Victor Stepaniuc is close to PSRM and Igor Dodon by promoting the narratives of the Socialist party and attacking their political opponents, publicly and on TV shows.
In 2018, President Igor Dodon decorated Victor Stepaniuc with the Order of the Republic – the highest state distinction, “as a sign of appreciation of the special merits to the state, for long and prodigious work, high professional qualities and intense activity in the social realm”.
Victor Stepaniuc is a promoter of “Moldovenism”, advocating for the elimination of the “Romanian History” from schools and promoting the idea that Moldovans have a state of 650 years and are a different nation from Romanians. It was noted through his Thesis “The evolution of Moldovan statehood in the contemporary era” and the monograph “The statehood of the Moldovan people”.
News on topic:
https://radiochisinau.md/victor-stepaniuc-a-fost-decorat-de-catre-igor-dodon-cu-cea-mai-inalta-distinctie-de-stat—74712.html
https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/victor-stepaniuc-dacă-lipsa-de-progres-va-fi-evidentă-nu-are-sens-o-asemenea-guvernare-/30102007.html
https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/victor-stepaniuc-dacă-lipsa-de-progres-va-fi-evidentă-nu-are-sens-o-asemenea-guvernare-/30102007.html