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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 | |
Two major movements have developed in the recent years in Moldovan politics and they can be distinguished as follows:
Liberalism and radicalism are important political movements in Romania. Many political parties from these traditions have had important historical roles and substantial support, including representation in the Parliament of Romania. Not all Romanian political parties relevant to this tradition have explicitly described themselves as liberal or radical.
The Communist Party of Moldavia was the ruling and the sole legal political party in the Moldavian SSR, and one of the fifteen republic-level parties that formed the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. During World War II, it was the driving force of the Moldovan resistance against Axis occupation.
The Democratic Moldova Electoral Bloc was a centre-left electoral alliance of political parties in Moldova, led by Serafim Urechean.
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.
Liberal Party is a conservative-liberal political party in Moldova. The president of the party is the former Mayor of Chișinău, Dorin Chirtoacă.
The Democratic Liberal Party was a liberal-conservative political party in Romania. The party was formed on 15 December 2007, when the Democratic Party (PD) merged with the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD). On 17 November 2014 the PDL officially merged into the National Liberal Party (PNL), ceasing to exist. The PDL was associated with Traian Băsescu, who was previously leader of the PD and President of Romania from 2004 to 2014.
The Freedom Party was a clandestine political party in the Moldovan SSR.
Veaceslav Untilă is a Moldovan politician.
The Working People's Party is a centre-left political party in Moldova.
The Greater Moldova Party, known before 2020 as the "For the Nation and Country Party", is a political party in Moldova.
The Romanian Popular Party, previously known as the Liberal Reformist Party, is a political party from Moldova. The party supportes the unification of Moldova and Romania. On 27 August 2019, the party changed its name from Liberal Reformist Party to Romanian Popular Party and elected Vlad Țurcanu as its new president at the second Congress of the party.
The People's Movement Party is an extra-parliamentary national-conservative and social conservative political party in Romania.
The Socialist Workers Party of Romania, later renamed the Independent Socialist Party of Romania, was a political party in Romania. The party was founded in Bucharest on 15 July 1928, as a leftist splinter group of the Social Democratic Party, formed by a minority that opposed the cooperation with the National Peasants' Party.
Movement of Professionals "Hope" was a political party in Moldova led by Vladimir Florea.
The Social Democratic Alliance of Moldova was a political party in Moldova.
Communist Reformers Party of Moldova was a communist party in Moldova. PCR was founded on 3 May 2014 by Ruslan Popa. Observers meant that the creation of the PCR had the only purpose to weaken the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) in the parliamentary elections of 30 November 2014. The PCR received 4.92% of the votes, but no seats.
The Modern Democratic Party is a centre-right political party of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded and led by Andrian Candu, the former President of the Moldovan Parliament, under the original name of Pro Moldova. Since 2021, the acting president is Boris Foca, who changed the party's name to the Modern Democratic Party in 2023.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Romania on 1 December 2024.
The PSD–UNPR–ALDE Alliance was a political alliance in Romania. It was initially established on 10 February 2014 as the Social Democratic Union between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and the Conservative Party (PC). However, the name was rejected by the Permanent Electoral Bureau, because an alliance with an identical name existed in 1996, and the Democratic Liberal Party, that owned the copyright for the name, refused to grant it to the PSD. On 7 March 2014, the PSD–UNPR–PC Alliance was registered.
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