National Liberal Party (Moldova)

The National Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Național Liberal, PNL) is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. It was founded in 1993 but temporarily disappeared through political amalgamation in 2000 before being refounded in 2006.

National Liberal Party

Partidul Național Liberal
AbbreviationPNL
PresidentVitalia Pavlicenco
Founded1993
2000 (merged into AMN)
2006 (refounded on 16 December)
HeadquartersCalea Ieșilor nr. 6, Chișinău
IdeologyNational liberalism
Conservative liberalism
Moldovan–Romanian unionism
Political positionCentre-right
National affiliationMișcarea Politică Unirea
ColoursYellow, Blue
Parliament
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District Presidents
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Website
pnl.md/

It is not officially recognized by of the National Liberal Party of Romania and therefore does not have the right to share the historical tradition of the prewar party of the same name, which was forcibly dissolved in 1947 in post-war Romania by the Romanian Communist Party after the reannexation of Bessarabia.

Political agenda

The party supports the unification of the Republic of Moldova with Romania and shares copies the identity and ideology of the traditional party in neighbouring Romania. Nonetheless, very much unlike the Romanian PNL (which is dominant on the centre-right as well as Romania's second largest political party), the Moldovan PNL might actually be considered a micro party with respect to Moldovan politics. In addition to support for political union with Romania, as an interim measure, the PNL supports EU and NATO membership for Moldova.

The PNL is one of the founding members of Mișcarea Politică Unirea (MPU), a political party established for the unification of Romania and Moldova.[1][2]

Electoral history
ElectionVotes%ParliamentPositionGovernment
1994 163,513 9.21 (as BȚI)1
11 / 104
 3rd Parliamentary opposition
1998 36,344 2.24 (as ADF)2
0 / 101
 7th Extra-parliamentary opposition
2001 44,548 2.8
0 / 101
 6th Extra-parliamentary opposition
2005 444,377 28.5 (as EBDM)3
34 / 101
 2nd Parliamentary opposition
2009 (April) Did not participate Extra-parliamentary election
2009 (July)
2010 10,938 0.64
0 / 101
 8th Extra-parliamentary opposition
2014 6,859 0.43
0 / 101
 13th Extra-parliamentary opposition
2019 3,375 0.24
0 / 101
 11th Extra-parliamentary opposition

Notes:

1 BȚI stands for Blocul Țăranilor și Intelectualilor[3] which was also composed of the Alliance of Free Peasants (AȚL), the Congress of the Intellectuals (CI), the Democratic Christian League of the Women of Moldova (LDCFM), and the Christian Democratic Party of Moldova (PDCM).[4]
2 ADF stands for Alliance of Democratic Forces which was composed of PNŢM, PLM, and PNL.
3 EBDM stands for the centre-left Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova, which was composed of Our Moldova Alliance (AMN), into which the Moldovan PNL previously merged in 2000, Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM), and Social Liberal Party (PSL). AMN won 23 seats, PDM 8, and PSL 3.

See also

References
  1. Mihailova, Iulia (15 January 2020). "S-a constituit mișcarea politică Unirea". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova (in Romanian).
  2. "Cinci partide unioniste au constituit mișcarea politică "Unirea"". Agora (in Romanian). 15 January 2020.
  3. Blocul electoral “Blocul Ţăranilor şi Intelectualilor” (BŢI) eDemocracy
  4. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1334 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7


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