The European Social Democratic Party is a centre-left,populist social-democratic political party in Moldova. Established in 1997,the party holds pro-European views,and is an associate member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and a full member of the Socialist International. According to its statute,the PSDE pleads that Moldova is an independent,sovereign,and democratic state,based on law,and integrated in the united family of European democracies. Reflecting former leader Marian Lupu's views,but also the strong influence of the Moldovan Orthodox Church,the party is more conservative on social issues,such as LGBT rights.
The unification of Moldova and Romania is a popular concept in the two countries that began during the Revolutions of 1989. The Romanian Revolution in 1989 and the independence of Moldova in 1991 further contributed to the development of a movement for the unification of the two Romanian-speaking countries. The question of reunification is recurrent in the public sphere of the two countries,often as a speculation,both as a goal and a danger. Though historically Romanian support for unification was high,a 2022 survey during the Russian invasion of Ukraine indicated that only 11% of Romania's population supports an immediate union,while over 42% think it is not the moment.
Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova. The president of the party is the former Mayor of Chișinău,Dorin Chirtoacă.
Dorin Chirtoacă is a Moldovan politician who served as Mayor of Chișinău from 2007 to 2018. He has been leader of Liberal Party (PL) since 2018.
Mihai Ghimpu is a Moldovan politician who served as Speaker of Parliament and Acting President of Moldova from 2009 to 2010. He was member of Parliament of Moldova from 1990 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2019. Ghimpu held the position of leader of Liberal Party (PL) from 1998 to 2018.
Vladimir Filat,commonly referred to as Vlad Filat,is a Moldovan businessman and politician,founder of Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. He was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 25 September 2009 to 25 April 2013. He also was appointed as the Interim President of Moldova for a brief period of time in 2010. Following his conviction on charges of accepting bribes,Filat was released from jail in December 2019,6 years earlier than his initial sentence.
Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after parliamentary vote failed to elect a President for the second time in late 2009.
Corina Fusu is a Moldovan politician.
Oazu Nantoi is a Moldovan politician and political analyst serving as member of Parliament of Moldova since 2019.
Ștefan Urâtu is a politician from Moldova.
Mihai Balan is a diplomat from Moldova. He was the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Israel in January–October 2012,and prior to this was ambassador of Moldova to Greece and Cyprus. Bălan was the Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Moldova.
Vladimir (Vlad) Plahotniuc is a Moldovan politician,businessman and oligarch. He was the chairman of the Democratic Party of Moldova and previously was a member of the Parliament of Moldova for three terms,and served as First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova. Until leaving the territory of the Republic of Moldova in 2019,he was considered to be the powerhouse of Moldovan politics in matters of influence,controlling Moldova's government and parliamentary majority. Since fleeing Moldova in June 2019,Plahotniuc has resided in Turkey.
Iurie Chirinciuc is a Moldovan businessman turned politician,who has served as Minister of Transport and Roads Infrastructure of Moldova since 30 July 2015 until 30 May 2017. Prior to this,between 31 December 2014 and August 2015 he was a member of Parliament of Moldova,in the parliamentary faction of Liberal Party.
The Filip Cabinet was the Cabinet of Moldova led by Pavel Filip from January 2016 to June 2019.
Andrei Năstase is a Moldovan politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Internal Affairs from 8 June 2019 to 12 November 2019. He was member of Parliament of Moldova in 2019. Năstase has been leader of Dignity and Truth Platform Party from 2015 to 2021.
Pro Moldova is a centre-right political party of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded and is currently led by Andrian Candu,the former President of the Moldovan Parliament.
Natalia Davidovici is a Moldovan politician and journalist who currently serves in the Parliament of Moldova. She also serves as presidential adviser to President Maia Sandu on interethnic issues.
Vlad Batrîncea is a Moldovan politician who currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova. He has been the executive secretary of the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM) since 2019 and the de facto leader of the party from 2022 to 2023.
Arina Spătaru is a Moldovan businesswoman and politician who served as a member of the Moldovan Parliament from 2019 and 2021.
On 18 September 2022,protests in Moldova began in the capital city of Chișinău,demanding the resignation of the country's pro-Western government,amid an energy crisis causing rising natural gas prices and inflation,caused in part by the war in Ukraine.
