Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
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| Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova | |
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| Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova | |
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| President | Vladimir Voronin |
| Founded | October 22, 1993 |
| Headquarters | Chişinău |
| Political Ideology | Communism |
| International Affiliation | Union of Communist Parties — Communist Party of the Soviet Union |
| European Affiliation | Party of the European Left |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Parliament | 60/101 |
| Website | www.pcrm.md |
| See also | Politics of Moldova |
The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova) is a communist political party in Moldova, led by Vladimir Voronin. It is the only communist party to be democratically elected to government in the former Soviet Union.[1]
It is part of the Party of the European Left.
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[edit] Activity
It is the current ruling political party in Moldova. It has won the last two parliamentary elections, and provides the President, Vladimir Voronin, the Prime Minister, Zinaida Greceanîi, and the Speaker of the Parliament, Marian Lupu. Under Voronin, it has privatized several state-owned industries and governed in a multi-party fashion. It also favors European integration and eventual EU membership.
[edit] History
The PCRM was registered as a political party in 1994. The PCRM was part of the Popular Patriotic Forces Front at the time of the 1996 presidential election, in which Voronin stood as the coalition's candidate and won 10.3% of the vote, placing third. The party supported Petru Lucinschi in the second round of the election, and following Lucinschi's victory the PCRM was given two positions in the government. In the March 1998 parliamentary election, the PCRM won 30.1% of the vote and 40 seats, becoming the largest party in parliament; in its platform, it called for "the rebirth of a socialist society". Despite its strong showing, the PCRM was left in opposition due to the formation of a center-right coalition government. Although Lucinschi later nominated Voronin as Prime Minister in late 1999, the nomination was unsuccessful because Voronin did not have enough support in parliament. Subsequently the PCRM received 49.9% of the vote in the February 2001 parliamentary election, winning 71 out of the 101 seats in parliament.[2]
With a PCRM parliamentary majority, Voronin was elected as President by parliament in April 2001. The Constitutional Court ruled that the President could also lead a political party, and Voronin was re-elected as party leader.[2]
[edit] Ideology
While officially branding a Leninist Communist doctrine, there is a matter of debate over their policies. The Economist considers it a centre-right party, communist only in name,[3] Romanian political scientist Vladimir Tismăneanu argues that the party is communist in the classical sense, as it didn't change much since the fall of the Soviet Union.[4]
[edit] Last proposed electoral program
For the current period of governance, the PCRM has outlined the following goals for the country:
- A new quality of life;
- Economic modernization;
- European integration;
- Consolidation of the society.
The whole electoral program can be read on the official site of PCRM.
[edit] Electoral results
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[edit] References
- ^ The Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) won two parliamentary elections in the 1990s by receiving a plurality (but notably not a majority) of seats in the Duma, however since Russia is a Presidential Republic (and Boris Yeltsin was President at the time), the CPRF was unable to form a government. The Communist Party of South Ossetia, which was de facto independent at the time, won a majority of seats in the 1994 election.
- ^ a b Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 414.
- ^ Protests in Moldova and Georgia: Street scenes, The Economist, April 16, 2009
- ^ "Moldova's Revolution Against Cynical And Cronyist Authoritarianism", RFE/RL, April 13, 2009
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