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Line 1: {{Use dmy dates\|date=~~August~~December ~~2013~~2023}} {{Infobox political party \| name = Liberal Party \| logo = File:Liberal_Party_of_Moldova_logo.png \| colorcode = {{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}} \| president = [[Dorin Chirtoacă]] \| secretary_general = Ion Apostol \| abbreviation = PL \| foundation = 5 September 1993 \| ideology = {{nowrap\|[[Liberalism]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/moldova.html\|title=Moldova\|website=Parties and Elections in Europe\|year=2019\|access-date=13 April 2019\|first=Wolfram\|last=Nordsieck}}</ref><br />[[Conservative liberalism]]<ref name=forum/><br />[[Unification of ~~Romania~~Moldova and ~~Moldova~~Romania\|Moldovan–Romanian unionism]]<br />[[Pro-Europeanism]]}} \| headquarters = [[Chișinău]], [[Moldova]] \| international = Line 22: \| european = [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party\|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe]] {{small\|(observer)}} \| regional = [[Liberal South East European Network]] \| colours = Light blue, ~~Yellow~~yellow \| seats1_title = [[Parliament ~~of the Republic~~ of Moldova\|Parliament]] \| seats1 = {{Composition bar\|0\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| seats2_title = [[Administrative divisions of Moldova\|District]] Presidents \| seats2 = {{Composition bar\|0\|32\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| youth_wing = Young Liberals \| womens_wing = Liberal Women's Organisation }} '''Liberal Party''' ({{~~lang-~~langx\|ro\|Partidul Liberal}}, '''PL''') is a [[conservative liberalism\|conservative-liberal]]<ref name=forum>{{cite web\|url=http://www.europeanforum.net/country/moldova\|title=Moldova\|publisher=European Forum\|access-date=25 February 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405153134/http://www.europeanforum.net/country/moldova\|archive-date=5 April 2015\|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[List of political parties in Moldova\|political party in Moldova]]. The president of the party is the former [[Mayor of Chișinău]], [[Dorin Chirtoacă]]. ==History== The party was established under the name '''Party of Reform''' (''{{langx\|ro\|Partidul Reformei''}}) in 1993 by [[Anatol Șalaru]].<ref name="Lansford2014">{{cite book\|author=Tom Lansford\|title=Political Handbook of the World 2014\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FDVzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA949\|date=8 April 2014\|publisher=SAGE Publications\|isbn=978-1-4833-3327-4\|page=949}}</ref> In 1997, [[Mihai Ghimpu]] was elected chairman. Until April 2005, the party had a [[Christian democracy\|Christian-democratic]] electoral platform.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.e-democracy.md/parties/pl/\|title=Partidul Liberal (PL) / partide.md\|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> Competing in the [[1994 Moldovan parliamentary election\|1994]], [[1998 Moldovan parliamentary election\|1998]], and [[2001 Moldovan parliamentary election\|2001 parliamentary elections]], the Party of Reform failed to enter parliament, as its results of 2.36%, 0.54% and 0.67%, respectively, failed to meet the [[electoral threshold]] of 5%. === Electoral success === At the second party congress, held on 24 April 2005, party members adopted the new name '''Liberal Party''' (''{{langx\|ro\|Partidul Liberal''}}),<ref name="Lansford2014"/> along with a new logo and programme, which presented a [[Liberalism\|liberal]] political platform. [[Mihai Ghimpu]] was elected president of the party. The party competed in the [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election\|April 2009 parliamentary election]], obtaining 13.13% of the vote and of 15 seats in parliament. At the [[July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election\|parliamentary election of 2009]] in July, the popular vote rose to 14.68%, again winning 15 seats. As a consequence of the second parliamentary election of 2009, the party signed a coalition agreement with the [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova\|Liberal Democratic Party]] (PLDM), the [[Democratic Party of Moldova\|Democratic Party]] (PDM), and [[Our Moldova Alliance]] (AMN), constituting the [[Alliance for European Integration]].<ref name="BernauerBochsler2014">{{cite book\|author1=Julian Bernauer\|author2=Daniel Bochsler\|author3=Rogers Brubaker \|author4=Magdalena Dembinska \|author5=Fulya Memisoglu \|author6=Karolina Prasad \|author7=Antoine Roger \|author8=Edina Szöcsik \|author9=Hanna Vasilevich \|author10=Doris Wydra \|author11=Christina Isabel Zuber \|title=New Nation-States and National Minorities\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SxePBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA48\|date=3 March 2014\|publisher=ECPR Press\|isbn=978-1-907301-86-5\|page=48}}</ref> The party was included in the [[First Filat Cabinet]]. At the [[2010 Moldovan parliamentary election\|2010 parliamentary election]], the party obtained 9.96% of the vote and 12 seats in parliament.<ref name="Lansford2014"/> The party remained in the [[Second Filat Cabinet]]. The [[European Action Movement]] (MAE) merged into the party in March, 2011.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.e-democracy.md/parties/events/mae/congres-5-mae/\|title=Congresul V extraordinar al Mişcării Acţiunea Europeană / partide.md\|access-date=25 February 2015}}</ref> Under the leadership of Ghimpu, the party has altered its former Christian democratic orientation. On 25 January 2009, a Conference for the constitution of a Women's wing for the Liberal Party the "Liberal Women's Organisation" was held. The party also formed a youth wing the "Young Liberals". The party has joined the [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party\|Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe]] (ALDE) as an observer member. Line 50: In February 2013, the party suffered an internal split. On 12 April 2013, the Liberal Party Reform Council was launched, with [[Ion Hadârcă]] as leader. The members of this council were called "Liberal Reformers" by the media. The internal split became permanent when a separate [[Liberal Reformist Party (Moldova)\|Liberal Reformist Party]] (PLR) joined the [[Pro-European Coalition]], formed after the dissolution of the [[Alliance for European Integration]] (AIE), remaining in the [[Leancă Cabinet]] after the Liberal Party (PL) left the government. === Creation of Mișcarea Politică Unirea (MPU) === In 2020, [[Mișcarea Politică Unirea]] (MPU), a political party established for the [[unification of ~~Romania~~Moldova and ~~Moldova~~Romania]], was founded by five other political parties, including the Liberal Party. Furthermore, Chirtoacă, leader of the PL,<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/s-a-constituit-mișcarea-politică-unirea-/30379091.html\|title=S-a constituit mișcarea politică Unirea\|first=Iulia\|last=Mihailova\|newspaper=Radio Europa Liberă Moldova\|date=15 January 2020\|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://agora.md/stiri/65800/cinci-partide-unioniste-au-constituit-miscarea-politica-unirea\|title=Cinci partide unioniste au constituit mișcarea politică "Unirea"\|newspaper=Agora\|date=15 January 2020\|language=ro}}</ref> was designated as the candidate of the MPU for the [[2020 Moldovan presidential election]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.zdg.md/stiri/politic/doc-miscarea-politica-unirea-si-a-desemnat-candidatul-pentru-alegerile-prezidentiale-din-toamna/\|title=DOC/ Mișcarea Politică UNIREA și-a desemnat candidatul pentru alegerile prezidențiale din toamnă\|first=Alina\|last=Frunză\|newspaper=[[Ziarul de Gardă]]\|date=29 June 2020\|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.ipn.md/ro/miscarea-politica-unirea-isi-prezinta-candidatul-pentru-alegerile-prezidentiale-7965_1074522.html\|title=Mișcarea Politică UNIREA își prezintă candidatul pentru alegerile prezidențiale\|newspaper=IPN\|date=30 June 2020\|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://moldova.europalibera.org/a/octavian-țîcu-și-dorin-chirtoacă-au-fost-înscriși-oficial-în-cursa-electorală/30876496.html\|title=Octavian Țîcu și Dorin Chirtoacă au fost înscriși oficial în cursa electorală\|first=Liliana\|last=Barbăroșie\|journal=Radio Europa Liberă Moldova\|date=5 October 2020\|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://unimedia.info/ro/news/8ac3ad862116c879/dorin-chirtoaca-si-octavian-ticu-inregistrati-in-cursa-electorala-pentru-prezidentiale.html\|title=Dorin Chirtoacă și Octavian Țîcu, înregistrați în cursa electorală pentru prezidențiale\|newspaper=[[Unimedia]]\|date=5 October 2020\|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|url=https://adevarul.ro/moldova/politica/octavian-Ticu-dorin-chirtoaca-inregistrati-cursa-prezidentiala-1_5f7b4baf5163ec4271991a38/index.html\|title=Octavian Țîcu şi Dorin Chirtoacă, înregistrați în cursa prezidențială\|newspaper=[[Adevărul Moldova]]\|date=5 October 2020\|language=ro}}</ref> He only received 1.2% of the cast votes and did not qualify for the 2nd round. ===2021 parliamentary elections=== For the [[2021 Moldovan parliamentary election]], PL decided to compete along with [[Romanian Popular Party\|PPR]], [[Save Bessarabia Union\|USB]], and [[Alliance for the Union of Romanians\|AUR]] and managed to get 7,216 votes (0.49%), but failed to meet the 5% threshold. ==Electoral results== Line 69 ⟶ 73: \| 41,980 \| 2.36 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{no2\|Extra-parliamentary opposition}} Line 76 ⟶ 80: \| 8,844 \| 0.54 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{no2\|Extra-parliamentary opposition}} Line 83 ⟶ 87: \| 10,686{{efn\|name=fn1}} \| 0.67{{efn\|name=fn1}} \| {{Composition bar\|0\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{no2\|Extra-parliamentary opposition}} \|- ! [[2005 Moldovan parliamentary election\|2005]] \| style="text-align:center" colspan=4\|''~~Did~~did not participate'' \| {{no2\|Extra-parliamentary opposition}} \|- Line 94 ⟶ 98: \| 201,879 \| 13.13 \| {{Composition bar\|15\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{increase}} 15 \| {{yes2\|Coalition}} Line 101 ⟶ 105: \| 232,108 \| 14.68 \| {{Composition bar\|15\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{steady}} \| {{yes2\|Coalition}} Line 108 ⟶ 112: \| 171,445 \| 9.96 \| {{Composition bar\|12\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{decrease}} 3 \| {{yes2\|Coalition}} Line 115 ⟶ 119: \| 154,507 \| 9.67 \| {{Composition bar\|13\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{increase}} 1 \| {{yes2\|Coalition}} Line 122 ⟶ 126: \| 17,743 \| 1.25 \| {{Composition bar\|0\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{decrease}} 13 \| {{no2\|Extra-parliamentary opposition}} \|- ! [[2021 Moldovan parliamentary election\|2021]] \| colspan="2"\|with [[Romanian Popular Party\|PPR]], [[Save Bessarabia Union\|USB]], and [[Alliance for the Union of Romanians\|AUR]] \| {{Composition bar\|0\|101\|hex={{party color\|Liberal Party (Moldova)~~/meta/color~~}}}} \| {{steady}} ~~\| colspan="2"\|TBD~~ \| {{no2\|Extra-parliamentary opposition}} \|- \|} Line 135 ⟶ 140: {{efn\|name=fn1\|Result of the [[electoral alliance]] "Faith and Justice".}} }} In the [[2007 Moldovan local election\|2007 local elections]], the party gained 18.31% in Chișinău municipality and 11 seats on the [[:ro:Consiliul municipal Chișinău\|Chișinău Municipal Council]]. Its vice-president, Dorin Chirtoacă, became Mayor. ==Notable members== [[Image:Mihai Ghimpu (front) and Dorin Chirtoacă (back).jpg\|150px\|thumb\|[[Mihai Ghimpu]] and [[Dorin Chirtoacă]] in 2008]] [[Image:Anatol Șalaru.jpg\|thumb\|150px\|[[Anatol Șalaru]] in 2009]] [[Dorin Chirtoacă]] Line 152 ⟶ 158: <gallery> Image:Partidul Liberal 2009.svg\|Votes won by PL in the [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election\|April 2009 election]] by raion and municipality File:In vizita la viceprim-ministru Ion Negrei.jpg\|Young Liberals and [[Ion Negrei]] in November 2009 </gallery> Line 160 ⟶ 166: ==External links== [http://www.pl.md Official website] {{in lang\|ro}} {{Moldovan political parties}} {{Alliance for European Integration}} {{Unification of Moldova and Romania}} [[Category:Liberal Party (Moldova)\| ]]