Vasile Costiuc

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Vasile Costiuc MP
Costiuc in 2025
Member of the Moldovan Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2025
Political party	PPDA (since 2011)
Other political affiliations	PL (2004–2007) AMN (2007–2009)
Alma mater	Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University of Chișinău
Occupation	Journalist • Politician

Vasile Costiuc (born 25 May 1981) is a Moldovan politician, former journalist and leader of the Democracy at Home Party. ^[1]

Biography

He studied at the Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University of Chișinău. He declares himself a history and geography professor, though he was in fact a reporter for Jurnal de Chișinău between 2008 and 2010. ^{[2] [3]}

He was once a member of the youth wing of the Liberal Party, which he separated from in 2010 to found the 'Democracy at Home' youth movement. The movement transformed into a political party in 2011. ^[4]

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Democracy at Home found success in the 2025 parliamentary elections, when the party won 5.62% of the vote, translating into 6 seats. ^[6]

References

1. "Lista candidaților PPDA la alegerile parlamentare din 2025 - alegeri.md". alegeri.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
2. "Vasile Costiuc Profile" . Retrieved 29 September 2025.
3. "Partidul-surpriză care a intrat în parlamentul R. Moldova. Legătura cu AUR, „metoda Georgescu" și acuzații de colaborare cu Plahotniuc". www.digi24.ro (in Romanian). 29 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
4. Basiul, Valentina (10 May 2018). "Vasile Costiuc, profesor de istorie, jurnalist şi opozant". Radio Europa Liberă (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 September 2025.
5. "Cine e Vasile Costiuc, aliatul lui George Simion și liderul partidului care a produs surpriza la alegerile parlamentare din Republica Moldova / Expert Forum a identificat o rețea pe TikTok care a contribuit la promovarea lui Costiuc după modelul Georgescu în România / Învinuit într-un dosar al procuraturii anticorupție pentru înstrăinarea frauduloasă a unor terenuri", G4Media.ro, 29 September 2025, retrieved 3 October 2025
6. "Rezultate preliminare". Prezența la vot (in Romanian). Retrieved 29 September 2025.