{"id":208607,"date":"2025-09-23T11:13:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watchdog.md\/?p=208607"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:00:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T12:00:10","slug":"ce-a-reusit-si-ce-nu-pas-in-patru-ani-de-guvernare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdog.md\/en\/studies\/208607\/ce-a-reusit-si-ce-nu-pas-in-patru-ani-de-guvernare\/","title":{"rendered":"What has PAS achieved and what has it failed to achieve in four years of government? September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/watchdog.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PAS-Achievements.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Open the analysis here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) succeed to honor their campaign promises after 4 years in power or not? In the electoral controversy on the eve of the parliamentary elections, it seems difficult to find the answer. However, the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/watchdog.md\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watchdog.MD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experts decided to bring order to chaos and analyzed point-by-point the PAS program, in order to see which promises have been fulfilled and which had remained only on paper. The result is average: the degree of fulfillment of PAS\u2019 promises starting from 2021 is 56%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Methodology, in Brief:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/watchdog.md\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watchdog.MD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> analysis follows the logic (similar, but not identical) used in 2023 for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/watchdog.md\/analyzes\/207947\/comunitatea-watchdog-md-a-verificat-acuratetea-declaratiilor-primarului-ceban-privind-realizarea-promisiunilor-sale-electorale-90-sunt-de-fapt-13\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the assessment of promises made by Mayor Ion Ceban<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2019): at that time, 13% of them were fully accomplished and 28% were partially fulfilled. Applying the current analysis scheme, we established that the Mayor has fulfilled only 27% of his promises.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A scale of 0 to 1 (up to 1,5 points for \u201cover-fulfillment\u201d) was assigned as a score for each promise.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The assessment was carried out by WatchDog.MD experts, with the contribution of specialists in economics, agriculture, entrepreneurship, justice, transport, IT and reintegration.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>The Government Context<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAS enjoyed a parliamentary majority and, simultaneously, has faced unprecedented crises: Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, energy blackmail, and record inflation, factors that decreased the purchasing power and the impact of public investments. In this context, there were both notable achievements and failures &#8211; some of them visible, others more discreet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>General Conclusions<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conclusions are as follows: <\/span><b>PAS managed to fulfill approximately 56% of the promises included in the \u201cGood Times\u201d program <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which it came to power. Is this score sufficient for the party to remain in power or not? We will find out after the elections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lowest results (in terms of promises, not necessarily actions) are in the areas of state-owned institutions reform, major infrastructure projects, the environment, transport and culture. Although in most cases there are several important achievements to note, these are not necessarily part of the specific promises made in 2021. In other words, the WatchDog.MD assessment <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">does not represent a general evaluation of the PAS governance, and refers strictly to the campaign program with which this party won the elections.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highest implementation rates (even \u201cabove the plan\u201d) are recorded in the areas such as \u201cSupport for Youth\u201d and \u201cLocal Development Projects\u201d. The promises regarding families with children, the diaspora, foreign policy and energy have been accomplished almost in proportion to 100%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Per general, we can establish that those areas which were written with clear, realistic indicators, developed by specialists and not by politicians, enjoy a much higher achievement rate. On the other hand, vague promises or those extravagant regarding airports, modern railways, bridges built in 4 years, without even feasibility studies at that stage, the reconstruction of major historical complexes, for which there were neither technical projects nor cost estimates \u2014 most of these things remained only on paper. In the best case scenario, for some of them, feasibility studies are just being carried out or contracts for works are being signed at the end of four years of PAS government.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Foreign policy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stands out in terms of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">promises successfully<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> accomplished: Moldova has become a candidate for EU membership and has already begun the negotiations process. The relations with neighbouring countries, Romania and Ukraine, have considerably improved, with concrete benefits, such as cooperation in the energy sector (electricity imports from Romania have contributed avoiding an energy crisis like the one in Transnistria), investments in infrastructure (the rehabilitation of Basarabeasca &#8211; Berezina railway section with Ukraine) and border control strengthening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The diaspora <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has also<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enjoyed significant attention from the government. The repatriation law has been passed, consular fees reduced by 50%, the eConsulat platform has been launched, and Moldovan\u2019s driving licenses and pensions have been recognized in several countries. The \u201cPARE 1+2\u201d Programme made it possible for many Moldovans to return home and start businesses in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PAS has managed to fulfill its electoral promises regarding <\/span><b>social protection. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During this government\u2019s term, the minimum pension increased up to 3,300 MDL, although an increase to 2,000 MDL was promised; the one-time child birth allowance has been raised to 21,350 MDL compared to the promised 10,000 MDL increase. At the same time, the tax exemptions for children and dependents have significantly increased; flexible maternity and paternity leave have been introduced; the possibility of remote work and incentives for fathers to get involved have appeared. Additionally, middle school students receive free meals \u2013 a bonus that was not even provided in the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the \u201cover-fullfillment\u201d of certain promises is caused by the inflation growth up to 70%. Even though, generally speaking, the price increase was determined by external factors, this has seriously affected the purchasing power and the value of public investments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, as it was promised, the PAS government has increased the agricultural subsidy Fund to over 1.7 billion MDL and the budget for road rehabilitation, reconstruction and maintenance to 3.2 billion MLD, but these figures are sufficient in the context of accumulated inflation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the promises <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remained only on paper: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Silver Fund for seniors; the European gauge railway to Chisinau; the thermal rehabilitation and facade reconstructions of 20% of the country\u2019s apartment buildings; restoration of the \u201cSerghei Lunchevici\u201d National Philharmonic building; as well as more ambitious promises, such as combating political defections through legislative measures or building of national consensus \u2013 both between political forces and within society \u2013 regarding the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most controversial chapters is regarding <\/span><b>judicial reform. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the promises made by PAS are an Anticorruption Tribunal and Court of Appeal, the confiscation of unjustified assets, and the extraordinary evaluation of judges and prosecutors.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the reforms have indeed been initiated: restructuring of the Anticorruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office, reducing the number of judges at the Supreme Court of Justice, the pre-vetting and vetting processes, but their implementation has been partial and slow. The Anticorruption Court was not established as promised, but replaced by specialized panels. The extended confiscation of unjustified wealth remains at the concept stage, and the removal of immunity for cases of corruption has not been advanced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond the details, the fundamental problem is that corruption has not disappeared from the judicial system and prosecutor\u2019s office, which undermines people&#8217;s trust in justice and affects the state security towards external and oligarchic threats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, analyzing all of the existing PAS\u2019 commitments, to a greater or lesser extent, assessed or verified, we establish that the level of promises fulfillment after four years of government is approximately 56%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This figure is based on the analysis and estimates made by the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/watchdog.md\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Watchdog.MD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> experts, as well as contributions of several specialists (in economics, agriculture, entrepreneurship, justice, transport, IT and reintegration). The degree of fulfillment of each promise was evaluated with a score from 0 to 1, and the \u201cover-fulfilled\u201d promises with up to 1,5 points. Since some of the promises are more vague or difficult to quantify, the assessments obviously contain a certain degree of subjectivity. The table of promises and scores can be viewed below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>No.<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Chapter\/area of election promises<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Score Accumulated\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Total possible score<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Fulfillment %\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Families with Children\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for People from Moldova\u2019s Villages and Cities\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Retirees\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Youth<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">130%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Women<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Moldovans from The Diaspora\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">95%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Entrepreneurs<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Agricultors<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Times for Public Sector Employees\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Management and Teaching Staff<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Policemen<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">44%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Energy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">92%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transport<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Villages and Cities Development Projects<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Environment\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Justice and Anticorruption<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Economy and Entrepreneurship<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital Economy, IT and Communications<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">67%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Infrastructure, Transport and Constructions<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">81%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fight against corruption, monopolies, a poor management in state-owned enterprises<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign Policy<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">94%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State Reintegration<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Free Mass Media<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Good Governance and Reforming the Political Class<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<td><b>Total<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>69.25<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>123<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>56%<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open the analysis here. Context Did the Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) succeed to honor their campaign promises after 4 years in power or not? 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