List of political parties in Moldova

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

Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Political Position	Leader	MPs
		Party of Action and Solidarity Partidul Acțiune și Solidaritate	PAS	Liberalism, Anti-corruption, Pro-Europeanism	Centre to Centre-right	Igor Grosu	62 / 101
		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	26 / 101

Main non-parliamentary parties

Party			Abbr.	Ideology	Political Position	Leader
		Liberal Party Partidul 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	Tudor Ulianovschi
		National Alternative Movement Mișcarea Alternativa Națională	MAN	Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Ion Ceban
		Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Partidul Liberal Democrat din Moldova	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

Party		Abbr.	Ideology	Position	Leader	Notes
	Agrarian Party of Moldova Partidul Agrar din Moldova	PAM	Agrarianism, Social democracy, Moldovenism, Russophilia	Centre-left	Nicolae Damașcan	Successor of the Communist Party of Moldavia
	Alliance for the Union of Romanians Alianța pentru Unirea Românilor	AUR	Moldovan unionism, Romanian nationalism, Right-wing populism, Christian right	Right-wing to far-right	Boris Volosatîi (Moldova) George Simion (Romania)	Mainly active in Romania
	Christian-Democratic People's Party Partidul Popular Creștin Democrat	PPCD	Christian democracy, Russophilia, Euroscepticism	Right-wing to far-right	Victor Ciobanu	Successor of the Popular Front of Moldova
	Centrist Union of Moldova Uniunea Centristă din Moldova	UCM	Social democracy	Centre-left	Mihai Petrache
	Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei	PDCM	Christian democracy, Social conservatism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre to centre-right	Ion Chicu
	Common Action Party – Civil Congress Partidul Acțiunii Comune – Congresul Civic	PAC–CC	Democratic socialism, Progressivism, Left-wing populism, Soft Euroscepticism	Left-wing	Iurie Muntean Mark Tkachuk
	Democracy at Home Party Partidul „Democrația Acasă”	PPDA	Populism, Popularism, Moldovan unionism, Pro-Europeanism	Right-wing	Vasile Costiuc
	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Alianța Liberalilor și Democraților pentru Europa	ALDE	Social liberalism, Pro-Europeanism		Arina Spătaru
	Ecologist Green Party Partidul Verde Ecologist	PVE	Green politics, Social democracy, Progressivism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Anatolie Prohnițchi
	Future of Moldova Party Partidul Viitorul Moldovei	PVM	Left-wing populism, Left-wing nationalism, Russophilia	Left-wing	Vasile Tarlev
	Greater Moldova Party Partidul Moldova Mare	PMM	Populism, Moldovan irredentism, Social liberalism (claimed), Pro-Europeanism (claimed)		Victoria Furtună
	Heart of Moldova Republican Party Partidul Republican „Inima Moldovei”	PRIM	Social democracy, Social conservatism, Pacifism, Soft Euroscepticism	Fiscal: Centre-left Cultural: Centre-right	Irina Vlah
	Romanian Popular Party Partidul Popular Românesc	PPR	Liberalism, Moldovan unionism	Centre-right	Vlad Țurcanu
	Labour Party Partidul Muncii	PM	Socialism, Russophilia	Left-wing	Marcel Darie
	National Liberal Party Partidul Național Liberal	PNL	National liberalism, Conservative liberalism, Moldovan unionism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-right	Mihai Severovan (acting)
	New Historical Option Noua Opțiune Istorică	NOI	Social democracy, Christian democracy, Anti-communism	Centre-left	Svetlana Chesari
	Party of Law and Justice Partidul Legii și Dreptății	PLD	Christian democracy		Nicolae Alexei
	Party of Regions of Moldova Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova	PRM	Social democracy, Conservatism, Euroscepticism, Russophilia	Centre-left	Alexandr Kalinin
	People's Party of the Republic of Moldova Partidul Popular din Republica Moldova	PPRM	Social democracy, Popularism, Populism, Pro-Europeanism	Centre-left	Alexandru Oleinic
	Republican Party of Moldova Partidul Republican din Moldova	PRM			Andrei Stratan
	Social Democratic Party Partidul Social-Democrat	PSD	Social democracy	Centre-left	Victor Șelin
	Socialist Party of Moldova Partidul Socialist din Moldova	PSM	Socialism, Russophilia	Left-wing	Vladimir Dorojko
	Social-Political Movement of the Roma Mişcarea social-politică a Romilor	MSPR	Romani minority interests
	Working People's Party Partidului Oamenilor Muncii	POM	Social democracy	Centre-left	Serghei Toma

• Conservative Party (Partidul Conservator)
• European Party (Partidul European)
• Motherland Party (Partidul „Patria”)
• Party "Moldova Unită" (United Moldova) (Partidul „Moldova Unită — Единая Молдова”)
• 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 Socialist Party of Moldova (Partidul Popular Socialist din Moldova)
• Professionals' Movement Speranta-Nadejda (Mișcarea Profesioniştilor „Speranța-Nadejda”)
• Progressive Society Party (Partidul Societăţii Progresiste)
• Russo-Slavic Party of Moldova (Partidul Ruso-Slavean din Moldova)
• Social and Political Movement "New Force" (Mișcarea social-politică „Forța Noua”)
• We Build Europe at Home Party (Partidul Acasă Construim Europa)

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

Active

Alliance		Abbr.	Ideology	Member parties	Former members
	Alternative Blocul „Alternativa”	BA	Social democracy Pro-Europeanism (claimed) Russophilia (allegedly)	MAN, PDCM, PAC–CC
	Patriotic Electoral Bloc Blocul Electoral Patriotic	BEP	Moldovenism Euroscepticism Russophilia	PSRM, PCRM, PRIM, PVM
	Together Blocul „Împreună”	BÎ	Liberalism Anti-corruption Pro-Europeanism	PS, PVE	PPDA, LOC, CUB
	Victory Blocul „Victorie”	BV	Russophilia Moldovenism Hard Euroscepticism	PR, PPȘ, FASM, PPV	ȘOR (banned)

Defunct

• Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
• Alliance for European Integration
• Alliance for European Integration III
• Alliance of the Christian Democratic Popular Front
• Bloc of Communists and Socialists
• Bloc of Peasants and Intellectuals
• Braghiș Alliance
• Democratic Convention of Moldova
• Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova
• Electoral Bloc Motherland
• For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova
• Mișcarea Politică Unirea
• NOW Platform DA and PAS
• Political Alliance for a European Moldova
• Pro-European Coalition

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.

Political camps[3]
Pro-Western and pro-European (generally liberal)	Pro-Russian and Eurosceptic (often anti-American and strongly anti-liberal)
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe European Social Democratic Party Dignity and Truth Platform European People's Party of Moldova Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova Liberal Party Romanian Popular Party National Liberal Party Party of Action and Solidarity Unionist Movement of the Republic of Moldova	Christian-Democratic People's Party Our Party Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova Socialist Party of Moldova

See also

• List of political parties in Romania
• List of political parties in Transnistria
• Lists of political parties
• List of ruling political parties by country