Christian-Democratic People's Party (Moldova)

Christian-Democratic People's Party
Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat
President Victor Ciobanu
Founded 20 May 1989
Headquarters Chişinău
Ideology Christian democracy
International affiliation Centrist Democrat International
European affiliation European People's Party (observer)
Official colours Orange
Parliament 0
Website
www.ppcd.md
Politics of Moldova
Political parties
Elections

The Christian Democratic People's Party (Romanian: Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat, CDPP; Христианско-демократическая народная партия) is a Christian democratic political party in Moldova. In the last legislative elections on March 6, 2005, the party won 9.1% of the popular vote and 11 out of 101 seats. Led by Iurie Roşca, the CDPP and the National Liberal Party are the only major political parties in Moldova that support unification with Romania. Thanks to the support for the Communist President Vladimir Voronin he got reelected. Since 4 April 2005, PPCD lost several deputies, mayors, councillors and members to the liberal-democratic parties. The PPCD was an informal coalition party of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.

Contents

History

It is the successor of the Democratic Movement of Moldova (1988–1989), Popular Front of Moldova (1989–1992), and the Christian Democratic Popular Front (1992–1999). In March 2005, the party became an observer member of the European People's Party.[1]

The 2002 one-month suspension of party's activities was found to be in violation of its freedoms of assembly and association by the European Court of Human Rights in 2006.[2]

Election results

Election Name of the party/alliance Number of votes Percentage Seats in the parliament
2010 Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) 9,046 0.53%
29 July 2009 Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) 30,173 1.91%
5 April 2009 Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) 46,549 3.03%
6 March 2005 Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) 141,341 9.07% 11
25 February 2001 Partidul Popular Creştin Democrat (PPCD) 130,810 8.24% 11
22 March 1998 Blocul electoral "Convenţia Democrată din Moldova" (CDM) 315,206 19.42% 26
27 February 1994 Blocul electoral "Alianţa Frontului Popular Creştin Democrat" (AFPCD) 133,606 7.53% 9

References

External links