The People's Party of the Republic of Moldova (PPRM; ro, Partidul Popular din Republica Moldova) is a

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in the

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Party leadership

* President - Alexandru Oleinic * First Vice President -

Valeriu Cosarciuc Valeriu Cosarciuc (born 24 November 1955) is a Moldovan politician, who served as Deputy Prime Minister in the Dumitru Braghiș Cabinet (between 21 December 1999 and 19 April 2001), coordinating the government's activities in the field of industr ...

* Vice President - Maxim Brailă * Secretary General - Alexandru Luncari

History

Creation of the People's Party of the Republic of Moldova (PPRM)

The inaugural congress of the People's Party of the Republic of Moldova (PPRM) took place on 15 April 2011. The Moldovan congress approved the Statute and Program of the PPRM and elected the governing bodies of the party. Ian Lisnevschi was elected as the party president. The People's Party of the Republic of Moldova was founded with the support of three youth groups: the Young Democrats, Youth for Moldova, and Force of Moldova. The party aims to represent all citizens of the Republic of Moldova and to build a robust and modern state of

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and

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. According to the PPRM, their ideology aligns with those who believe that responsibility,

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, and efficiency must replace

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, incompetence, and

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2nd Congress of the PPRM on 17 November 2012

Congress approved essential changes to the party's statute and program, a new leadership was elected, and goals were set for the next term. Under the new statute, the party leadership consisted of four co-chairs, one of them the coordinating co-chair. Alexandru Oleinic, former Minister of Information Technology, was elected coordinating co-chair. The other three elected co-chairs were

, former Minister of Agriculture, and Angela Cebotari and Vasile Guțu, both leaders in the territory. The new political program, projected PPRM as a modern, pro-European party to establish the Republic of Moldova and upholding the

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, its

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, and democracy. It highlighted the PPRM's commitment towards the consolidation of the Moldovan society as a united civic nation and the integration of

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s in common cultural communion. Another key objective was

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, which would be achieved by improving the political system. The congress voted to found the National Political Council, the Central Commission of Censors, and the Court of Ethics and Arbitration. It was attended by 345 delegates from 29 territorial organizations of the PPRM.

3rd Congress of the PPRM on 24 May 2014

The main task of the congress was to prepare the People's Party of the Republic of Moldova for the 2014 parliamentary elections. After the approval of the new Statute, Alexandru Oleinc was elected as the president of PPRM. His colleague, Valeriu Cosarciuc, was elected as the first vice-president of the party. Congress delegates also discussed the draft electoral program, titled "For a New Moldova," aimed at promoting the election of the president by the people, eliminating the electoral threshold for political parties, and reviving agriculture by support to local producers. The delegates to the Congress also approved the political slogan "It is time to return Moldova to the People" for the electoral race of November 2014. More than 800 delegates from all over the republic participated in the Congress, according to the organizers.

4th Congress of the PPRM on 21 March 2015

The main objective of the congress was to analyze the

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situation in the country after the

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in November 2014 and in the advent of the general local elections in June 2015. Delegates to the congress decided to enhance their capacity to participate in local elections. The congressional delegates also confirmed the amendments to the statutes and the change of the PPRM logo to the ''Apple'' - the

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of the People's Party. At the closing of the congress, delegates unanimously adopted an appeal to the political forces of the Republic of Moldova to unite the people and the pro-national and pro-European political parties for the identification and implementation of national priorities.

5th Congress of the PPRM from 24 March 2018

The People's Party of Moldova held its 5th congress on Saturday, 24 March with delegates and representatives of territorial party organizations from all districts of the Republic of Moldova. The vital important event on the agenda was the adoption of the new political program of the party. The document was titled "We Believe in Moldova." The PPRM intended to send a clear message to its citizens to mobilize and have confidence in the future of the Republic of Moldova. Congress re-elected its governing bodies and the president of the political party. Alexandru Oleinic was unanimously re-elected as president of the People's Party.

was re-elected as First Vice-President.

Electoral results

References

External links

The official website of the People's Party of the Republic of MoldovaInformation about the People's Party of the Republic of MoldovaFacebook page of the People's Party of the Republic of Moldova
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