Voronin Despre Media

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CHAUDHRY C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 CHISINAU 000375 SIPDIS STATEFOR EUR/UMB E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2019 TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PHUM, KDEM, MDSUBJECT: VORONIN TO INTRODUCE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES, ASKS USG FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA COMMISSION

Classified by: Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

1. (C) Rezumat: La 18 mai Ambasadorul american a avut o ntrevedere cu preedintele Voronin pentru a discuta referitor la situaia politic actual. Ambasadorul a abordat, de asemenea, problema prejudiciilor grave aduse imaginii Republicii Moldova la nivel internaional din cauza nclcriidrepturilor omului n urma evenimentelor din 7 aprilie. Voronini Ambasadorul au convenit asupracrerii unei comisii independente privind mass-media (cu participarea exper ilor americanii,eventual, europeni) pentru a propune recomandri cu privire la promovarea libertii mass-media.

2. (C) Voronin credea c Greceani va fi aleas preedinte, iar partidul lui Urechean va vota cuPCRM. Voronin a asigurat c va crea o distribuie strict propor ional de 60 la 40 de locuri ncomisie n conformitate cu reprezentarea opoziiei n parlament. Voronin intenioneaz s introduc modificri constituionale pentru a consolida sistemul parlamentar n Republica Moldova. Acestemodificri ar implica consolidarea atribuiilor primului-ministru, diminund n acelai timp pe celeale preedintelui.

Necesitatea de a mbunti imaginea negativ a Republicii Moldova

8. (C) Ambasadorul a subliniat c multe aciuni ale guvernului din 7 aprilie au creat o impresiefoarte negativ a Republicii Moldova n Statele Unitei n Europa. Ambasadorul a menionat c dup 7 aprilie mai multe istorii despre arestrilei modul n care deinuii au fost abuzai nnchisori au nconjurat lumea. Au existat rapoarte privind modul n care presa a fost pus sub

presiune, au existat cteva rapoarte cu privire la hr uirea ONG-urilor, for ndu-le s divulgeinformaii cu privire la apartenena i finanarea lor. Toate aceste aciuni au creat o impresienegativ i au prejudiciat imaginea Republicii Moldova. Dac Republica Moldova dorete s sedezvolte n direcia pro-occidental, aceast imagine proast trebuie restabilit prin asigurarea unuirespect mai mare pentru drepturile omuluii libertile mass-media.

9. (C) Afirmaiile ambasadorului au atins punctul sensibil, deoarece Voronin a declarat cuconvingere c toate cele spuse sunt "foarte corecte"i "absolut adevrate." Ambasadoruli-aexprimat disponibilitatea de a lucra cu Voronini noul guvern pentru a ajuta la crearea uneiatmosfere n care am putea spune cu adevrat c mass-media lucreaz liber i c ONG-urileisocietatea civil activeaz liber. Acest lucru ar crea o imagine pozitiv pentru Republica Moldova

(i pentru Voronin ca lider), a afirmat ambasadorul.

Crearea unei comisii independente pentru mass-media


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10. (C) A urmat o discuie pe probleme de mass-media n care cei doi au discutat foarte deschiscriticile aduse Guvernului Republicii Moldova n ziarele de opoziie. Voronin a declarat c niciodat nu a primit niciun document care s dovedeasc faptul c vreun ziar a fost limitat nexprimare. n r spuns la mai multe exemple ale ambasadorului privind hr uirea presei, Voronin asugerat crearea unui comitet independent de exper i str ini care s analizeze situaia actual cu

privire la libertatea presei. Ambasadorul a spus c aceast propunere ar fi util pentru a demonstralumii c preedintele Voronini guvernul moldovean nu se tem de presa liber .

Comentarii

14. (C) Deja am menionat c preedintele Voronin va ncerca s remanieze distribuia puterii ntre preedinte, primul-ministrui preedintele parlamentului. n timp ce el a vorbit despre consolidarea postului de prim-ministru, este foarte probabil c aceste schimbri vor mpinge pendulul ctrePreedintele Parlamentului, acesta devenind centru de putere n guvernul moldovean. Voronin aconfirmat faptul c va realiza acest lucru prin introducerea unor modificri n Constituie. DeiVoronin presupune c PCRM va reui n cele din urm s-o aleag pe Greceani preedinte, el arecunoscut c alegerile ar putea eua n primul tur din 20 mai. PCRM mai are nc multe de f cut pentru a ajunge la un acord cu opoziia.

Este ironic faptul c Voronin dorete o reform, cum ar fi introducerea echilibrului propor ional de60 la 40 n Parlament pe care nu l-a admis cnd a ocupat funcia de preedinte.

i mai ironic este dorina lui de a schimba constituia rii pentru a o potrivi nevoilor sale, pstrnd preedinia puternic atunci cnd ocup aceast funcie i s transfere puterea ParlamentuluiiGuvernului, atunci cnd este ales n calitate de Preedinte al Parlamentului.


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CHAUDHRY C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 CHISINAU 000375 SIPDIS STATEFOR EUR/UMB E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2019 TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PHUM, KDEM, MDSUBJECT: VORONIN TO INTRODUCE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES, ASKS USG FOR INDEPENDENT MEDIA COMMISSION

Classified by: Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

1. (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with President Voronin to discuss the current politicalsituation, the Ambassador also raised the importance of taking action to turn around the damagedone to Moldova's world image by human rights violations following the April 7 events. Voroninand the Ambassador agreed on creating an independent media commission (with U.S. and possiblyEU experts) to make recommendations on how to achieve true media freedom.

2. (C) Voronin believed that Mrs. Greceanii would be elected President and thought it possible thatUrechean and his AMN party might defect from the opposition to vote with PCRM. Voronin willensure a strict 60-40 proportional distribution of seats and committee chairs according to oppositionrepresentation in the parliament. Voronin plans to introduce constitutional amendments tostrengthen Moldova as a Parliamentary system. These changes would involve strengthening thePrime Minister, while weakening the President. End Summary Electing a President: Urechean toDefect?

3. (C) In a May 18 meeting President Voronin discussed with Ambassador Chaudhry (accompanied by Pol/Econ Chief) the prospects for PCRM's candidate, the outgoing Prime Minister Mrs. ZinaidaGreceanii, to be elected as president. He hinted at the possibility of coming to a deal withUrechean's party. He explained that the opposition was divided into two parts - Chirtoaca's LiberalParty and Filat's Liberal Democratic Party (which were both "absolutely controlled by Romania")and Urechean's Moldova Noastra party (AMN) (which was "autonomous" and could takeindependent decisions). Having aligned himself with the declarations of the other two parties,Urechean was now in a bind. Voronin claimed to have information from sources within the AMNsuggesting that they wanted to break out of this alignment, but did not know how.

4. (C) Voronin believed that the majority of AMN's 11 MPs opposed repeat Parliamentaryelections. However, the AMN reps feared that if they were to go over to PCRM side, they wouldrepeat the Rosca scenario (which ended up with Rosca losing his electorate's support to charges of "treason" and not making it into the next parliament). Voronin laid nine-to-one odds that if therewere repeat Parliamentary elections, {UNIMEDIA} Urechean's party would not pass the six percentthreshold. Voronin said he underlined that he would not take any illegal measures to attractsomeone from another party. In case Urechean's party did decide to change positions, it would be

better, opined Voronin, for all members to take part in this decision. The AMN could then play anintermediary role between the Party of Communists and the opposition parties.

Cooperating with Opposition in Parliament

5. (C) Voronin claimed that he was ready to work constructively with the opposition. He noted thathe was organizing all bodies in the parliament according to the principle of representation, i.e. in a60-40 proportion. This ratio would hold for membership in committees (including the importantones), committee chairmanship seats, and the Permanent Bureau. Voronin said that as Speaker hewould guarantee that there would be no discrimination in Parliament on the grounds of partymembership Constitutional Changes;

Parliamentary System


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6. (C) Voronin said that as Speaker he would work to create a "true Parliamentary Republic" inMoldova. He said that this would necessitate changes to the Constitution. Voronin planned toCHISINAU 00000375 002 OF 003 strengthen the institutions of the Parliament and theGovernment (i.e. Prime Minister) while weakening the powers of the President.

7. (C) Voronin explained the methodology for carrying out these changes, noting that in case the

amendments did not have the necessary support in parliament, they would be voted on in a nationalreferendum. (Note: Articles 141-143 of the Constitution explain the procedures for amending theconstitution. To pass in Parliament, a constitutional amendment must receive a two- thirds majority,i.e. 68 votes or, it may be passed by a simple majority in a popular referendum in which more thanthree-fifths of those on the voter lists participate.

Need to Fix Negative Image of Moldova

8. (C) The Ambassador stressed that many of the GOM actions since April 7 have created a verynegative impression of Moldova in the United States and in Europe. The Ambassador noted thatafter April 7 stories had traveled around the world about the arrests and how detainees were abusedin prison. There were reports of how the press was put under pressure and that in the last fewweeks, there were reports of NGO harassment, forcing them to provide information on their membership and financing. All of {UNIMEDIA} these actions had creating a negative impressionand damaged the image of Moldova. If Moldova wanted to develop in a pro-Western direction, this bad image needed to be fixed by ensuring greater respect for human rights and greater mediafreedoms.

9. (C) The Ambassador's remarks struck just the right chord, because Voronin replied withconviction that this was "very correct" and "absolutely true." The Ambassador expressed hisreadiness to work with Voronin and the new government to help create an atmosphere where wecould truly say that the media was operating freely and that NGOs and civil society were workingfreely. This would create a positive image for Moldova (and for Voronin as a leader), argued theAmbassador.

Creation of an Independent Media Commission

10. (C) A discussion of media issues ensued in which Voronin discussed the very open criticisms of the GOM in opposition newspapers and argued that he had never received any document provingthe fact that any newspapers had their freedom of expression limited. In response to theAmbassador's list of incidents of press harassment, Voronin suggested an independent committee of foreign experts to analyze the current situation with respect to press freedom. The Ambassador

agreed that this would be worthwhile to show the world that President Voronin and the GOM werenot afraid of a free press.

11. (C) The Ambassador proposed that he would try to find the funding to bring experts here for toanalyze the situation and make recommendations to the GOM on how to achieve a truly free press.Voronin was very pleased with this plan, said "Super!! Ideal" and made the sign of the cross, anOrthodox religious gesture meant to demonstrate his sincerity about this plan. The Ambassador agreed to look for ways to bring experts for this study, suggesting the possibility for forming thismedia commission with participation of EU experts. Voronin on NGOs

12. (C) Voronin was less forthcoming on NGO freedoms than he had been on media. He noted that

Moldova had 26,000 NGOs registered, which he thought was "absolutely too many." He claimedthat thousands of millions of Euros were being laundered through European structures in support of these NGOs. The Ambassador explained how CHISINAU 00000375 003 OF 003 pressure on the


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NGOs involved in the elections events had contributed to the negative impression of Moldova thatneeded to be fixed. Voronin said that some NGOs had been used to launder money throughMoldova and he had been working without success to ensure that money that entered the countrywent through the national treasury to avoid such possibilities. The Ambassador assured thePresident that any money that entered the country for MCC would remain under his personalcontrol.

Moldova's Future

13. (C) President Voronin said that his vision for Moldova's future would be outlined at theParliament in Mrs. Greceanii's speech before the elections on May 20. She would outline fivedimensions for the future of Moldova. Most important for the GOM would be the overarching principle of continuity of development of democratic reforms moving forward towards the goals of European integration. He expressed satisfaction with his recent contacts with high- level Europeanleaders, noting that he now had telephone contacts with Solana each week. 14. (C) Comment: Wehad already speculated that as Speaker, Voronin would seek to reshuffle the deck in regard to thedistribution of power between the President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker. While he talkedabout strengthening the post of the Prime Minister, it is likely that these changes will push the pendulum towards the Speaker as the center of power in the Moldovan government. His commentconfirmed that he has projected plans to accomplish this by introducing constitutional changes.Though Voronin assumes that the PCRM will eventually succeed in getting Mrs. Greceanii electedas President, he acknowledged that this might not happen on the first round on May 20. The PCRMstill has a long way to go in coming to an agreement with the opposition on working together in thenew parliament. It is ironic that Voronin is now pushing a reform such as the 60-40 proportional balance in parliament that he never would have countenanced as President. Even more ironic is hiswillingness to change the country's constitution to suit his own needs, keeping the presidency strongwhen it is his post, and shifting the power to the parliament and the government, once he waselected as Speaker. CHAUDHRY

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