Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova

Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova
Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei
AbbreviationPDCM
LeaderIon Chicu
SecretaryViorica Dumbrăveanu
FounderIon Chicu
Founded31 March 2021 (2021-03-31)
Registered17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)
IdeologyChristian democracy
Social conservatism
Pro-Europeanism
Political positionCentre-right
Colours  Purple
SloganTogether for the Country
(Romanian: „Împreună pentru Țară”)
Parliament
0 / 101
District Presidents
3 / 32
Mayors
48 / 898
Website
pdcm.md

The Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM; Romanian: Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei) is a political party in Moldova led by former Prime Minister Ion Chicu.

History[edit]

On 31 March 2021, Ion Chicu announced in his telegram channel about the creation of a new political project: the "Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova".[1][2][3]

On 17 April 2021, the party successfully passed the registration procedure.[4][5][6]

In May 2021, the party announced that it would participate in the 2021 parliamentary election.[7][8] On 12 June 2021, the party was registered for the elections under number 12.[9]

In the election, the party received 0.43% of the vote. 6,311 citizens of Moldova voted for this political party.[10]

At the end of August 2022, party leader Ion Chicu welcomed the initiative of the founder of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Dumitru Diacov, to create a centrist bloc[11]

Ideology[edit]

On 31 March 2021, Chicu stated that the main goal of the party was to create all conditions for the integration of the Republic of Moldova into the European Union (EU).[1][2]

On 17 April 2021, Ion Chicu called the party a political formation that shares a Christian democratic political doctrine with a centre-right orientation.[4]

Leadership[edit]

Election results[edit]

Local elections[edit]

Mayors[edit]

Year of elections Mayors % of votes No. seats +/–
2023 48 5.36
48 / 898

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mail.ru, Новости (2021-03-31). "Ион Кику решил создать новую политическую партию". 31 марта 2021 | Новости Mail.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  2. ^ a b "Ион Кику создает свою партию". logos.press.md. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  3. ^ "Бывший премьер Молдавии объявил о создании новой проевропейской партии". AiF (in Russian). 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  4. ^ a b "Бывший премьер Ион Кику зарегистрировал свою партию". СП - Новости Бельцы Молдова (in Russian). 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  5. ^ "Партия во главе с экс-премьером Молдавии Кику получила регистрацию". tass.ru. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  6. ^ Выприцких, Анна (2021-04-17). "В Молдове зарегистрировали «Партию развития и объединения». Ее возглавил экс-премьер Ион Кику". NewsMaker (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  7. ^ Новости, Р. И. А. (2021-05-05). "Партия экс-премьера Молдавии Кику примет участие в досрочных выборах". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  8. ^ Кирчу, Ангелина (2021-05-05). "Официально: Партия Иона Кику примет участие в досрочных выборах". Nokta (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  9. ^ "PDCM, partidul lui Chicu, a fost înregistrat de CEC. Va fi al 12-lea în buletinul de vot". N4 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  10. ^ Дмитриева, Анна (2021-07-12). "Партия Иона Кику получила даже меньше голосов чем AUR". Nokta (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
  11. ^ Иримчук, Марина (2022-08-25). "Дмитрий Дьяков собирает блок. В Молдове начинается борьба за политический центр". NewsMaker (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.