Dignity and Truth Platform
{{short description|Moldovan political party}}
{{about|Moldovan political party abbreviated as PPDA|other uses|PPDA (disambiguation)}}
{{more citations needed|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox political party
| country = Moldova
| name = Dignity and Truth Platform
| native_name = Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr
| logo = Logo of the Dignity and Truth Platform Party (2022).svg
| logo_size = 125
| colorcode = {{party color|Dignity and Truth Platform Party}}
| abbreviation = PPDA
| chairman = Dinu Plîngău
| secretary_general = Liviu Vovc
| founder = Andrei Năstase
| foundation = {{start date and age|2013|4|21|df=yes}}
| registered = {{start date and age|2015|12|13|df=yes}}
| headquarters = 31 August 1989 Street 15 Chișinău
| membership = 14,000
| ideology = Liberalism
Anti-corruption
Pro-Europeanism
| position = Centre-right
| european = European People's Party
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Dignity and Truth Platform Party}}|border=silver}} Light blue (since 2022)
{{colour box|#5E140E|border=silver}} Maroon (until 2022)
| slogan = Patriotism, Responsabilitate, Prosperitate
('Patriotism, Responsibility, Prosperity')
| seats1_title = Parliament
| seats1 = {{composition bar|0|101|hex={{party color|Dignity and Truth Platform Party}}}}
| seats2_title = District Presidents
| seats2 = {{composition bar|0|32|hex={{party color|Dignity and Truth Platform Party}}}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
The Dignity and Truth Platform Party ({{langx|ro|Partidul Politic „Platforma Demnitate și Adevăr”}}, PPDA), stylized as Platforma DA or YES Platform, is a centre-right,{{cite web|url=https://www.csis.org/programs/european-election-watch/moldova|title=Moldova|date=1 November 2020|website=Center for strategic & international studies|access-date=17 May 2021}} liberal political party in Moldova promoting pro-Europeanism and anti-corruption.{{cite web|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=February 2019|url=http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/moldova.html|title=Moldova|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|accessdate=2 November 2021}}
Established as the Force of the People Party in December 2015 during the 2015–2016 protests in Moldova and founded by lawyer and former prosecutor Andrei Năstase, the party calls for far-reaching change in the political establishment. The party became an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP) in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.moldova.org/en/action-solidarity-party-platform-dignity-truth-become-members-european-peoples-party/|title=Action and Solidarity Party and Platform "Dignity and Truth" become members of European People's Party|work=moldova.org|date=December 5, 2017}}
History
File:Logo of the Platforma DA.svg
On 24 February 2015, an initial group that consisted of 14 people, including journalists, analysts, and social activists, announced the creation of a movement they called the Dignity and Truth Platform. The stated purpose of this movement was to serve as a government watchdog. The Platform has organized meetings in which people have expressed their dissatisfaction with the government. Almost one year after the protests, the leaders of the Platform decided to create a new political party.
Ideology
The party leadership has expressed opposition to what they characterized as the "oligarchic mafia government" of Vladimir Plahotniuc. They support early elections to form a pro-European Union reformist government and hold a centre-right standpoint against corruption in Moldova.{{cite web|url=http://www.cepa.org/content/eastern-partnership-poster-child-breaks-bad-again|title=Eastern Partnership Poster Child Breaks Bad. Again.|access-date=18 December 2015|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222132820/http://www.cepa.org/content/eastern-partnership-poster-child-breaks-bad-again|url-status=dead}}
Leadership
- President – Dinu Plîngău
- Vice Presidents – Iana Stanțieru, Lilia Tănase and Chiril Moțpan
- Secretary General – Liviu Vovc
Election results
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Parliament |
| rowspan="2" |Election
! rowspan="2" |Leader ! colspan="5" scope="col" |Performance ! rowspan="2" |Rank ! rowspan="2" |Government |
|---|
| Votes
!% !± pp !Seats !+/– |
| rowspan="3" |2014
|rowspan="3" |Nicolae Chirtoacă |rowspan="3" |12,110 |rowspan="3" |{{Percentage bar|0.76|hex=47013F}} |rowspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey" |New |rowspan="3" |{{composition bar|0|101|hex=#47013F}} |rowspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey" |New |rowspan="3" | 10th |{{no|Extra-parliamentary |
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary AIE III (PLDM–PDM)–PL}} |
| {{no|Extra-parliamentary (PDM–PPEM–PL)}} |
| rowspan="2" |2019
|rowspan="3" |Andrei Năstase |rowspan="2" |380,181 |rowspan="2" |{{Percentage bar|26.84|hex=FFDD00}}(ACUM){{efn|NOW Platform DA and PAS won 26 seats; 15 went to the PAS and 11 to the PPDA.}} |rowspan="2" | {{increase}} 3.10 |rowspan="2" |{{composition bar|11|101|hex=#8C150D}} |rowspan="2" | {{increase}} 11 |rowspan="2" | 3rd |
| {{no2|Opposition (PSRM–PDM)}} |
| 2021
|34,181 |{{Percentage bar|2.33|hex=8C150D}} |{{decrease}} 24.51 |{{composition bar|0|101|hex=8C150D}} |{{decrease}} 11 | 5th |{{no|Extra-parliamentary |
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ President |
| rowspan="2" |Election
! rowspan="2" |Candidate ! colspan="2" scope="col" |First round ! colspan="2" |Second round ! rowspan="2" |Result |
|---|
| Votes
!% !Votes !% |
| 2016
|{{no2|Endorsed Maia Sandu (PAS)}} |549,152 |{{Percentage bar|38.71|hex=FFDE00}} |766,593 |{{Percentage bar|47.89|hex=FFDE00}} |Lost {{Nay}} |
| 2020
|{{no2|Andrei Năstase}} |43,924 |{{Percentage bar|3.26|hex=8C150D}} |bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2| |Lost {{Nay}} |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.platformada.md/ Official website] {{in lang|ro}}
- [http://demnitate-adevar.md/Platforma_Civica_DA.pdf Feb 24 manifesto] {{in lang|ro}}
{{Moldovan political parties}}
Category:2015 establishments in Moldova
Category:Liberal parties in Moldova
Category:Parties related to the European People's Party