The National Liberal Party ( ro, Partidul Național Liberal, PNL) is a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in the
Republic of Moldova
A republic () is a " state in which power rests with the people or their representatives; specifically a state without a monarchy" and also a "government, or system of government, of such a state." Previously, especially in the 17th and 18th ...
. It was founded in 1993 but temporarily disappeared through
political amalgamation in 2000 before being refounded in 2006.
It is not officially recognised by the
National Liberal Party of Romania (PNL) and therefore does not have the right to share the historical tradition of the
prewar party of the same name, which was forcibly dissolved in 1947 in
post-war Romania by the
Romanian Communist Party
The Romanian Communist Party ( ro, Partidul Comunist Român, , PCR) was a communist party in Romania. The successor to the pro-Bolshevik wing of the Socialist Party of Romania, it gave ideological endorsement to a communist revolution that wo ...
(PCR) after the
Soviet annexation of Bessarabia.
Political agenda
The party supports the
unification of the Republic of Moldova with Romania and shares copies the identity and ideology of the traditional party in neighbouring Romania. Nonetheless, very much unlike the Romanian PNL (which is dominant on the centre-right as well as
Romania's second largest political party), the Moldovan PNL might actually be considered a
micro party with respect to
Moldovan politics. In addition to support for
political union
A political union is a type of political entity which is composed of, or created from, smaller polities, or the process which achieves this. These smaller polities are usually called federated states and federal territories in a federal govern ...
with Romania, as an interim measure, the PNL supports
EU and
NATO
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membership for Moldova. In early 2020, the PNL became one of the founding members of
Mișcarea Politică Unirea
Mișcarea Politică Unirea (meaning "Union Political Movement"; MPU) is a right-wing political party of the Republic of Moldova. It was founded on 15 January 2020, after the initiative of five parties to join forces to fight for the unification ...
(MPU), a political party established purposely for the
unification of Romania and Moldova.
Electoral history
Notes:
1 Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An exp ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1334
See also
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Liberalism by country
This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world.
Introduction
The definition of liberal party is highly deba ...
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Liberalism in Moldova
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Liberalism and radicalism in Romania
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National Liberal Party (Romania, 1875)
References
PNL leaflet - 1PNL leaflet - 1
External links
Official website
Political parties established in 1993
Political parties established in 2006
Liberal parties in Moldova
1993 establishments in Moldova
Romanian nationalism in Moldova
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