List of political parties in Moldova explained

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

	Abbr.	Ideology	Political Position	Leader
Party of Action and Solidarity Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate	PAS	Liberalism, Anti-corruption, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	Igor Grosu
Bloc of Communists and Socialists Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor	BCS	Democratic socialism, Communism, Russophilia, Social conservatism	Left-wing to Far left	Igor Dodon, Vladimir Voronin

Main non-parliamentary parties

	Abbr.	Ideology	Political Position	Leader
Liberal PartyPartidul Liberal	PL	Liberalism, Conservative liberalism, Moldovan–Romanian unionism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	Mihai Ghimpu (acting)
Our Party Partidul Nostru	PN	Left-wing populism, Russophilia, Social conservatism, Moldovenism, Euroscepticism	Left-wing	Renato Usatîi
Dignity and Truth Platform Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr	PPDA	Liberalism, Anti-corruption	Centre-right	Dinu Plîngău
European Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat European	PSDE	Social democracy, Left-wing populism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Ion Sula
National Alternative Movement Mișcarea Alternativa Națională	MAN	Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Ion Ceban
Liberal Democratic Party Partidul Liberal Democrat	PLDM	Conservatism, Liberal conservatism, Pro-Europeanism, Moldovan–Romanian unionism	Centre-right	Vlad Filat
Revival Party Partidul „Renaștere”	PR	Social conservatism, Russophilia, Moldovenism, Eurasianism, Euroscepticism	Left-wing	Natalia Parasca (acting)

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

Political camps

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

On the one hand, a pro-Western world, pro-Moldovan-Romanian unionism, and pro-European, generally comprising conservative liberals.
On the other hand, a Russophilian, pro-communist or pro-Usatîi, generally Eurosceptic, and often anti-American and strongly anti-liberal group of parties.

External links

Lista partidelor politice din Moldova

Notes and References

http://www.justice.gov.md/pageview.php?l=ro&id=780&idc=212 Lista partidelor politice din Moldova
http://agora.md/stiri/16359/partidul-comunist-reformator-a-fost-radiat-din-registrul-partidelor-politice Partidul Comunist Reformator a fost radiat din registrul partidelor politice
Web site: Moldova chaos: A guide to political parties and divided challengers . 2018-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205072647/https://theblacksea.eu/index.php?idT=86&idC=96&idRec=1218&recType=story . 2018-02-05 . dead .