List of political parties in Moldova

This article lists a series of political parties, both historical and contemporary as well as active and inactive, from the Republic of Moldova. The Republic of Moldova is a multi-party parliamentary republic with a unicameral system. As of 2025, in Moldova, there are 66 political parties that have been formally registered. ^[1]

Parliamentary parties

Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Political Position	Leader	Affiliation	MPs
		Party of Action and Solidarity Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate	PAS	Liberalism Pro-Europeanism	Centre to centre-right	Igor Grosu	None	55 / 101 [a]
		Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Partidul Socialiștilor din Republica Moldova	PSRM	Democratic socialism Social conservatism Russophilia	Left-wing	Igor Dodon	None	17 / 101
		Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Partidul Comuniștilor din Republica Moldova	PCRM	Communism Social conservatism Russophilia	Far-left	Vladimir Voronin	None	8 / 101
		Our Party Partidul Nostru	PN	Left-wing populism Social conservatism Moldovenism	Left-wing	Renato Usatîi	None	6 / 101 [b]
		Democracy at Home Party Partidul Democrația Acasă	PPDA	Right-wing populism Moldovan–Romanian unionism	Right-wing	Vasile Costiuc	None	6 / 101
		National Alternative Movement Mișcarea Alternativa Națională	MAN	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism (claimed [c] )	Centre-left	Ion Ceban	Alternative	3 / 101
		Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei	PDCM	Christian democracy Pro-Europeanism (claimed [c] )	Centre to centre-right	Ion Chicu		2 / 101
		Common Action Party – Civil Congress Partidul Acțiunii Comune – Congresul Civic	PAC–CC	Democratic socialism Left-wing populism Pro-Europeanism (claimed [c] )	Left-wing	Iurie Muntean Mark Tkachuk		1 / 101
		Future of Moldova Party Partidul Viitorul Moldovei	PVM	Left-wing populism Left-wing nationalism Russophilia	Left-wing	Vasile Tarlev	None	1 / 101

1. Including 19 independents elected on the PAS list
2. Including one independent elected on the PN list
3. Alternative's true commitment to pro-Europeanism is questioned by multiple media sources and political analysts ^[2] and by PAS and the European Union (EU). ^[3]

Main non-parliamentary parties

Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Political position	Leader	Note
		Chance Political Party Partidul Politic „Șansă”	PPȘ	Liberalism Social democracy Russophilia	Centre-left	Alexei Lungu	Barred from running [4]
		Dignity and Truth Platform Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr	PPDA	Liberalism Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	Vacant	Withdrew in favour of PAS [5]
		Greater Moldova Party Partidul Moldova Mare	PMM	Moldovan irredentism Populism Russophilia		Victoria Furtună	Barred from running [6]
		Heart of Moldova Republican Party Partidul Republican „Inima Moldovei”	PRIM	Social democracy Social conservatism Russophilia	Left-wing	Irina Vlah	Barred from running [7]
		Revival Party Partidul „Renaștere”	PR	Social conservatism Moldovenism Russophilia	Left-wing	Natalia Parasca	Barred from running [8]

Former major parties

These parties are still active, but no longer play a significant role in Moldova's political system

Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Political position	Leader	Best result
		Agrarian Party of Moldova [a] Partidul Agrar din Moldova	PAM	Agrarianism Moldovenism Russophilia	Centre-left	Nicolae Damașcan	56 / 104 (1994)
		Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Partidul Liberal Democrat din Moldova	PLDM	Conservatism Pro-Europeanism Moldovan–Romanian unionism	Centre-right	Vlad Filat	32 / 101 (2010)
		European Social Democratic Party [b] Partidul Social Democrat European	PSDE	Social democracy Left-wing populism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Tudor Ulianovschi	30 / 101 (2019)
		Liberal Party Partidul Liberal	PL	Conservative liberalism Moldovan–Romanian unionism Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	Dorin Chirtoacă	15 / 101 (2009)
		Christian-Democratic People's Party [c] Partidul Popular Creștin Democrat	PPCD	Christian democracy Russophilia Moldovan–Romanian unionism (formerly)	Right-wing to far-right	Victor Ciobanu	11 / 101 (2001–5)

1. Formerly known as the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova, Partidul Democrat Agrar din Moldova (PDAM).
2. Formerly known as the Democratic Party of Moldova, Partidul Democrat din Moldova (PDM).
3. Formerly known as the Christian Democratic Popular Front, Frontul Popular Creștin Democrat (FPCD)

Minor parties

Party		Abbr.	Ideology	Position	Leader	Notes
	Alliance for the Union of Romanians Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor	AUR	Moldovan–Romanian unionism, Romanian nationalism, Right-wing populism, Christian right	Right-wing to far-right	Boris Volosatîi (Moldova) George Simion (Romania)	Mainly active in Romania
	Christian-Social Union of Moldova Uniunea Creștin-Socială din Moldova	UCSM	Christian democracy	Centre-left	Gabriel Călin	Formerly known as the New Force Social-Political Movement
	Centrist Union of Moldova Uniunea Centristă din Moldova	UCM	Social democracy	Centre-left	Mihai Petrache
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților pentru Europa	ALDE	Social liberalism, Pro-Europeanism		Arina Spătaru	Formerly known as the Democratic Action Party
	Ecologist Green Party Partidul Verde Ecologist	PVE	Green politics, Social democracy, Progressivism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Anatolie Prohnițchi	Formerly known as the Ecologist Party of Moldova "Green Alliance"
	Romanian Popular Party Partidul Popular Românesc	PPR	Liberalism, Moldovan–Romanian unionism	Centre-right	Vlad Țurcanu
	Labour Party Partidul Muncii	PM	Socialism, Russophilia	Left-wing	Marcel Darie
	Movement of Professionals "Hope" Mișcarea profeșionistilor "Speranța-Nadejda"	MPSN	Anti-corruption	Centre-left	Andrei Donica
	National Liberal Party Partidul Național Liberal	PNL	National liberalism, Conservative liberalism, Moldovan–Romanian unionism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	Mihai Severovan (acting)
	New Historical Option Noua Opțiune Istorică	NOI	Social democracy, Christian democracy, Anti-communism	Centre-left	Svetlana Chesari
	Party of Law and Justice Partidul Legii și Dreptății	PLD	Christian democracy		Nicolae Alexei
	Party of Regions of Moldova Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova	PRM	Social democracy, Conservatism, Euroscepticism, Russophilia	Centre-left	Alexandr Kalinin
	People's Party of the Republic of Moldova Partidul Popular din Republica Moldova	PPRM	Social democracy, Popularism, Populism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Alexandru Oleinic
	Republican Party of Moldova Partidul Republican din Moldova	PRM			Andrei Stratan
	Social Democratic Party Partidul Social-Democrat	PSD	Social democracy	Centre-left	Victor Șelin
	Socialist Party of Moldova Partidul Socialist din Moldova	PSM	Socialism, Russophilia	Left-wing	Vladimir Dorojko
	Social-Political Movement of the Roma Mişcarea social-politică a Romilor	MSPR	Romani minority interests
	Working People's Party Partidului Oamenilor Muncii	POM	Social democracy	Centre-left	Serghei Toma	Formerly known as the New National Moldovan Party

• Alternative and Salvation Force of Moldova (Forța de Alternativă și de Salvare a Moldovei)
• Christian Agrarian Party (Partidul Creștin Agrar)
• Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator)
• European Party (Partidul European)
• Motherland Party (Partidul „Patria”)
• Party "Our Home – Moldova" (Partidul „Casa Noastră — Moldova”)
• Party "Patriots of Moldova" (Partidul „Patrioţii Moldovei”)
• Party "The Will of the People" (Partidul „Voința Poporului”)
• People's Democratic Party of Moldova (Partidul Popular Democrat din Moldova)
• People's Movement Antimafia (Mișcarea Populară Antimafie)
• Progressive Society Party (Partidul Societăţii Progresiste)
• Russo-Slavic Party of Moldova (Partidul Ruso-Slavean din Moldova)
• United Moldova Party (Partidul „Moldova Unită — Единая Молдова”)
• Victory Party (Partidul “Victorie”)
• We Build Europe at Home Party (Partidul Acasă Construim Europa)

Former parties

• Communist Reformist Party of Moldova (Partidul Comunist Reformator din Moldova). Founded in 2014, it has participated at the 2014 parliamentary elections, gaining 4.92% of votes. It failed to register at for the 2015 local elections. Subsequently, in February 2016, its legal registration status was cancelled by the Moldovan justice. ^[9]
• Save Bessarabia Union (Uniunea Salvați Basarabia), formerly the European Action Movement (Mișcarea Acţiunea Europeană), merged into the Alliance for the Union of Romanians. ^[10]
• Our Moldova Alliance (Alianța „Moldova Noastră”), merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova. ^[10]
• Social Liberal Party (Partidul Social-Liberal), formerly the Christian Democratic League of Women, (Liga Creştin Democrată a Femeielor), merged into Democratic Party of Moldova. ^[10]
• Social Democracy Party (Partidul Democrației Sociale), merged with the Social Democratic Party of Moldova. ^[10]
• Șor Party (Partidul Șor), banned.

Historical political parties

• Bessarabian Peasants' Party (Partidul Țărănesc din Basarabia)
• Communist Party of Moldova (Partidul Comunist al Moldovei)
• Democratic Agrarian Party (Partidul Democrat Agrar)
• Democratic Union of Freedom (Uniunea Democratică a Libertăţii)
• Freedom Party, Bessarabia (Partidul Libertăţii)
• Gagauz Khalky, Gagauz separatist, now outlawed
• National Moldavian Party (Partidul Național Moldovenesc)
• National Patriotic Front (Partidul Național Patriotic)

Party alliances

Active

Alliance		Abbr.	Ideology	Member parties	Former members
	Alternative Blocul „Alternativa”	BA	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism	MAN, PDCM, PAC–CC
	Together Blocul „Împreună”	BÎ	Liberalism Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism	PS, PVE	PPDA, LOC, CUB
	Victory Blocul „Victorie”	BV	Russophilia Moldovenism Hard Euroscepticism	PR, PPȘ, FASM, PPV	ȘOR (banned)

Defunct

• Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
• Alliance for European Integration
• Alliance for European Integration III
• Alliance of the Christian Democratic Popular Front
• Bloc of Communists and Socialists
• Bloc of Peasants and Intellectuals
• Braghiș Alliance
• Democratic Convention of Moldova
• Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova
• Electoral Bloc Motherland
• For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova
• NOW Platform DA and PAS
• Patriotic Electoral Bloc
• Political Alliance for a European Moldova
• Pro-European Coalition
• Union Political Movement

Political camps

Two major movements have developed in the recent years in Moldovan politics and they can be distinguished as follows:

• On the one hand, a pro-Western world, pro-Moldovan–Romanian unionism, and pro-European, generally comprising conservative liberals.
• On the other hand, a Russophilian, pro-communist or pro-Usatîi, generally Eurosceptic, and often anti-American and strongly anti-liberal group of parties.

Political camps [11]
Pro-Western and pro-European (generally liberal)	Pro-Russian and Eurosceptic (often anti-American and strongly anti-liberal)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe European Social Democratic Party Dignity and Truth Platform European People's Party of Moldova Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Liberal Party Romanian Popular Party National Liberal Party Party of Action and Solidarity Unionist Movement of the Republic of Moldova	Christian-Democratic People's Party Our Party Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Socialist Party of Moldova Agrarian Party of Moldova

See also

• List of political parties in Romania
• List of political parties in Transnistria
• Lists of political parties
• List of ruling political parties by country

References

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2. "Parliamentary elections 2025 and the European perspective of the Republic of Moldova. Op-ed by Anatol Taranu". IPN Press Agency. 4 April 2025. Although "Alternativa" presents itself as a pro-European force, multiple media sources and political analysts have raised questions about its true orientation, suggesting pro-Russian sympathies.
3. Dowell, Stuart (23 September 2025). "Analysis: As US retreats, Europe braces for Moldova's make-or-break election". TVP World. Brussels and PAS both see Alternativa as a Trojan horse designed to stall accession talks from within.
4. "Patru partide, interzise la alegerile parlamentare. Partidul Șansă și Partidul Victorie, în lista celor neeligibili". agora.md. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
5. "Platforma DA, dată afară din Blocul „Împreună" pentru că s-a alăturat PAS-ului la alegeri". Jurnal.md. 18 July 2025.
6. Urușciuc, Eugen (2025-09-26). "Partidul Victoriei Furtună, exclus din cursa electorală. Blocul „Alternativa" și premierul Recean, sancționați de CEC". Radio Europa Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
7. "BEP protestează după excluderea Partidului „Inima Moldovei": „O comandă politică"". moldova1.md. 2025-09-26. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
8. Urușciuc, Eugen (2025-08-15). "CEC respinge participarea în alegeri și celui de-al patrulea partid asociat cu Ilan Șor, Renaștere". Radio Europa Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
9. Partidul Comunist Reformator a fost radiat din registrul partidelor politice
10. "Evoluția partidelor politice din Republica Moldova - alegeri.md". alegeri.md. Retrieved 2025-10-10.
11. "Moldova chaos: A guide to political parties and divided challengers". Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-03.

External links

• Lista partidelor politice din Moldova