Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova)
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The Christian Democratic People's Party is a Christian democratic political party
in Moldova
. In the last legislative elections
on March 6, 2005, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 101 seats. Led by Iurie Roşca
, the CDPP and the liberal PNL
are the only major political parties in Moldova that support unification with Romania
. Thanks to the support for the communist President Vladimir Voronin he got reelected. Since April 4, 2005 PPCD lost several deputies, mayors, councillors and members to the liberal-democrat parties. PPCD was an informal coalition party of the Communists.
(1989–1992), and the Christian Democratic Popular Front (1992–1999). In March 2005, the party became an observer member of the European People's Party
(EPP). The party is a full member of the European Christian Political Movement
(ECPM).
The 2002 one-month suspension of party's activities was found to be in violation of its freedoms of assembly and association by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
. In the last legislative elections
Elections in Moldova
Elections in Moldova gives information on election and election results in Moldova.Moldova elects on national level a legislature. The Parliament has 101 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold...
on March 6, 2005, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 101 seats. Led by Iurie Roşca
Iurie Rosca
Iurie Roşca is a Moldovan politician who has served as president of the Christian-Democratic People's Party since 1994.- Biography :...
, the CDPP and the liberal PNL
National Liberal Party (Moldova)
The National Liberal Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. It was founded in 1993 as a mirror party of the Romanian National Liberal Party, and in continuation of the Romanian historical party, dissolved in 1947 by the communist authorities.It shares the visual...
are the only major political parties in Moldova that support unification with Romania
Movement for unification of Romania and Moldova
A movement for the reunification of Romania and Moldova began in both countries after the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the beginning of glasnost policy in the Soviet Union...
. Thanks to the support for the communist President Vladimir Voronin he got reelected. Since April 4, 2005 PPCD lost several deputies, mayors, councillors and members to the liberal-democrat parties. PPCD was an informal coalition party of the Communists.
History
It is the successor of the Democratic Movement of Moldova (1988–1989), Popular Front of MoldovaPopular Front of Moldova
The Popular Front of Moldova was a political movement in the Moldavian SSR, one of the 15 union republics of the former Soviet Union, and in the newly-independent Republic of Moldova. Formally, the Front existed from 1989 to 1992...
(1989–1992), and the Christian Democratic Popular Front (1992–1999). In March 2005, the party became an observer member of the European People's Party
European People's Party
The European People's Party is a pro-European centre-right European political party. The EPP was founded in 1976 by Christian democratic parties, but later it increased its membership to include conservative parties and parties of other centre-right perspectives.The EPP is the most influential of...
(EPP). The party is a full member of the European Christian Political Movement
European Christian Political Movement
The European Christian Political Movement, abbreviated to ECPM, is a political party at European level that unites national parties from across Europe that share Christian democratic politics. The member parties are generally more socially conservative and Eurosceptic than the European People's...
(ECPM).
The 2002 one-month suspension of party's activities was found to be in violation of its freedoms of assembly and association by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006.
Election results
| Election Elections in Moldova Elections in Moldova gives information on election and election results in Moldova.Moldova elects on national level a legislature. The Parliament has 101 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold... |
Name of the party/alliance | Number of votes | Percentage | Seats in the parliament Parliament of the Republic of Moldova The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state... |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Moldovan parliamentary election, 2010 A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 28 November 2010 after indirect presidential elections failed for the second time in late 2009.-Pre-election developments:... |
Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) | 9,046 | 0.53% | — |
| 29 July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election, July 2009 - Pre-election developments :The country's parliament, elected months earlier, was dissolved by president Vladimir Voronin on 15 June 2009, after it had twice failed to elect a new president.... |
Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) | 30,173 | 1.91% | — |
| 5 April 2009 | Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) | 46,549 | 3.03% | — |
| 6 March 2005 | Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) | 141,341 | 9.07% | 11 |
| 25 February 2001 Moldovan parliamentary election, 2001 Moldovan early parliamentary elections took place on February 25, 2001. Turnout was 67.52 percent.-Election outcome:The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova won the election. Vladimir Voronin was elected president shortly thereafter by the newly elected parliament-Sources:*... |
Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) | 130,810 | 8.24% | 11 |
| 22 March 1998 Moldovan parliamentary election, 1998 A parliamentary election took place in Moldova on March 22, 1998.- Results :At the legislative elections on March 22, 1998, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, which was re-legalized in 1994 after being banned in 1991, gained 40 of the 101 places in the Moldovan Parliament,Seats... |
Blocul electoral "Convenţia Democrată din Moldova" (CDM) | 315,206 | 19.42% | 26 |
| 27 February 1994 Moldovan parliamentary election, 1994 An early parliamentary election took place in Moldova on February 27, 1994.- Background :Beginning with 1994, the Parliament functions on a permanent basis, with the quality of parliamentarian being incompatible with any other remunerated office, except for teaching and scientific activities... |
Blocul electoral "Alianţa Frontului Popular Creştin Democrat" (AFPCD) | 133,606 | 7.53% | 9 |