The Social Liberal Party (''Partidul Social Liberal'') was a
liberal political party
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in
Moldova
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, led by
Oleg Serebrian
Oleg Serebrian (born 13 July 1969, Hădărăuți) is a Moldovan politician, writer, diplomat and political scientist, President of the Latin Union between 2010 and 2012.
Biography
He studied law and history at the Ion Creangă State Pedagogi ...
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At the
legislative
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elections
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, 6 March 2005, the party was part of the
Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova (''Blocul Electoral Moldova Democrată''), that won 28.4% of the popular vote and 34 out of 101 seats. Inside the Bloc the party won 3 seats. After the elections the bloc fell apart in three parliamentary groups of the constituent parties.
In 2001 Oleg Serebrian released a manifest with the intention to found a social liberal party. This initiative was joined by the
Christian Democratic League of Women and the
National Youth League of Moldova. In 2002 the Party of Democratic Forces merged into the party. Since November 2006 the Social Liberal Party was a member of
Liberal International
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.
It merged into the
Democratic Party of Moldova in February 2008.
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Liberalism
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Social liberalism
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Contributions to liberal theory
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Liberalism worldwide
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List of liberal parties
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Liberal democracy
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Timeline of liberal parties in Moldova
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Alexandru Mosanu
References
Social Liberal PartySLP admitted to Liberal International
Defunct political parties in Moldova
Liberal parties in Moldova
Social liberal parties
Defunct liberal political parties
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