Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova)

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{{Infobox political party

| country = Moldova

| colorcode = #6B8E23

| name = Christian-Democratic People's Party

| native_name = Partidul Popular Creștin Democrat

| logo = Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova) logo.jpg

| logo_size = 200px

| president = Victor Ciobanu

| parliament_leader =

| foundation = 20 May 1989

| ideology = Christian democracy{{cite web|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.de/moldova.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125011/http://www.parties-and-elections.de/moldova.html|archive-date=5 April 2009|url-status=dead|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|year=2009|title=Moldova|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|access-date=15 April 2019}}
Russophilia
Euroscepticism
Right-wing populism
Economic nationalism
Eurasianism{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/romanian/news/story/2007/06/printable/070604_moldova_coalitia2007.shtml |title=Alegerile 'nu s-au ridicat la standarde internaţionale' |lang=Romanian |trans-title=Elections 'did not live up to international standards' |work=BBCRomanian.com |date=June 4, 2007 |accessdate=2022-05-26}}
Historical:{{when?|date=October 2024}}
Moldovan-Romanian unionism
Romanian nationalism
Pro-Europeanism
Atlanticism{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/romanian/news/story/2005/03/050302_interviu_rosca.shtml|title = BBC Romanian}}

| position = Right-wing to far-right{{cite news|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/2042635.html|title = Extremismul politic| newspaper=Radio Europa Liberă | date=14 May 2010 | last1=Alexe | first1=Dan | last2=Barbăroșie | first2=Liliana }}

| headquarters = Chișinău

| international = Centrist Democrat International

| european = European People's Party (observer)

| seats1_title = Parliament

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|101|hex=#FF5300}}

| colours = Olive, Red

| website = [http://www.ppcd.md/ ppcd.md]

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The Christian-Democratic People's Party ({{langx|ro|Partidul Popular Creștin Democrat}}, PPCD) is a Christian-democratic political party in Moldova. The party was led by Iurie Roșca from 1994 until 2011. Until 2005, the PPCD and the (Moldovan) National Liberal Party were the main political organizations in the country supporting the unification of Moldova and Romania. After the PPCD began supporting the anti-unification Communist President Vladimir Voronin, the party has lost its unionist credentials while other parties such as the Liberal Party have taken over the pro-Romanian ideological space. The party has had very poor results in all subsequent elections. Since April 2005, the PPCD has lost several deputies, mayors, councillors and members to the liberal-democratic parties. The PPCD was an informal coalition partner of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova from 2005–2009.

History

It is the successor of the Democratic Movement of Moldova (1988–1989), Popular Front of Moldova (1989–1992), and the Christian Democratic Popular Front (1992–1999). In March 2005, the party became an observer member of the European People's Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.epp.eu/countryPgparty.asp?cid%3D33%26pid%3D2 |title=EPP/MOLDOVA |website=EPP |access-date=2011-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120611115717/http://www.epp.eu/countryPgparty.asp?cid=33&pid=2 |archive-date=2012-06-11 }}

The 2002 one-month suspension of party's activities was found to be in violation of its freedoms of assembly and association by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://hudoc.echr.coe.int/tkp197/view.asp?action=html&documentId=792349&portal=hbkm&source=externalbydocnumber&table=F69A27FD8FB86142BF01C1166DEA398649|title=HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights|website=hudoc.echr.coe.int}}

Election results

= Parliament =

class="wikitable"
Election year

! # of total votes

! % of overall vote

! # of seats

! +/–

1994

| 133,606{{efn|name=fn1}}

| 7.53{{efn|name=fn1}}

| {{Composition bar|8|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

|

1998

| 315,206{{efn|name=fn2}}

| 19.42{{efn|name=fn2}}

| {{Composition bar|8|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{steady}}

2001

| 130,810

| 8.24

| {{Composition bar|11|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{increase}} 3

2005

| 141,341

| 9.07

| {{Composition bar|11|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{steady}}

2009 (April)

| 46,549

| 3.03

| {{Composition bar|0|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{decrease}} 11

2009 (July)

| 30,173

| 1.91

| {{Composition bar|0|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{steady}}

2010

| 9,046

| 0.53

| {{Composition bar|0|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{steady}}

2014

| 11,782

| 0.74

| {{Composition bar|0|101|hex=#6B8E23}}

| {{steady}}

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Alliance of the Christian Democratic Popular Front list won 9 seats.

Democratic Convention of Moldova list won 26 seats – 8 went to the PRCM – 6 to the LCDF – 2 to the PEMAV – 2 to the PȚCD.

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