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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 2021, in Moldova, there are 45 political parties that have been formally registered. [1]
Party | Abbr. | Ideology | Political Position | Leader | MPs | ||
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Party of Action and Solidarity Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate | PAS | Liberalism, Anti-corruption, Pro-Europeanism | Centre-right | Igor Grosu | 62 / 101 | ||
Bloc of Communists and Socialists Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor | BCS | Democratic socialism, Communism, Russophilia, Social conservatism | Left-wing to Far left | Igor Dodon, Vladimir Voronin | 26 / 101 | ||
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The Party of Liberty, Unity and Solidarity was a pro-European, liberal political party established on 26 October 2018, whose president was Dacian Cioloș, former Prime Minister of Romania from 2015 until 2017, elected on 26 January 2019. The party had its origin in the Movement Romania Together (MRÎ), a project which they gave up due to the setting up delay in court. The party merged in 2021 with the Save Romania Union (USR) with which it has been in a political alliance called 2020 USR-PLUS Alliance from 2019 to 2021, then formally activating as a sole, unified party known as USR PLUS.
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