Moldova is a fragile nation with a quasi-democratic political system. The democratic reforms were partial successful in this country since the political regime was changed many times. Under umbrella of democracy, the political system is still facing challenges of communism, quasi-democracy and illusion of choice. For the last couple of years, the communism in Moldova has preparing a strong partnership with Moscow on Transnistrian conflict resolution, energy sector and trade. Democratic regime (1992-2001) instituted the process of European Integration for further membership of the European Union. Since 2001, when the communists won the parliamentary elections, Molodva was placed in the most crucial situation. The nation is facing a dilemma between to belong to Europe (having common roots with Romanians) or to keep and promote its relations with Moscow and former Soviet Union despite of European perspectives. The communist party had chosen a way in the direction of Russian politics and interests, losing the biggest chance of nation to become a member of the EU conceivably after Romania and Bulgaria. The accelerated partnership with Russia pushed back Moldova in the USSR times. The economy and social sector faced many challenges and the society was not prepared for those radical changes. For instance, the system of medical assurance faced the increase of deficiency of the medical assistance. In the fact, social programs did not fit the basic needs and expectations of population. The number of migrated population overseas was enlarged considerable, creating a deficit of labor force. The speedy privatization of national enterprises and holdings listed with stumpy prices made a gap in the national economy, rising budget deficit and cutting the capital-spending portion of the budget for education, roads, medicine and infrastructure. The prices for food, electricity and gas increased considerable. The communist regime was fail with its promises to increase quality of life. Despite of this, the communist party had continued to presume in the prosperity of nation, climbing new hills of promises.
Following the parliamentary election, with 49.48% of the votes, the Communist Party won again in April of 2009. The opposition leaders have protested against the results, declaring it fraudulent. The opposition have demanded a repeated parliamentary election. The crucial events of April 2009, followed as a protest against the fraudulent election, have changed the modern history of Moldova. The peaceful demonstration of young people in the center of capital were transformed by agents provocateurs in couple of the hours in violent attacks against communist dictatorship established under umbrella of quasi-democracy in Moldova in the last couple of years. An incredible dreadful scenario was ruled by “someone” to conclude finally that Moldova faced a coup d’état, attempting to its sovereignty. The opposition has accused the government of organization and supervision the violent protests. The communist party has accused Romania and opposition for coup d’état. Beyond of this, three young men have died (under ambiguous violent circumstances) and police has abused hundreds of arrested young people throughout demonstrations, including women, applying torture and violence in different forms in the prison. Moldova faced one more time, after Stalinism epoch, the atrocities of communist regime, even in the quasi-democratic society, on the common border with NATO and the EU. The instruments of human rights and principle of tolerance were forbidden by the communist authorities. After those cruel days in Chisinau, the OSCE and other international organizations have condemned the violence of demonstrators and police. A neutral position of international structures did not fit the ambitions of young people to live in a democratic freedom. The late declarations of international observers concerning frauds and errors of those elections and the firm point of opposition to organize repeated parliamentary election, ruled to another crucial day of modern history of Moldova. The new general elections were held on July 29, 2009, with a majority of votes of the formed Coalition of three pro-Western Liberal parties and one Democratic Party in opposition. The Coalition was called itself the “Alliance for European Integration”. However, the Alliance does not hold enough seats in parliament to protect the support for candidature of president. The communist party has ability to reject it and the repeated parliamentary election in Moldova will be declared unsuccessful. The third parliamentary election could put under risk the fragile national economy, which might conduct to entirety territorial disintegrity. The new Moldova`s Alliance government has to determine the priorities of both domestic and foreign policies. However, prior of this, it is becoming relevant to understand “Quo vadis after second election Moldova?” The politics face this rhetorical question.
The post-communist governance has to face many social and economic struggles belonged to communist regime. The shady economy is factual and unquestionably, it requires time to adjust the national economy patterns to European standards. The foreign policy suffers from the same dilemma of identity crisis unable to define “quo vadis Moldova – Moscow or Brussels?” The recent declarations of the leaders of Alliance attest the intensity to keep both directions in foreign policy – the European Integration and Russia. Than, what makes difference between the programs proposed by communist party and the Alliance, if they both keep the same course of priorities in politics? The answer should be undeniably in definition of Alliance – “for European Integration”. There is any irony here. Moldova with communist party or European Alliance under rule could not avoid its geographical priorities and geopolitical defense consisted of historical status of European nation within Slavic milieu. If these both important facts could build the treatment of both domestic and foreign policies since independence and would extend within national strategies, plans and programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of these discernments, Moldova certainly could have other files of modern history. No nationalistic vision and no xenophobic approach could change the quality of life but the correctly treatment of real factors that sustain indeed the evolution of nation in one piece. The error is focusing within approach of that dilemma. The real choice is not between the European Integration and partnership in the framework of Commonwealth of Independent States, or a choice between Brussels or Moscow. The dilemma is certainly between the defined priorities in both domestic and foreign policy of Moldova and the political will, interest and commitment of Government to implement and follow the process of legal, political, social and economic reforms of European Integration. How far is Moldova to continue certainly the process of European Integration, achieving factual results, which could determine the level of preparedness for the membership of EU? The answers to these questions must give the program of governance of the Alliance. In the fact, the program attests an insufficient explanation of the issue. Even, there is not yet explained sufficiently how the revitalization of national economy will be proceeded and how the political, judicial and social systems will face reforms and European standards.
The opposition may confront a disappointment in the presidential election. It might not have enough votes in support from communist party. Some experts would say that the communist party has no interest and reason to split the presidential election. I would say the risk must be taken in consideration as soon the Alliance`s plan of governance is still indeterminated and there is no adittional plan of governance for the reason if the communist party will not vote the canditandidature for presidentship proposed by opposition. In that case, the question can have an answer more than rhetoric.
I am back…after being offline less than 1Year. This year was devoted to my travels, and what I learned while travelling I would like to write about. Lots of stuff I have to do. Since I left my blog, nothing was so important as to return to it, even I must admit I did not have time for such nice activity as writing and writing. Well, I traveled a lot. New faces, new places, nice people, wonderful environment. Everything was fine, excepting my blog. My space where I can share all my ideas with you, all my thoughts and beliefs. I miss it very much. And for this time I will enjoy more writing and analyzing. I must to. Lots of things happened and I will write about.
Fiind de multă vreme în Austria, nu am încetat să descoper multe lucruri noi pentru mine. Locuri pitoreşti, oameni primitori, muzică deosebită, mîncare delicioasă, glume haioase şi nu doar. Fiind într-un colectiv internaţional, nu a fost marea mea mirare când în loc de muzică austriacă, despre care voi vorbi cu alt prilej, voi auzi cu totul alta şi nu mai puţin melodioasă cum ar fi cea africană.
De ce? Probabil nu doar pentru că este la modă şi austriecilor le pace exoticul dar şi mie la fel ci şi pentru că o treime din studenţii universităţii sunt din ţările africane. Respectiv, avem un bun prilej de a cunoaşte cultura Africii, care este atât de variată, care nu se limitează la numărul ţărilor din Africa ci la mulţimea triburilor situate pe ţărmul continentului african. De-a lungul timpului aflându-mă în Austria, am început să cunosc câte ceva din muzica acestui continent. Nu sunt mare şi tare la acest capitol. Ceea ce îmi place mie este stilul natural al muzicii din Nigeria. Poţi auzi acordurile a mai multor instrumente naţionale şi vocile sunt magnifice. Ceea ce ascult la moment este formaţia Infinity. Formaţia este cunoscută foarte bine în Nigeria. În special recomand piesa Olori Oko. Videoclipul este foarte impunător. Cred că merită de văzut. Şi alta care îmi place este Aye Ole, videoclipul căreia este plin de culori vii la început şi vezi profunzimea spirituală a Nigeriei şi natura umană percepută de acest grup muzical.
Un alt segment al muzicii Africane pe care vreau să-l menţionez este muzica din Uganda. Ceea ce imi place mie este Juliana. O tănără interpretă care foloseşte African soul. Muzica din Uganda îmi place prin faptul că aduce cu ea sunetul valurilor de pe plajele Coastei de West al ţării şi ritmul sălbatic al dansului vânătorilor din centrul ţării. Ceva se poate auzi şi vedea aici. De asemenea nu aşi putea să omit pe cei care se numesc Afrigo Band, cea mai bună trupă a ţării, aşa cum îmi spun prietenii din Uganda. Un lucru deosebit şi minunat mi se pare compresiunea stilului salsa cu cel rumba de către Afrigo Band. Poţi vedea aici.
Ceva interesant reprezintă stilul muzicii din Tanzania, care nu prea m-a impresionat, nu mi se pare melodioasă muzica, poate fiind tipică latină firea mea. Însă ce aşi vrea să vizitez în această ţară e Parcul Naţional Serengeti. Parcul acoperă 14,763 km de cămpii, savană, răuri şi păduri. Parcul este situat în partea de nord a ţării şi găzduieşte peste 3 milioane de animale de tot felul întâlnite pe continentul african. Locaţiile umane sunt strict interzise pe teritoriul parcului pentru a evita accidentele mortale. Un loc cu adevărat fieric, un paradis dar şi foarte periculos pentru om, dacă nu se respectă regulile de protecţie.
În Uganda există un loc foarte verde şi bogat în lacuri, munţi, dealuri şi făşii verde de păduri, întins pe un teren de 260 km2 - Parcul Naţional Lake Mburo. Muzica din Uganda la fel ca şi natura se contopesc întruna şi te fac să te adânceşti în farmecul acestui paradis. Deşi războiul început în 1986 a demolat sate şi a stabilit mii de victime şi ucişi, iar rebelii mai continuă astăzi să înăsprească situaţia complicată din ţară, acest paradis al muzicii şi naturii nu a încetat să existe. Uganda se cosnideră o ţară modernă pe continentul Africii, amenajată cu hoteluri şi aeroporturi moderne, deşi nivelul de sărăcie predomină atât în zona rurală, unde procentul este foarte mare, cât şi în cea urbană. cu toate că recent au fost descoperite rezerve de petrol şi gaze naturale în ţară.
Întorcându-mă la subiectul muzicii, pentru cei care sunt interesaţi de muzica afro, recomand această pagină. Pentru cei care vreau să viziteze în special Uganda, recomand aici.
Stilurile muzicale ale Afrciii sunt Afrobeat şi Fuji Garbage în Nigeria, Jit Jive în Zimbabwe, Bikutsi şi Makossa în Camerun, Soukous în Congo, Highlife în coasta de West al Africii. Aşi recomanda, pentru o amplă informare în cultura şi muzica ţărilor din Africa, pe Gerhard Kubic, legendarul austriac vorbitor de afro limbi, profesor de Antropologie Culturală la Universitatea din Viena, renumit etnologist.
