beneficiary country respects effective democratic mechanisms, including a multi-party parliamentary system and the rule of law and guarantees respect of human rights. It urged the Commission to suspend any foreseen disbursements of MFA to Moldova. Any decision on future disbursements should only take place after the planned parliamentary elections and on condition that they are conducted in line with internationally recognised standards and assessed by specialised international bodies, and that the MFA conditions have been met. Parliament demanded that the Commission suspend budgetary support for Moldova, using the precedent of July 2015 when such suspension took place in the aftermath of the banking crisis. The mechanism for suspension should include a list of conditions to be implemented by the Moldovan authorities, which should include the validation of the elections in Chișinău and exhaustively transparent investigations, as well as asset recovery and the prosecution of perpetrators, in the case of banking fraud. Members called on the EEAS and the Commission to closely monitor developments and to keep Parliament duly informed . Expressing its concern over the concentration of economic and political power in the hands of a narrow group of people, the excessive politicisation of state institutions, systemic corruption, insufficient investigation of the 2014 banking fraud, as well as at the lack of independence of the judiciary, Parliament called on the Moldovan authorities to: reform the judicial system , including nominating new judges, so as to prevent the judiciary from intervening in the electoral and political process or in any other way undermining the democratically expressed will of the people of Moldova; make determined efforts to recover the funds stolen as a result of the 2014 banking fraud during which a total of around USD 1 billion was stolen from the Moldovan financial system, and bring those responsible to justice, irrespective of their political affiliation; address the recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission on electoral reform ; respect international principles and best practices and guarantee an enabling environment for civil society.
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