The politics of Moldova take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic,wherein the prime minister is the head of the Government of Moldova,and a multi-party system. The President of Moldova has no important powers. The government exercises executive power while the legislative power is vested in the Parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The position of the breakaway region of Transnistria,relations with Romania and with Russia,and integration into the EU dominate political discussions.
Vladimir Voronin is a Moldovan politician. He was the third President of Moldova from 2001 until 2009 and has been the leader of the Party of Communists of Moldova (PCRM) since 1994. He was Europe's first democratically elected communist party head of state after the dissolution of the Eastern Bloc.
The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova is a communist party in Moldova led by Vladimir Voronin. It is the only communist party to have held a majority government in the post-Soviet states. It has been variously described as communist,Moldovenist,populist,Russophile,and pro-Soviet.
Petru Lucinschi is a former Moldovan politician who was Moldova's second President from 1997 to 2001. He currently serves as the founder and head of the Lucinschi Foundation of Strategic Studies and International Relations.
Slobozia,also known as Slobodzeya,is a city in the Republic of Moldova under the de facto control of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic. It is the seat of the Slobozia District of Transnistria.
The Supreme Council of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic is the parliament of Transnistria. The unicameral legislature consists of 33 seats,all of which are determined by single mandate constituencies. It is headed by a chairman.
Moldova–Russia relations are the bilateral relations between the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation,two Eastern European,post-Soviet,ex-communist countries. Russian support for the self-proclaimed Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (Transnistria) and a substantial Russian military presence therein strained Moldovan relations with Russia.
The Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova is a democratic socialist political party in Moldova. A populist party,it holds Eurosceptic and Russophilic views,both of which are reflected by its long-time former leader Igor Dodon. It is contrasted to like-minded centre-left European parties for its conservative views on social issues,reflecting the country's strong social conservatism and the influence of the Moldovan Orthodox Church.
The Alliance for European Integration was a centre-right anti-communist ruling coalition in Moldova from the July 2009 election until it lost to a no confidence vote in the Parliament on February 13,2013. It was succeeded by the anti-communist Pro-European Coalition.
The following is timeline of the History of independent Moldova which started after the independence of Moldova.
Vladimir Cristi (1880–1956) was a Romanian publicist and politician who served as State Minister in the Nicolae Iorga government between 16 January and 6 June 1932. Cristi was Mayor of Chișinău between 1938 and 1940.
Vladimir Bodescu was a Bessarabian politician and lawyer who was part of the Moldovan Parliament from Bessarabia. He was one of the many victims of Soviet communism.
Igor Corman is a Moldovan politician and diplomat,President of the Moldovan Parliament from 30 May 2013 until 29 December 2014.
Gheorghe Hioară is a Moldovan diplomat and politician. He was the ambassador to Belarus from 2010 to 2017.
Vladimir Țurcan is a Moldovan judge and former politician.
Denmark –Moldova relations refers to the current and historical relations between Denmark and Moldova. Neither country has a resident ambassador. The Moldovan Ambassador to Denmark is Igor Corman,who resides in Berlin and was appointed in 2005. The Danish Ambassador in Moldova is Ole Harald Lisborg,who resides in Bucharest. Denmark is a member of the European Union,which Moldova applied for in 2022. Both countries are full members of Council of Europe.
The Embassy of Moldova in Moscow is the diplomatic mission of Moldova to Russia. The Embassy provides consular services to Moldovan citizens residing or travelling in Russia,Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Grigorii Vladimirovici Uzun is a Moldovan businessman and politician. Born in Vulcănești today in Gagauzia,he moved to Russia in 1999 and started a transportation business there. After returning to Moldova,Uzun became a member of the People's Assembly of Gagauzia as well as of the Parliament of Moldova for the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM). Supported by the PSRM,Uzun was defeated by Evghenia Guțul during the 2023 Gagauz gubernatorial election for the position of Governor (başkan) of Gagauzia.
