Democratic Party of Moldova
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Democratic Party of Moldova
Partidul Democrat din Moldova Демократическая партия Молдовы |
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| Abbreviation | PDM |
| President | Vlad Plahotniuc |
| Secretary-General | Constantin Botnari |
| First-vicepresident | Pavel Filip |
| Parliamentary group leader | Marian Lupu |
| Founder | Dumitru Diacov |
| Founded | 8 February 1997 |
| Headquarters | Chişinău |
| Membership (2014) | 60,000 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists (associate) |
| International affiliation |
Socialist International Progressive Alliance |
| Colours | Blue, Red |
| Parliament |
19 / 101
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| District Presidents |
17 / 32
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| http://www.pdm.md | |
The Democratic Party of Moldova (Romanian: Partidul Democrat din Moldova, PDM; Russian: Демократическая партия Молдовы) is a social-democraticpolitical party in Moldova. Established in 1997 as the Movement for a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova, it is an associate member of the Party of European Socialists (PES) and a full member of the Socialist International, also participating in the Progressive Alliance. The party is closely associated with its chief financial backer, the oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc.
The party was established in February 1997 as the Movement for a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova (MMDP), by former members of the Democratic Agrarian Party of Moldova (PDAM), the Unity Movement for Equality in Rights (MUE) and the Socialist Party of Moldova (PSM). It had grown out of the movement that supported independent candidate Petru Lucinschi in the 1996 presidential elections.
It formed the basis of the For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova (PMDP) alliance during the 1998 parliamentary election. The PMDP won 24 of the 101 seats and became the third-largest faction in Parliament, and together with the Democratic Convention of Moldova (CDM) and Party of Democratic Forces (PFD), formed the Alliance for Democracy and Reforms coalition government led by Ion Ciubuc.
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