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ȘOR Party
Partidul „ȘOR”
AbbreviationȘOR
PresidentIlan Shor
General SecretaryMaria Albot
Vice PresidentMarina Tauber
Parliamentary leaderPetru Jardan (acting)
Founder and Honorary PresidentValerii Klimenco [ro]
Founded13 June 1998 (1998-06-13) (as Socio-Political Movement "Equality")
3 October 2016 (2016-10-03) (as Șor Party)
HeadquartersVasile Lupu 36, Orhei
Membership (2019)52,464[needs update]
IdeologyRussophilia[1][2][3]
Populism
Eurasianism
Moldovenism
Social conservatism[4]
Hard euroscepticism[5][6][7][8]
Political positionSyncretic
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Party (2018–2022)
Colours  Green
Slogan"Change for Moldova" (Romanian: Schimbare pentru Moldova)
Parliament
5 / 101
District Presidents
1 / 32
Website
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The ȘOR Party (Romanian: Partidul „ȘOR”, pronunciation: [ʃor]) is a populist political party in Moldova.[9] Known from its foundation in 1998 until October 2016 as the Socio-Political Movement "Equality" (Romanian: Mișcarea social-politică „Ravnopravie”),[10][11] the party holds Eurosceptic and Russophilic stances.[12]

History

The party was founded in 1998 by Moldovan politician Valerii Klimenco as the "Socio-Political Movement "Equality".[13] At the 2005 Moldovan parliamentary election, the party won 2.8% of the popular vote but no seats. The party intended to participate to the 2014 Moldovan parliamentary election but later withdrew its list.[14]

In 2015, the party decided to nominate Ilan Shor for Mayor of the town of Orhei. Shor, who was at that point in time under house arrest,[15] won a majority of the votes in the first round of the election and subsequently became the leading figure within the party.[13] In October 2016, Shor was elected president of the party, which was renamed Șor Party. In June 2017, the party President, Ilan Shor was sentenced to 7.5 years in jail for fraud. He broke house arrest and fled the country in 2019 whilst appealing the sentence.[16] On 1 December 2018, the party joined the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe.[17]

In December 2018, the party created a model collective farm based on its own election program in the Orhei region, dubbing it the "Commune of Dreams".[18][19][20]

At the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election, the party won 8.32% of votes and elected seven MPs, entering parliament for the first time in its history.[21][22] The party organized a Victory Day parade in Chișinău on 9 May 2019.[23]

2022–2023 protests

Main article: 2022–2023 Moldovan protests

The Șor Party was the main instigator of the 2022–2023 Moldovan protests.[24]

Investigations into the party

On 8 November 2022, the Moldovan government requested the constitutional court to initiate proceedings for the outlawing of the party in Moldova, due to it allegedly promoting the interests of a foreign state and harming the independence and sovereignty of the country.[25][26]

On 13 April 2023, the appeal court doubled the sentence of party President Ilan Shor to 15 in years in prison in absentia and confiscated his assets, Shor is living in Israel.[27] On 27 April he was removed as an MP.[28]

On 1 May 2023, the party's Vice President, Marina Tauber, was detained at the Chișinău International Airport while trying to leave the country for Israel via Turkey. She was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office on charges of illegally funding the party.[29][30]

In May 2023 an investigation was launched into a suspected case of bribery of voters by the Șor Party during the 2023 Gagauz gubernatorial election.[28]

Sanctions

On 26 October 2022, the Șor Party was sanctioned by the United States Department of Treasury over the association with Ilan Shor, who is also sanctioned.[31]

Ideology

The party's 2019 program the following introduced points:[32]

  • Free universal health care.
  • Free education including higher education.
  • Increasing the size and scope of disability benefits, maternity benefits and retirement pensions.
  • The creation of modernised collective farms to work alongside the private sector.
  • Active state intervention in the spheres of infrastructure, transport, energy, communications, housing, pharmaceuticals, etc.
  • The nationalization of foreign-owned energy companies.
  • A commitment to law and order including both reinstating the death penalty for particularly dangerous criminals and addressing the underlying socioeconomic issues that may cause crime.
  • A commitment to Moldovan independence and military neutrality.

The opening paragraphs of the party's 2008 election program stated that it viewed the average person's quality of life as superior under the Soviet Union when compared to modern times. It further stated that it viewed Moldova's socio-economic problems as relating to Moldova's negative relationship with the Russian Federation.[33] As of 2021, the party supports moving the capital to Orhei.[34]

Leadership

Electoral results

Parliament

Election Leader Votes % ± pp Seats +/– Rank Status
2001 Valerii Klimenko 7,023
0.44%
 –
0 / 101
 – 16th Extra-parliamentary
2005 44,129
2.83%
 Increase 2.39
0 / 101
 Steady 0 Increase 6th Extra-parliamentary
2009 (April) did not contest Extra-parliamentary
2009 (July) did not contest Extra-parliamentary
2010 1,781
0.10%
 Increase 0.10
0 / 101
 Steady 0 Increase 17th Extra-parliamentary
2014 did not contest Extra-parliamentary
2019 Ilan Shor 117,779
8.32%
 Increase 8.32
7 / 101
 Increase 7 Increase 4th Opposition (until November 2019)
Support (since November 2019)
2021 84,185
5.75%
 Decrease 2.57
6 / 101
 Decrease 1 Steady 4th Opposition

Presidency

Election Candidate First round Second round Result
Votes % Votes %
2020 Violeta Ivanov 87,542 6.49 did not qualify Lost Red XN

References

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  3. ^ "Valerii Klimenco, despre participarea Maiei Sandu la summit-ul "Platforma Crimeea": A tăiat orice speranță de a S". 26 August 2021.
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External links

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