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 2021, in Moldova, there are 45 political parties that have been formally registered.[1]

Parliamentary parties

Party Abbr. Ideology Leader MPs
Party of Action and Solidarity
Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate
PAS Liberalism Igor Grosu
62 / 101
Bloc of Communists and Socialists
Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor
BCS Democratic socialism, Communism, Russophilia Igor Dodon
Vladimir Voronin
26 / 101

Main non-parliamentary parties

  • National Alternative Movement (Mișcarea Alternativa Națională)
  • Liberal Democratic Party (Partidul Liberal Democrat)
  • Revival Party (Partidul „Renaștere”)

Minor parties

  • Agrarian Party of Moldova (Partidul Agrar din Moldova)
  • Alliance for the Union of Romanians (Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor)
  • Christian-Democratic People's Party (Partidul Popular Creștin Democrat)
  • Centrist Union of Moldova (Uniunea Centristă din Moldova)
  • Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator)
  • Collective Action Party – Civic Congress (Partidul Acțiunii Comune – Congresul Civic)
  • Democracy at Home Party (Partidul „Democrația Acasă”)
  • Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților pentru Europa)
  • Ecologist Green Party (Partidul Verde Ecologist)
  • European Party (Partidul European)
  • Greater Moldova Party (Partidul „Moldova Mare”)
  • Liberal Reformist Party (Partidul Liberal Reformator)
  • Moldova's Salvation Front (Frontul Salvării Moldovei)
  • Motherland Party (Partidul „Patria”)
  • National Liberal Party (Partidul Național Liberal)
  • New Historical Option (Noua Opțiune Istorică)
  • Party "Moldova Uniță" (United Moldova) (Partidul „Moldova Uniță — Единая Молдова”)
  • Party of Law and Justice (Partidul Legii și Dreptății)
  • Party of Regions of Moldova (Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova)
  • 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)
  • People's Party of the Republic of Moldova (Partidul Popular din Republica Moldova)
  • People's Socialist Party of Moldova (Partidul Popular Socialist din Moldova)
  • Professionals' Movement Speranta-Nadejda (Mișcarea Profesioniştilor „Speranța-Nadejda”)
  • Progressive Society Party (Partidul Societăţii Progresiste)
  • Republican Party of Moldova (Partidul Republican din Moldova)
  • Revival Party (Partidul „Renaștere”)
  • Russian-Slavic Party of Moldova (Partidul Ruso-Slavean din Moldova)
  • Social and Political Movement "New Force" (Mișcarea social-politică „Forța Noua”)
  • Social Democratic Party (Partidul Social-Democrat)
  • Socialist Party of Moldova (Partidul Socialist din Moldova)
  • Social-Political Movement of the Roma (Mişcarea social-politică a Romilor din Republica Moldova)
  • Working People's Party (Partidului Oamenilor Muncii)

Former parties

  • Communist Reformist Party (Partidul Comunist Reformator). 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.[2]
  • European Action Movement (Mișcarea Acţiunea Europeană, merged into the Liberal Party)
  • Our Moldova Alliance (Alianța „Moldova Noastră”, merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova)
  • Social Liberal Party (Partidul Social-Liberal, merged into Democratic Party of Moldova)
  • Social Democracy Party (Partidul Democrației Sociale, merged with the Social Democratic Party of Moldova)
  • 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

  • Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
  • Alliance for European Integration
  • Alliance for European Integration III
  • Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova
  • Electoral Bloc Motherland
  • Political Alliance for a European Moldova
  • Pro-European Coalition

Political camps

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

Political camps[3]
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

See also

References

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