National Unity Party (Moldova)

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National Unity Party Partidul Unității Naționale

Abbreviation	PUN
President	Anatol Șalaru
First vice president	Ana Guțu
Honorary president	Traian Băsescu
Founder	Ana Guțu
Founded	14 February 2016 (as "Right") 11 June 2017 (as National Unity Party)
Headquarters	Chișinău, Moldova
Ideology	Moldovan-Romanian unionism Christian democracy Social conservatism
Political position	Centre-right
Website
pun.md
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The National Unity Party is a Moldovan political party founded in June 2017, having as its main political goal the unification with Romania of the territory between the rivers Prut and Nistru (also known as Bessarabia).

History

On 11 June 2017, the political party Dreapta, founded by Ana Guțu, changed its name to the National Unity Party of Moldova (PUN), at the extraordinary congress of the party. The former defense minister of Moldova, Anatol Șalaru, was elected PUN's executive president, and Ana Guțu was elected first vice president. Both are former members of the Liberal Party.

At an extraordinary congress on 25 June 2017, the former president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, was elected honorary president.

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