Chisinau, July 1 (Interfax) - Moldova's Party of Communists will not return to parliament, ex-President and Party of Communists leader Vladimir Voronin said. Nor will it turn up at the session that will hear a report of the Commission for Denouncing Communism, he said
The communist faction demonstratively left before Wednesday’s session in protest against the issue of acting President Mihai Ghimpu’s dismissal not being entered on the agenda, an Interfax correspondent reported.
"We knew that the governing Alliance [for European Integration] will not surrender anyone, but we wanted the public to see that this is so. What Ghimpu allowed himself to do by passing his decree is not normal, whether left-wing, or right-wing parties are involved," Voronin said.
Attacks on the Party of Communists over the construction of its headquarters aims "to distract the attention of the public from the outrages committed by the government," he said.
Ghimpu meanwhile described the communists’ boycott as "shameful."
"They have been neglecting parliamentary sessions for four months now, and they come and go. It’s a shame for Moldova, especially for the Opposition. The Opposition must always be represented in parliament and control the government," Ghimpu said.
The governing Alliance on July 2 is expected to discuss a report by the parliamentary commission for studying the "consequences of the totalitarian communist regime in Moldova." A draft resolution condemning the totalitarian communist regime is expected to be drafted for Friday’s session. The leaders of the Alliance for European Integration have not yet decided whether they will also ban communist insignia.
