Liberal Party (Moldova)
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Liberal Party
Partidul Liberal |
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| President | Mihai Ghimpu |
| Secretary-General | Ion Apostol |
| First-vicepresidents |
Dorin Chirtoacă Anatol Șalaru |
| Parliamentary group leader | Mihai Ghimpu |
| Founder | Anatol Șalaru |
| Founded | 5 September 1993 |
| Headquarters | Chișinău |
| Membership (2014) | 20,000 |
| Ideology |
Conservative liberalism Unification of Moldova & Romania |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (observer) |
| International affiliation | None |
| Colours | Light blue, Yellow |
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| District Presidents |
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The Liberal Party (Romanian: Partidul Liberal, PL) is a conservative-liberalpolitical party in Moldova.
The president of the party is Mihai Ghimpu. His nephew Dorin Chirtoacă is the current Mayor of Chișinău and vice-president of the Party.
The party was established under the name Party of Reform (Partidul Reformei) in 1993 by Anatol Șalaru. In 1997 Mihai Ghimpu was elected chairman. Until April 2005, the party had a Christian democratic electoral platform. Competing in the 1994, 1998 and 2001 parliamentary elections, the Party of Reform failed to enter parliament, as its results of 2.36%, 0.54% and 0.67%, respectively, failed to meet the electoral threshold of 5%.
At the second party congress, held on 24 April 2005, party members adopted the new name Liberal Party (Partidul Liberal), along with a new logo and programme, which presented a liberal political platform. Mihai Ghimpu was elected president of the party. The party competed in the April 2009 parliamentary election, obtaining 13.13% of the vote and of 15 seats in parliament. At the parliamentary election of 2009 in July, the popular vote rose to 14.68%, again winning 15 seats.
As a consequence of the second parliamentary election of 2009, the party signed a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM), the Democratic Party (PDM) and Our Moldova Alliance (AMN), constituting the Alliance for European Integration. The party was included in the First Filat Cabinet. At the 2010 parliamentary election, the party obtained 9.96% of the vote and 12 seats in parliament. The party remained in the Second Filat Cabinet. The European Action Movement (MAE) merged into the party in March 2011.
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