Eric Byrne (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Moldova was a republic of the USSR and from the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Moldova was run by the Communist Party. As Moldova progressed the Communist Party split and other democratic forces came into play. Among the minority groups that got no seat there were probably some right wing parties with which I am not familiar, but they are not to the fore.

I suppose one could say the Socialist Party might be one of the most right-wing parties given that it is affiliated to such an extent to Mr. Putin. I have studied the map but I do not really have the answer. I was wondering about the same question. The Liberal Party and the coalition that has been in power during the past four years has been strong and has moved more towards the European Union as against the Russian customs union. The Russians cut off a major outlet for the country. It is a poor country that produces a great deal of agricultural produce. Agriculture is the main sector. Russia banned the importation of vegetables, fruit and wine. Moldova has a major wine industry. Did someone ask about the price of wine? One can get a fine bottle of Moldovan wine for €5.