Vlad Filat, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (LDPM), stated that “for many years, society was led to believe that the fight against corruption was the main priority of the current government. Under this slogan, ‘reforms’ were carried out, state institutions were reorganized, and significant financial resources from international partners were allocated. Today, there is an opportunity to compare promises with actual results.” According to Filat, one of the most authoritative international assessments in the field of the rule of law — the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2025 — places the Republic of Moldova among the countries with the weakest indicators regarding the absence of corruption in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, TRIBUNA reports.

“Moldova ranks 13th out of 15 countries in the region, ahead only of Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan. Globally, our country ranks 108th out of 143 states.

This is not a political survey and not an opposition report. It is an assessment by an independent international organization that analyzes the effectiveness of state institutions, their vulnerability to corruption, the degree of impartiality in the exercise of public authority, as well as the level of trust that citizens and the business community have in state institutions.

This report does not evaluate the statements of PAS representatives, but rather the results that citizens and businesses encounter daily in their interactions with the state. And these results speak for themselves,” the politician said.

Vlad Filat emphasized that it is difficult to speak about achievements when independent international assessments point in the opposite direction.

“The fight against corruption is not proven by press conferences, Facebook posts, or loud political statements. It is demonstrated by effective and trustworthy state institutions, equality before the law, and citizens’ confidence in the state.

And if, after many years of reforms and high-profile promises, the Republic of Moldova remains among the lowest-ranked countries in the region on this indicator, the conclusion is obvious: a gap has emerged between official rhetoric and the real situation — a gap that can no longer be hidden even by the most extensive information campaigns,” the LDPM leader concluded.