Party Alliance Our Moldova
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The Party Alliance Our Moldova was a social liberal
Social liberalism
Social liberalism is the belief that liberalism should include social justice. It differs from classical liberalism in that it believes the legitimate role of the state includes addressing economic and social issues such as unemployment, health care, and education while simultaneously expanding...

 political party
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...

 led by Serafim Urechean
Serafim Urechean
Serafim Urechean is a Moldovan politician.-Education and career:Urechean was born on February 2, 1950, in Larga, Briceni. In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chişinău. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti...

, former mayor of Chişinău
Chisinau
Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

. It merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
The Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova is a political party in the Republic of Moldova. The Party's Founding Congress was held on December 8, 2007 and Vlad Filat was elected as president....

 in 2011.

History

The Alliance was established as a party in 2003 as the merger of:
  • the Social Democratic Alliance of Moldova or the Braghiş
    Dumitru Braghis
    Dumitru Braghiş was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 1999 until 2001. Then, he was a member of the Parliament of Moldova, where he represented the Party Alliance Our Moldova.-Biography:...

     Alliance, successor of the social-political Movement "Civic Alliance for Reforms" and the Party of Social Democracy "Furnica" (Ant), was a social-democratic party established in 1997 and adopted this name in 2001. It was led by Dumitru Braghiş
    Dumitru Braghis
    Dumitru Braghiş was the Prime Minister of Moldova from 1999 until 2001. Then, he was a member of the Parliament of Moldova, where he represented the Party Alliance Our Moldova.-Biography:...

     and absorbed the Socio-political Movement "Plai Natal" in 2002.

  • the Liberal Party was a liberal
    Liberalism
    Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

     party created as a merger of the Party of Rebirth and Reconciliation of Moldova (1995), National Peasant Christian Democratic Party (1993) and the Social Liberal Union "Force of Moldova", the latter was being a merger of the National Liberal Party (1993) and the Social-Political Movement "For Order and Justice" (2000). Among its leaders was former president
    President of Moldova
    The President of the Republic of Moldova is the head of state of Moldova.-Description of the post:According to the Article 77 of the Constitution of Moldova , the President of Moldova is the head of the State and represents the State and is the guarantor of national sovereignty, independence, of...

     Mircea Snegur
    Mircea Snegur
    Mircea Ion Snegur was the first President of Moldova 1990-1996. Before that he was Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1989-1990 and Chairman of the Supreme Soviet from 27 April to 3 September 1990...

    . The last party leader was Veaceslav Untila.

  • the Independents' Alliance of Moldova
    Independents' Alliance of Moldova
    Independents' Alliance of Moldova was a political party in Moldova, whose last Chairman was Serafim Urechean.-Historic background:During the last ten years the rights of local communities have been constantly violated...

    was a party founded in 2001 by Serafim Urechean
    Serafim Urechean
    Serafim Urechean is a Moldovan politician.-Education and career:Urechean was born on February 2, 1950, in Larga, Briceni. In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chişinău. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti...

    , mayor of Chişinău
    Chisinau
    Chișinău is the capital and largest municipality of Moldova. It is also its main industrial and commercial centre and is located in the middle of the country, on the river Bîc...

    .

  • the Democratic Peoples' Party of Moldova was a party established in 1997.

Moldovan parliamentary election, 2005

At the legislative elections
Moldovan parliamentary elections, 2005
Moldovan parliamentary elections took place on March 6, 2005. Turnout was 63.7 percent.- Election outcome :As a result of the 2005 parliamentary elections, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova gained 56 seats in the 101-member Parliament - more than the minimum 51 seats required to...

, on 6 March 2005, the party was part of the Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova
Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova
The Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova was an electoral alliance in Moldova, led by Serafim Urechean.- Membership of the Bloc :The alliance was formed by the following parties:...

 which won 28.4% of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. After the elections the bloc fell apart in three parliamentary groups of the constituent parties, so the Alliance formed a separate group with 23 deputies until the 2009 elections, when they won fewer seats.

Moldovan parliamentary election, 2009
Moldovan parliamentary election, 2009
A parliamentary election was held in Moldova on 5 April 2009. The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova won a majority of seats for the third consecutive occasion. Turnout was 59.49 percent, exceeding the 50% necessary for the election to be valid...

At the April 2009 elections, the Our Moldova Alliance won 11 seats. With the other opposition parties, it participated in the successful blocking against the election of a presidential candidate
Moldovan presidential election, May–June 2009
An indirect presidential election was held in Moldova following the April 2009 parliamentary election.- Overview :The incumbent president, Vladimir Voronin, is term-limited and was elected to become speaker of the Parliament of Moldova in early May 2009; the ruling Party of Communists of the...

 from the Communist party, which led to new elections. At the July 2009 elections
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....

, the Our Moldova Alliance lost 4 seats, receiving a total of 7 seats. However, other opposition parties gained seats for a majority and the Communist party was defeated. In August 2009, the party became a political force within the Alliance For European Integration
Alliance for European Integration
The Alliance for European Integration is the ruling coalition in Moldova since the July 2009 election.-Overall context :After April 2009 election and the civil unrest, the climate in Moldova became very polarised. The parliament failed to elect a new president. For this reason, the parliament was...

. The party lost all parliamentary representation in the 2010 parliamentary election
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:...

.

Notable members

  • Vasile Balan
    Vasile Balan
    - External links :* * -References:...

  • Leonid Bujor
    Leonid Bujor
    Leonid Bujor is a Moldovan politician. He is the Minister of Education in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...

  • Valentin Chepteni
    Valentin Chepteni
    - Biography :He has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2010. In July 2010, he left Alliance Our Moldova.- External links :* Vocea Basarabiei, * Radio Free Europe, * * * * -References:...

  • Mihai Cimpoi
    Mihai Cimpoi
    Mihai Cimpoi is a Moldovan politician.- Biography :He was a member of the Parliament of Moldova. He is a leader of the Democratic Forum of Romanians in Moldova.- External links :* * -References:...

  • Vladimir Ciobanu
    Vladimir Ciobanu
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  • Ivan Ciontoloi
  • Iurie Colesnic
    Iurie Colesnic
    - Biography :Iurie Colesnic has been a member of the Parliament of Moldova since 2009 and has been a member of the European Action Movement since 2010...

  • Vasile Colţa
    Vasile Colţa
    - External links :* * * * -References:...

  • Valeriu Cosarciuc
    Valeriu Cosarciuc
    Valeriu Cosarciuc is a Moldovan politician. He is the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...

  • Nicolai Deatovschi
    Nicolai Deatovschi
    - External links :* * * * -References:...

  • Vasile Grozav
    Vasile Grozav
    - External links :* * * * -References:...

  • Ion Guţu
    Ion Guţu
    - External links :* * * * * * -References:...

  • Lidia Guţu
    Lidia Guţu
    - Biography :He served as member of the Parliament of Moldova and ambassador to Romania .- External links :* * * * -References:...

  • Alexandru Oleinic
    Alexandru Oleinic
    Alexandru Oleinic is a Moldovan politician. He is the Minister of Information Technologies and Communications in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...

  • Victor Osipov
    Victor Osipov
    Victor Osipov is a Moldovan politician. He is the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Moldova's territorial re-integration in Vlad Filat Cabinet.- Biography :...

  • Vasile Pîntea
    Vasile Pîntea
    - External links :* * * * -References:...

  • Veaceslav Platon
    Veaceslav Platon
    - External links :* * -References:...

  • Ion Pleşca
    Ion Pleşca
    - External links :* * -References:...

  • Mihail Silistraru
    Mihail Silistraru
    - External links :* * -References:...

  • Anatol Ţăranu
    Anatol Ţăranu
    - Biography :Ţăranu holds a Ph.D. in history and served as member of the Parliament of Moldova . Ţăranu has also been a chief expert for the Chişinău side during negotiations with separatist leaders in Transnistria...

  • Veaceslav Untilă
    Veaceslav Untilă
    -Works:* Regulamentul circulaţiei rutiere, Editura Universul, Chişinău, 1995* Crima organizată – contrasens, Editura Litera, Chişinău, 1999* Crima organizată – stop, Editura Museum, Chişinău, 2000* De ce ASC?, Editura Museum, Chişinău, 2000...

  • Serafim Urechean
    Serafim Urechean
    Serafim Urechean is a Moldovan politician.-Education and career:Urechean was born on February 2, 1950, in Larga, Briceni. In 1974, he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Chişinău. He carried out the compulsory military service in the Soviet army, at Tolyatti...


See also

  • Liberalism
    Liberalism
    Liberalism is the belief in the importance of liberty and equal rights. Liberals espouse a wide array of views depending on their understanding of these principles, but generally, liberals support ideas such as constitutionalism, liberal democracy, free and fair elections, human rights,...

  • Contributions to liberal theory
    Contributions to liberal theory
    Individual contributors to classical liberalism and political liberalism are associated with philosophers of the Enlightenment. Liberalism as a specifically named ideology begins in the late 18th century as a movement towards self-government and away from aristocracy...

  • Liberalism worldwide
    Liberalism worldwide
    This article gives information on liberalism in diverse countries around the world. It is an overview of parties that adhere more or less to the ideas of political liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world....

  • List of liberal parties
  • Liberal democracy
    Liberal democracy
    Liberal democracy, also known as constitutional democracy, is a common form of representative democracy. According to the principles of liberal democracy, elections should be free and fair, and the political process should be competitive...

  • Liberalism in Moldova
    Liberalism in Moldova
    This article gives an overview of liberalism in the Republic of Moldova. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme...


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