tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post7603264528499966990..comments2023-09-09T14:46:37.354+02:00Comments on Julien Frisch: Presidential elections: Close results Romania and no result in MoldovaJulien Frischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-20616523488407359252009-12-07T21:13:22.108+01:002009-12-07T21:13:22.108+01:00I put it up together because it explains the relev...I put it up together because it explains the relevance of covering both questions in the same article. <br /><br />Countries that share a language usually have more important connections, and interrelations between Moldova and Romania are quite strong.<br /><br />And so I raised the language issue because Moldova is usually not brought into connection with Romania (and Romanian), and readers of this blog might also not be familiar with the region.<br /><br />And the fact that political developments in neighbouring Romania usually have a significant impact on (both foreign and national) politics in Moldova (and sometimes vice-versa) should also not be neglected. Election results in Moldova are thus not totally independent from these relations, since the definition of Moldovan statehood and cultural independence is not settled internally and election results in Romania may even influence consensus and conflict within Moldova.<br /><br />So Moldova is and remains an independent country, but political and social relations of both countries are close (sometimes friendly, sometimes not so friendly), not least because of the linguistic connections, and by raising this fact I heavily oversimplified the whole situation, just making clear to my readers that one may look at both political events separately but also in connection.Julien Frischhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18167141111642456560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-492174345240444269.post-29292288445821208722009-12-07T19:21:23.357+01:002009-12-07T19:21:23.357+01:00I just read your post and just want to ask why the...I just read your post and just want to ask why the language issue is at all relevant.<br /><br />Moldova is an independent country. Its people speak Romanian/Moldovan, whatever you want to call it. This, in my opinion, has no affect on the current inability of its Parliament to elect a President.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com