Quo vadis, Republica Moldova ? [Articol]

Abstract

Over the 33 years of independence, the Republic of Moldova is like a pendulum clock that was set in motion on August 27, 1991 by the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, and since then and until now, Moldova has been oscillating between East and West and cannot establish its direction of travel. Corruption, lack of vision, but also lack of political will are the internal factors that have been and still are the basis of the uncertainty of a political future and consequently of the social and economic one. At the same time, due to its geographical location and the geopolitical situation in the region, the Republic of Moldova is influenced by external factors, directly, by supporting local political actors mainly in electoral campaigns(presidential and parliamentary) and indirectly, by lobbying or blocking the state's interests in various international contexts, being often used as a battlefield between major international political actors, depending on the interests of each one at the moment. The narrow party interests, the interference of third-party state actors, but also the desire to maintain or return to power of the local political decision-makers contributed to the division and enmity of the Moldovan society, through two narratives that have become traditional, the language and the political vector. Considering the2025 parliamentary elections, the question arises, Quo Vadis, Republic of Moldova, East or West?