Despite what I reported before, nothing has been finalized yet between the PDM and the Communists, though some seem certain that those two parties will come together to form a government. Complicating matters is the issue of a WikiLeaks cable, which alleges that Vladimir Voronin (the head of the Communists and the former president) offered Marian Lupu (the leader of the PDM) a $10 million bribe back in 2009 to defect to the Communists and break up the anti-Communist coalition. Considering that Lupu now has had a meeting with the Communists about joining forces, the revelation of this cable makes Lupu even more suspect than many young Moldovans think he is already. (Meanwhile, the American ambassador may be recalled by Obama over the cable.)
Also on the table is an offer by the Liberal Democrats (an opposition party headed by Vlad Filat, the interim Prime Minister) to split the big three offices up between the opposition parties, with the office of President going to the PDM (and presumably to Lupu), the office of Speaker/President of the Parliament going to the Liberal Party (and probably to its leader Mihai Ghimpu), and the office of Prime Minister falling to the Liberal Democrats (and presumably to Filat). Ghimpu has said that the offer is a good one, if a bit late. Apparently they are ready to talk about it, though.
As a matter of realpolitik, the Communists say that the three major opposition parties have shown during the interim government that more than two parties cannot govern effectively. Filat maintains that more than 60% Moldovans voted to continue the interim government, giving the opposition parties a mandate to carry on with their “democratic reforms” and course toward further European integration.
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