| Chance Political Party | |
| Native Name: | Partidul Politic „Șansă” |
| Leader: | Alexei Lungu |
| Founded: | 20 October 2020[1] (Ours) 30 July 2023 (Chance) |
| Registered: | 18 August 2021[2] |
| Founder: | Mihail Ahremțev |
| Position: | Left-wing[3] |
| National: | Chance. Duties. Realization. Victory |
| Seats1 Title: | Parliament |
| Seats2 Title: | District Presidents |
| Country: | Moldova |
| Website: | (Chance) partidul.md (Ours) |
The Chance Political Party (ro|Partidul Politic „Șansă”), known until 2023 as Ours Moldovan Political Party (ro|Partidul Politic Moldovenesc "Ai Noștri"/"Наши"), is a political party in Moldova. It was founded in October 2020 by Mihail Ahremțev.
The creation of Ours was announced on 20 October 2020. The party's leader, Mihail Ahremțev, later came to be a supporter of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ahremțev claimed at the moment of the party's creation that, in Moldova, a "genocide" against the ethnic minorities of the country was taking place and that the party would promote the interests of Moldova's minorities, including the Gagauz people and the Transnistrians. Another founding member, Anastasia Filipașcu, claimed that the Romanians are an ethnic minority in Moldova. The party also wants Russian to become the second state language of Moldova. The party has been described as statist,[4] Moldovenist, pro-Russian,[5] and anti-Western.[6] [7]
On 26 June 2023, the party joined the Chance. Duties. Realization political bloc, dominated by former Șor Party members.[8] [9]
Soon after Ilan Shor announced the creation of the Chance. Duties. Realization bloc, the Ours party renamed itself the Chance party, and the Moldovan TV presenter Alexei Lungu became the leader of the party.[10] [11] Lungu claimed that the Chance party is liberal.[12]
The party was excluded from 2023 Moldovan local elections two days before polling stations opened. This was announced by Prime Minister Dorin Recean, saying that the decision was made by the Commission for Emergency Situations (CSE).[13] The party tried to appeal this decision.[14]
The party adheres to the principles of social democracy and mixed economy, and is located left of the political centre.[3] The party also declared itself liberal.[15] The leader of the party, Alexei Lungu, promotes geopolitical non-alignment of Moldova, arguing that "people should not go east or west and beg for money, no matter what the conditions are". Chance party promises to "work for the development of the country", bring investors into "concrete projects", and ensure that "justice is not a tool used for political vendettas". The party is closely associated with the banned Șor Party and Ilan Shor.[16] The Prime Minister of Moldova Dorin Recean accused the Chance Party of being a simple rename, and a direct continuation, of the banned Șor Party.[17]