Moldova’s civic movement “Construim înCREDere” has released a monitoring report assessing the implementation of the governing Action and Solidarity Party’s (PAS) electoral commitments one year after the 2025 parliamentary elections.
The report, titled “One Year After the Parliamentary Elections. Where Are We?”, examines the period from September 28, 2025, to September 28, 2026, using publicly available data and verifiable results. The civic movement presented the findings at a roundtable in Chisinau on September 25.
According to the report, only 18 of 325 sectoral commitments, or 5.5%, have been fully implemented during the first year. When partially completed, formal and nearly completed commitments are also included, the figure rises to 26 commitments, or 8%.
The report says 56 commitments, or 17.2%, have not yet entered the implementation stage, while another 86 commitments, representing 26.5%, are progressing below the pace considered necessary. Of these, 47 are described as being significantly behind schedule.
A total of 153 commitments are considered to be progressing without a demonstrable delay, while four could not be classified based on the publicly available information.
Olesea Stamate, a coordinator of “Construim înCREDere,” said the assessment was based on the government’s own publicly announced commitments rather than the political preferences of the monitoring group.
“We are not assessing the government according to our political preferences, but according to the commitments it made publicly and the standards it set for itself. After one year, we are not issuing a verdict on the entire mandate, but we can see whether the current pace is leading toward the promised objectives,” Stamate said.
The report also raises concerns about the way many of the original commitments were formulated. According to the movement, 200 of the 325 sectoral commitments, or 61.5%, contain neither a specific figure, a deadline nor a legislative act that needs to be adopted.
The civic group argues that without measurable benchmarks, it is difficult for citizens, journalists and civil society organizations to objectively determine whether a particular commitment has been fulfilled.
“For every commitment that has been fully implemented, there are more than three with no implementation started and almost five that are progressing more slowly than they should. A commitment without a deadline, figure or measurable result cannot create real political accountability,” Stamate said.
The report also points to changes in several targets compared with earlier versions of the government’s programme. Among the examples cited are a reduction of the road construction and rehabilitation target from 3,000 kilometers to at least 100 kilometers annually, and a change in the forestry target from 60,000 hectares to at least 7,000 hectares planted and rehabilitated in 2026.
The movement also notes that the target for new nursery places was reduced from 5,000 to 3,000, while the annual target for students enrolled in dual higher education was reduced from 1,000 to 450.
According to the report, previously specified salary targets of a 10,000 lei minimum wage and a 25,000 lei average wage are no longer quantified in the same way, while sports and youth policy no longer appear as separate areas.
At the same time, “Construim înCREDere” highlights several developments it considers positive, including the opening of the first clusters in Moldova’s EU accession negotiations, increased scholarships in priority fields, raising the mandatory VAT registration threshold to 1.7 million lei, a deduction of up to 20,000 lei for education and professional training expenses, progress on bilateral pension agreements and the constructive completion of the Vulcănești–Chișinău electricity interconnection line.
The civic movement is calling for a public recovery plan for the second year of the government’s mandate, including deadlines, responsible institutions and measurable indicators.
It also calls for semi-annual reporting on the implementation of the government programme, renewed public consultations on substantially amended draft laws before they are put to a vote, a predictable four-year fiscal calendar, and quarterly publication of data on the number of road kilometers contracted, completed and accepted.
“Construim înCREDere” describes itself as a civic movement focused on transparency, accountability and citizen participation, with European integration as one of its central areas of activity.