List of political parties in Moldova
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This article lists political parties
in Moldova
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Moldova
is a multi-party
republic with a unicameral system.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Moldova
Politics of Moldova
The politics of Moldova takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...
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Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
is a multi-party
Multi-party system
A multi-party system is a system in which multiple political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition, e.g.The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition in the United Kingdom formed in 2010. The effective number of parties in a multi-party system is normally...
republic with a unicameral system.
Current parties in parliament
| Name | Ideology | Leader | MPs Parliament of the Republic of Moldova The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state... |
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| Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova |
PCRM | Communism Communism Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production... (disputed) |
Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Voronin Vladimir Nicolaevici Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the First Secretary of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova since 1994... |
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| Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president.... Partidul Liberal Democrat din Moldova |
PLDM | Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism also known as progressive conservatism is a variant of political conservatism which incorporates liberal elements. As "conservatism" and "liberalism" have had different meanings over time and across countries, the term "liberal conservatism" has been used in quite different... |
Vlad Filat Vlad Filat Vladimir Filat is a Moldovan politician, the Prime Minister of Moldova since 25 September 2009.- Education and early career :... |
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| Democratic Party of Moldova Democratic Party of Moldova The Democratic Party of Moldova is a social-democratic political party in Moldova.-Overview:In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats... Partidul Democrat din Moldova |
PDM | Social democracy Social democracy Social democracy is a political ideology of the center-left on the political spectrum. Social democracy is officially a form of evolutionary reformist socialism. It supports class collaboration as the course to achieve socialism... |
Marian Lupu Marian Lupu Marian Lupu is a Moldovan politician and is President of Parliament and Acting President since 2010.-Background and education:... |
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| Liberal Party Liberal Party (Moldova) The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:... Partidul Liberal |
PL | Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism Conservative liberalism is a variant of liberalism, combining liberal values and policies with conservative stances, or, more simply, representing the right-wing of the liberal movement.... |
Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu Mihai Ghimpu (born 19 November 1951, Coloniţa, Moldova, is a Moldovan politician. He was Speaker of Parliament from 28 August 2009 to 30 December 2010 and Acting President from 11 September 2009 until 28 December 2010.-Family:... |
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Minor parties
- Agrarian Party of MoldovaAgrarian Party of MoldovaThe Agrarian Party of Moldova , formerly the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova , is a Moldovan political party, prominent from 1991 to 1998. Governing for most of this period, the party represented a large centrist multi-ethnic bloc led by former collective farm chairmen and village mayors...
(Partidul Agrar din Moldova) - Christian-Democratic People's PartyChristian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova)The Christian Democratic People's Party is a Christian democratic political party in Moldova. In the last legislative elections on March 6, 2005, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 101 seats. Led by Iurie Roşca, the CDPP and the liberal PNL are the only major political parties in...
(Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat) - Christian Humanist Party of Moldova (Partidul Creştin Umanist din Moldova)
- Centrist Union of MoldovaCentrist Union of Moldova- External links :*...
(Uniunea Centristă din Moldova) - Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator)
- Ecologist Party of Moldova "Green Alliance" (Partidul Ecologist din Moldova "Alianţa Verde")
- European Party (Partidul European)
- National Liberal PartyNational Liberal Party (Moldova)The National Liberal Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. It was founded in 1993 as a mirror party of the Romanian National Liberal Party, and in continuation of the Romanian historical party, dissolved in 1947 by the communist authorities.It shares the visual...
(Partidul Naţional Liberal) - Party of the Socio-Economic Justice of MoldovaParty of the Socio-Economic Justice of MoldovaThe Party of the Socio-Economic Justice of Moldova is an anti-corruption and populist political party in Moldova, led by Nicolae Alexei....
(Partidul Dreptăţii Social-Economice din Moldova) - Party of Socialists of Moldova "Motherland" (Partidul Socialiştilor din Moldova "Patria-Rodina")
- Party of Spiritual Development United Moldova (Partidul Dezvoltării Spirituale "Moldova Unită")
- Popular Republican PartyPeasants' Christian Democratic Party of MoldovaThe Republican Popular Party is a political party in Moldova. It was founded in 1999 as Peasants' Christian Democratic Party of Moldova...
(Partidul Popular Republican) - Professionals' Movement Speranta-Nadejda (Mişcarea Profesioniştilor "Speranţa-Nadejda")
- Republican Party of MoldovaRepublican Party of Moldova-History:Republican Party of Moldova was established on August 15, 1999. The Founding Congress adopted the party program and bylaws and elected the governing bodies, including the Party Chairperson, Ion Curtean....
(Partidul Republican din Moldova) - Republican Socio-Political Movement EqualityRepublican Socio-Political Movement EqualityThe Republican Socio-Political Movement Equality is a left-of-centre political party in Moldova. At the last legislative elections, on 6 March 2005, the party won 3.8% of the popular vote, but no seats...
(Mişcare Social-Politică Republicană Ravnopravie) - Social Democratic PartySocial Democratic Party of MoldovaThe Social Democratic Party is an extra-parliamentary political party in Moldova, currently led by Victor Şelin...
(Partidul Social-Democrat) - Socialist Party of MoldovaSocialist Party of MoldovaThe Socialist Party of Moldova is a communist political party in Moldova. At the last legislative elections, 6 March 2005, the party won as part of the Electoral Bloc Motherland no seats....
(Partidul Socialist din Moldova) - Unionist Movement of the Republic of MoldovaUnionist Movement of the Republic of MoldovaThe Unionist Movement of the Republic of Moldova is an organization which has as its main goal the political union of Moldova and Romania.-History:...
(Mişcarea Unionistă din Republica Moldova) - Romanian National Party (Moldova)Romanian National Party (Moldova)The Romanian National Party is a political party in Moldova.- Activity :PNR participated in parliamentary elections of 1994 and 2001. At the 2003 local election and 2005 parliamentary election did not participate.- Former names :...
Former parties
- European Action MovementEuropean Action MovementThe European Action Movement was political party in Moldova. It merged into the Liberal Party in March 2011.- Overview :The party was formed at the first congress on October 22, 2006. The first president was Anatol Petrencu...
(Mişcarea Acţiunea Europeană, merged into Liberal Party) - Party Alliance Our MoldovaParty Alliance Our MoldovaThe Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal political party in Moldova led by Serafim Urechean, former mayor of Chişinău. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova in 2011.-History:...
(Alianţa “Moldova Noastră”, merged into Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova) - Social Liberal PartySocial Liberal Party (Moldova)The Social Liberal Party was a liberal political party in Moldova, led by Oleg Serebrian.At the legislative elections, 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova , that won 28.4 % of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 3 seats...
(Partidul Social-Liberal, merged into Democratic Party of Moldova) - Social Democracy Party (Partidul Democraţiei Sociale, merged with Social Democratic Party of Moldova)
- Party of Reform (Partidul Reformei, The Liberal PartyLiberal Party (Moldova)The Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova.The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is its vice-president.-History:...
is the successor by law of the Party of Reform)
Historical political parties
- National Patriotic FrontNational Patriotic FrontThe National Patriotic Front was a clandestine political party in the Moldovan SSR.- Activity :Between 1969 and 1971, the National Patriotic Front of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina was established by several young intellectuals in Chişinău, totalling over 100 members, vowing to fight for the...
(Partidul Naţional Patriotic) - Communist Party of MoldovaCommunist Party of MoldovaThe Communist Party of Moldova was one of the fourteen republic-level parties that formed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. Indeed, the PCM was the republic-level chapter of the CPSU in the Moldavian SSR from 1940 to 1991...
(Partidul Comunist al Moldovei) - Bessarabian Peasants' PartyBessarabian Peasants' PartyThe Bessarabian Peasants' Party was an agrarian political party active in Romania, founded in Chişinău, Bessarabia, on 23 August 1918.- Overview :...
(Partidul Ţărănesc din Basarabia) - National Moldavian PartyNational Moldavian Party-History:Prior to 1917, Bessarabian intelligentsia was divided between noblemen, conservatives, democrats, and socialists. Vasile Stroescu, a rich but very modest filantop boyar, managed to persuade all major factions to leave internal fights and at four day meeting the National Moldavian Party...
- Democratic Agrarian PartyDemocratic Agrarian PartyThe Democratic Agrarian Party was a clandestine political party in the Moldovan SSR.- Activity :The leader of the Democratic Agrarian Party was Vasile Odobescu...
- Democratic Union of FreedomDemocratic Union of FreedomDemocratic Union of Freedom was one of the organized anti-Soviet groups in Bessarabia.-References:* Elena Postică, Grupuri de rezistenţă pe teritoriul Basarabiei...
- Freedom Party, BessarabiaFreedom Party, BessarabiaThe Freedom Party was a clandestine political party in the Moldovan SSR.- Membership :The founders members were: Constantin Condrat , Ion Istrati , Nicolae Istrati , Victor Andreev , Vladimir Bivol The Freedom Party was a clandestine political party in the Moldovan SSR.- Membership :The founders...
- Gagauz Khalky, GagauzGagauziaGagauzia , formally known as the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Găgăuzia , is an autonomous region of...
separatist, now outlawed
Party alliances
- Alliance for Democracy and ReformsAlliance for Democracy and ReformsThe Alliance for Democracy and Reforms was a governing coalition, between numerous non-Communist parties, which had the absolute majority in the Moldovan Parliament after the 1998 parliamentary election.- The overall context :...
- Electoral Bloc Democratic MoldovaElectoral Bloc Democratic MoldovaThe Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova was an electoral alliance in Moldova, led by Serafim Urechean.- Membership of the Bloc :The alliance was formed by the following parties:...
- Electoral Bloc MotherlandElectoral Bloc MotherlandThe Electoral Bloc Motherland is a communist electoral alliance in Moldova, formed by the Socialist Party of Moldova and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova At the last legislative elections, on 6 March 2005, the bloc won 4.9% of the popular vote,...
- Alliance For European IntegrationAlliance for European IntegrationThe Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...
See also
- Politics of MoldovaPolitics of MoldovaThe politics of Moldova takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the prime minister is the head of government and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and...
- List of political parties by country
- Liberalism in MoldovaLiberalism in MoldovaThis article gives an overview of liberalism in the Republic of Moldova. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme...