The Democratic Convention of Moldova ( ro, Convenţia Democrată din Moldova, CDM) was a political alliance in
Moldova
Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...
.
History
The CDM was formed in 1997,
[Andrei Brezianu & Vlad Spânu (2007) ''Historical Dictionary of Moldova'', Scarecrow Press, p115] in order to contest the
March 1998 elections, and included the
Party of Rebirth and Conciliation of Moldova, the
Christian Democratic Popular Front, the
Ecologist Party of Moldova "Green Alliance"
The Ecologist Green Party ( ro, Partidul Verde Ecologist), formerly known as the Ecologist Party of Moldova "Green Alliance" ( ro, Partidul Ecologist din Moldova "Alianța Verde", PEMAV) is a green political party in Moldova.
History
The party wa ...
, the
Democratic Christian League of the Women of Moldova and the
Christian Democratic Peasants' Party of Moldova
The Christian Democratic Peasants' Party of Moldova ( ro, Partidul Țărănesc Creștin Democrat din Moldova, PȚCD) was a political party in Moldova.
History
Prior to the 1998 elections the party joined the Democratic Convention of Moldova alli ...
(PŢCD).
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1334 ] The alliance received 19% of the vote, winning 26 of the 101 seats and becoming the second-largest faction in Parliament. It formed the
Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
The Alliance for Democracy and Reforms (often abbreviated to ADR) was a governing coalition in Moldova between numerous non-Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova, Communist parties which had absolute majority in the Parliament of the Re ...
coalition together with
For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova
For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova ( ro, Pentru o Moldovă Democratică și Prosperă, PMDP) was a political alliance in Moldova led by Dumitru Diacov.
History
The PMDP was formed around the For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova Social-P ...
and the
Party of Democratic Forces
The Party of Democratic Forces ( ro, Partidul Forțelor Democratice, PFD) was a political party in Moldova.
History
The party was established in January 1993 as the Congress of Intellectuals, a breakaway from the Christian Democratic Popular Fron ...
, which was able to form a government led by
Ion Ciubuc.
Following the resignation of Ciubuc's government in 1999, the Christian Democratic Popular Front withdrew from the CDM. The
1999 local elections saw the alliance receive around 14% of the seats. They were the last elections in which the CDM participated.
[ Prior to the 2001 parliamentary elections the alliance broke up, with the Party of Rebirth and Conciliation and Christian Democratic Peasants' Party running independently and the Democratic Christian League of the Women of Moldova (now renamed Christian Democratic League of Women) having its candidates on the National Liberal Party list.][
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References
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Defunct political party alliances in Moldova
Political parties established in 1997