Democratic Party of Moldova
| Democratic Party of Moldova Partidul Democrat din Moldova |
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| President | Marian Lupu |
| Founder | Dumitru Diacov |
| Founded | 8 February 1997 |
| Headquarters | Chişinău |
| Ideology | Social democracy, Social liberalism, Third Way |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Alliance for European Integration |
| International affiliation | Socialist International |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (observer) |
| Colours | Blue, Red |
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The Democratic Party of Moldova (Moldovan: Partidul Democrat din Moldova, PDM is a social-democratic[1][2] political party in Moldova.
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[edit] Overview
In the legislative elections of 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova (Blocul Electoral Moldova Democrată) which won 28.4% of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 8 seats. After the elections the bloc fell apart into three parliamentary groups of the constituent parties.
The party, led by Marian Lupu, was founded in 1998 as the continuation of the Movement for a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova and is a member of Socialist International and the Party of European Socialists.[3] Dumitru Diacov was president of the Democratic Party (1997 until June 2009) and since then has been the honorary president.
The Social Liberal Party merged into the PDM on 10 February 2008.
After the July 2009 parliamentary election, the party became a political force within the Alliance for European Integration along with the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, Liberal Party and Party Alliance Our Moldova.
In February 2010, approximately 11,000 members of the smaller Social Democratic Party defected to the PDM as Lupu seeks to "consolidate" the Moldovan centre-left.[4]
[edit] Electoral results
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[edit] Notable members
- Alexandru Stoianoglo
- Anatolie Ghilaş
- Andrei Popov
- Aurel Băieşu
- Boris Focşa
- Dumitru Diacov
- Gheorghe Arpentin
- Igor Corman
- Igor Klipii
- Marcel Răducan
- Marian Lupu
- Oazu Nantoi
- Oleg Serebrian
- Oleg Țulea
- Stella Jantuan
- Valentina Buliga
- Valentina Stratan
- Valeriu Guma
- Valeriu Lazăr
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.e-democracy.md/parties/pdm/
- ^ Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
- ^ http://www.pes.org/en/news/democratic-party-of-moldova-welcomed-into-pes-family
- ^ Large portion of small left-wing party migrates to Democrats
[edit] External links
- (Romanian) PDM - e-democracy
- (Romanian) Official website
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