The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM) considers the ruling PAS party’s refusal to lift the state of emergency — introduced for a 60‑day period — to be a serious mistake, given that the circumstances that initially justified it have changed significantly.

According to LDPM, the damage to the Isaccea–Vulcănești power line, cited by the authorities as the main reason for declaring the emergency, was fully repaired as of March 28. Under these conditions, the continued application of the emergency regime raises serious questions about its necessity and proportionality.

The party also criticizes the government’s arguments regarding potential new bombardments or attacks on energy infrastructure, calling them insufficiently substantiated. LDPM stresses that Moldova cannot function under a “Sword of Damocles” logic, where hypothetical scenarios — not proven to be imminent — are used to justify restrictions on fundamental rights and deviations from democratic procedures.

LDPM notes that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been ongoing for four years, with no clear end in sight. In such a context, the constant or repeated use of a state of emergency based on general uncertainty turns an exceptional tool into a routine governance mechanism, which contradicts the principles of the rule of law. The party points out that similar security incidents have occurred in countries like Romania and Poland, where military drones have repeatedly fallen on their territory, yet neither state introduced an emergency regime comparable in scale or duration to that in Moldova.

According to LDPM, the unjustified extension of the emergency regime has serious consequences for the functioning of the state and society. It affects citizens’ rights and freedoms, reduces transparency in decision‑making, weakens parliamentary oversight, and increases pressure on the business environment. The economy, the party warns, suffers from uncertainty, excessive administrative intervention, and distorted market mechanisms. Prolonging the regime risks creating a state of “abnormal normality,” where restrictions become the rule and democratic procedures the exception.

LDPM insists that any limitation of fundamental rights must be strictly necessary, proportionate, and time‑bound, in line with constitutional provisions and European standards. In the absence of clear evidence of an immediate threat and of the impossibility to manage the situation through ordinary mechanisms, maintaining the state of emergency is unjustified.

In this context, LDPM demands the immediate cancellation of the state of emergency, the return to normal institutional functioning, and the adoption of transparent and proportionate measures to manage risks in the energy sector.