Unionist Movement of the Republic of Moldova explained

Country:Moldova
Unionist Movement of the Republic of Moldova
Native Name:Mișcarea Unionistă din Republica Moldova
Ideology:Conservatism
political union of Moldova and Romania
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism
Liberal conservatism

The Unionist Movement of the Republic of Moldova (MURM or Romanian: Mișcarea Unionistă din Republica Moldova) is an organization and political party which has as its main goal the political union of Moldova and Romania.

History

The organization has already started procedures to become a political party in the Republic of Moldova. Its president, Ilie Bratu, has stated that it would run in the July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election parliamentary elections 2009.[1]

On October 29, 2006, the MURM organized a protest against the then Communist leadership of Moldova, demanding that it should immediately start negotiations with Romania, aimed at uniting the two states. Further protests were held from December 3, 2006.[2] [3]

References

  1. http://www.deca.md/?cat=art_com&id=498 DECA Press, 29.10.2007: Ilie Bratu was elected president of the Unionist Movement from Republic of Moldova
  2. http://www.info-prim.md/?a=10&x=&ay=4747 Info-Prim Neo, 2006-10-29: Republic of Moldova unionist movement requests unification with Romania
  3. http://www.info-prim.md/?a=10&x=&ay=5387 Info-Prim Neo, 2006-12-03: Unionist movement pleads for unification of Moldova with Romania

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