Popular Democratic Party of Moldova

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The Popular Democratic Party of Moldova (Romanian : Partidul Democrat Popular din Moldova, PDPM) was a political party in Moldova led by Serghei Scripnic. [1]

History

Registered on 25 March 1997, [2] the party joined the For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova alliance to contest the 1998 elections. [3] The alliance received 18% of the vote, winning 24 of the 101 seats and becoming the third-largest faction in Parliament. It formed the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms coalition together with Democratic Convention of Moldova and the Party of Democratic Forces, which was able to form a government led by Ion Ciubuc.

The party won 25 seats in the 1999 local elections (0.41% of the total). [2] The alliance was dissolved prior to the 2001 elections, [3] which the PDPM did not contest.

It joined the Our Moldova Alliance for the May 2003 local elections, [2] before merging into it in July 2003. [3]

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References

  1. Andrei Brezianu & Vlad Spânu (2007) Historical Dictionary of Moldova, Scarecrow Press, p56
  2. 1 2 3 "Partidul Democrat-Popular din Moldova (PDPM)". eDemocracy. Retrieved 2023-11-23.
  3. 1 2 3 Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1335 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7