MOLDOVA
Lambsdorff: Need for unity of liberal opposition

At his latest visit to Moldova in October, Otto Count Lambsdorff, previous chairman of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty, met with representatives of the liberal various parties in the country. He emphasized that Moldova would need only a strong and united liberal opposition.

r. Otto Count Lambsdorff with his wife, liberal leaders in Moldova, Ambassador Nikolaus Graf Lambsdorff, Dr. Rolf Steltemeier

Moldova, which became independent after the dissolution of the USSR, is the eastern neighbor of Romania. It is the poorest country in Europe. Political power is still in the hands of a communist government, although a success by the last local elections in summer 2007 has encouraged the opposition: in the capital Kishinev the young liberal politician Dorin Chirtoaca was elected a mayor.
A serious problem in Moldova is the continuing split of the liberal opposition. In Moldova, which has a population of 3.5 million, there are as much as five liberal parties. Four of them are partners of the FNF.