Popular Democratic Party of Moldova

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The Popular Democratic Party of Moldova (Romanian: Partidul Democrat Popular din Moldova, PDPM) was a political party in Moldova led by Serghei Scripnic.^[1]

History

Registered on 25 March 1997,^[2] the party joined the For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova alliance to contest the 1998 elections.^[3] The alliance received 18% of the vote, winning 24 of the 101 seats and becoming the third-largest faction in Parliament. It formed the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms coalition together with Democratic Convention of Moldova and the Party of Democratic Forces, which was able to form a government led by Ion Ciubuc.

The party won 25 seats in the 1999 local elections (0.41% of the total).^[2] The alliance was dissolved prior to the 2001 elections,^[3] which the PDPM did not contest.

It joined the Our Moldova Alliance for the May 2003 local elections,^[2] before merging into it in July 2003 .^[3]

References

↑ Andrei Brezianu & Vlad Spânu (2007) Historical Dictionary of Moldova, Scarecrow Press, p56
1 2 3 Partidul Democrat-Popular din Moldova (PDPM) eDemocracy
1 2 3 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1335 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7

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