List of political parties in Moldova
This article lists a series of political parties, both historical and contemporary as well as active and inactive, from the Republic of Moldova. The Republic of Moldova is a multi-party parliamentary republic with a unicameral system. As of 2025, in Moldova, there are 66 political parties that have been formally registered.
Former major parties
These parties are still active, but no longer play a significant role in Moldova's political system.Minor parties
- Alternative and Salvation Force of Moldova
- Christian Agrarian Party
- Conservative Party
- European Party
- Motherland Party
- Party "Our Home – Moldova"
- Party "Patriots of Moldova"
- Party "The Will of the People"
- People's Democratic Party of Moldova
- People's Movement Antimafia
- Progressive Society Party
- Russo-Slavic Party of Moldova
- United Moldova Party
- Victory
- We Build Europe at Home Party
Former parties
- Communist Reformist Party of Moldova. Founded in 2014, it has participated at the 2014 parliamentary elections, gaining 4.92% of votes. It failed to register at for the 2015 local elections. Subsequently, in February 2016, its legal registration status was cancelled by the Moldovan justice.
- Save Bessarabia Union, formerly the European Action Movement, merged into the Alliance for the Union of Romanians.
- Our Moldova Alliance, merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova.
- Social Liberal Party , formerly the Christian Democratic League of Women,, merged into Democratic Party of Moldova.
- Social Democracy Party '', merged with the Social Democratic Party of Moldova.
- Șor Party, banned.
Historical political parties
- Bessarabian Peasants' Party
- Communist Party of Moldova
- Democratic Agrarian Party
- Democratic Union of Freedom
- Freedom Party, Bessarabia
- Gagauz Khalky, Gagauz separatist, now outlawed
- National Moldavian Party
- National Patriotic Front
Party alliances
Defunct
- Alliance for Democracy and Reforms
- Alliance for European Integration
- Alliance for European Integration III
- Alliance of the Christian Democratic Popular Front
- Bloc of Communists and Socialists
- Bloc of Peasants and Intellectuals
- Braghiș Alliance
- Democratic Convention of Moldova
- Electoral Bloc Democratic Moldova
- Electoral Bloc Motherland
- For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova
- NOW Platform DA and PAS
- Patriotic Electoral Bloc
- Political Alliance for a European Moldova
- Pro-European Coalition
- Union Political Movement
Political camps
Two major movements have developed in the recent years in Moldovan politics and they can be distinguished as follows:- On the one hand, a pro-Western world, pro-Moldovan–Romanian unionism, and pro-European, generally comprising conservative liberals.
- On the other hand, a Russophilian, pro-communist or pro-Usatîi, generally Eurosceptic, and often anti-American and strongly anti-liberal group of parties.