The Party of Regions of Moldova (PRM; ro, Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova) is a political party in

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a Landlocked country, landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The List of states ...

. It was founded on September 23, 2011, and registered on October 18, 2011. In 2018 it had about 1,200 members."Partidul Regiunilor din Moldova (PRM)"
/ref> During 2011–2016, the party was headed by

Mihail Formuzal Mihail Formuzal (russian: Михаил Формузал; born 7 November 1959, in Beșghioz) is a Moldovan politician of Gagauz ethnicity, who was Governor (Başkan) of the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia (Gagauz Yeri) from December 200 ...

. Since 2016, the leader is lawyer Alexandr Kalinin. Since 2000, he has been representing the Moldovan diaspora in Russia. A decree signed on 27 November 2023 by

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withdrew Kalinin's Moldovan citizenship. Kalinin had previously shown his support to the

Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

. In one video, he was shown threatening Moldova by painting on a missile "" ("For Moldova"), after which the missile is launched.

Electoral results

2014 Moldovan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 30 November 2014. The result was described as "more a loss than a victory" of the incumbent pro-European coalition, with center-right parties divided by sharp tensions. The pro-Russian Party of Soci ...

, part of the bloc "Alegerea Moldovei – Uniunea Vamală" / "Moldova's Choice - Customs Union", whose performance was: votes 55,089 %%: 3.45, seats: 0 *2015 local general elections: 6 mandates of councilor in city and village councils (0.06%) *

2020 Moldovan presidential election Presidential elections were held in Moldova on 1 November. The fourth direct elections since independence in 1991, voters had the possibility to either elect a new president or re-elect the incumbent Igor Dodon. Because no candidate received a ma ...

: Kalinin withdrew."Minus un candidat la fotoliul de președinte. Alexandr Kalinin nu va mai depune actele la CEC: „Amenință oamenii, nu le dau posibilitatea să strângă semnături”"
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2021 Moldovan parliamentary election Snap parliamentary elections were held in Moldova on 11 July 2021. Following the resignation of Ion Chicu, the position of Prime Minister became vacant, with the Parliament being obligated to form a new government within three months. After the ...

: votes: 1,264, %%: 0.09, seats: 0

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