Our Party (Moldova)
Our Party Partidul Nostru | |
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| File:Logo of the Our Party (Moldova).svg | |
| Abbreviation | PN |
| Leader | Renato Usatîi |
| Founder | Renato Usatîi |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Preceded by | Christian Democratic Peasants' Party of Moldova |
| Membership (2018) | ~44,800[1] |
| Ideology | Left-wing populism[2]
Social conservatism[3] Soft Euroscepticism[4] Moldovenism[5] Russian minority politics[6] |
| Political position | Left-wing[11] |
| National affiliation | Electoral Bloc "Renato Usatîi" |
| Colors | Blue White |
| Parliament | 0 / 101 |
| District Presidents | 1 / 32 |
| Website | |
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Our Party (Romanian: Partidul Nostru, PN), previously known as the Republican People's Party (Romanian: Partidul Popular Republican, PPR), is a left-wing populist political party in Moldova.[12] Founded in 1999 as the Peasants' Christian Democratic Party of Moldova (Partidul Țărănesc Creștin Democrat din Moldova), it promotes advocacy for Russians in Moldova, social conservatism, and soft Euroscepticism. Its party chairman is Renato Usatîi, while other key figures include Dumitru Ciubașenco (the party's candidate at 2016 Moldovan presidential election) and Ilian Cașu (the party deputy chairman and 2015 candidate for the function of mayor of Chișinău).
History
At the 2005 Moldovan parliamentary election, the party won 1.4% of the popular vote but no seats. The 6th National Conference of the Peasants' Christian Democratic Party of Moldova took place on 28 May 2005. The conference decided to change the name of the party to the Republican People's Party and adopted a new status and program. Its chairman became Nicolae Andronic. The party was in opposition to the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), who governed until 2009. On 13 April 2014, a party congress took place, in which Andronic ceded leadership to Usatîi, and the party was renamed Our Party.[13][14] On 10 June 2014, the Ministry of Justice of Moldova announced that it had not recognised this action.[15][16] On 8 February 2015, the party congress was repeated and the Ministry of Justice approved on 27 February 2015 the modifications to the party program, status, the new name, and new leader.[17][18]
Ideology
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Our Party considers itself a pragmatic, antisystemic, anti-corruption and anti-oligarchic force. It opposes the European integration policy of Moldova, and is described as one of "the most radical pro-Russian parties" in Moldova.[19] The leader of the party, Renato Usatii, argues that the European Union "wants to drown the country in debts so that it has to volunteer to reunite with its better-off neighbour Romania".[20]
Election results
Presidential
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2016 | Dumitru Ciubașenco | 85,466 | Endorsed Igor Dodon | Lost Red X | ||
| 2020 | Renato Usatîi | 227,938 | Against Igor Dodon (but he did not endorse Maia Sandu) |
Lost Red X | ||
| 2024 | Renato Usatîi | 213,168 | No endorsement | Lost Red X | ||
Parliamentary elections
| Election | Leader | Performance | Rank | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2019 | Renato Usatîi | 41,769 | New | 0 / 101
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New | 6th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2021 | 60,100 | New | 0 / 101
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New | 4th | Extra-parliamentary | ||
Local elections
Department and municipality councils
| Election year | No. of votes |
% of votes |
No. of overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 143,387 | 11.2 | 135 / 1,116
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City and countryside councils
| Election year | No. of votes |
% of votes |
No. of overall seats won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 87,090 | 8.2 | 784 / 10,570
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Mayors
| Election year | Mayors | % of overall mayor mandates |
No. of overall mandates won |
+/– |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43 | 4.8 | 43 / 898
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| 2019 | 23 | 2.6 | 23 / 898
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Decrease 20 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1.9 | 17 / 898
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Decrease 6 |
References
- ↑ Nantoi, Oazu; Platon, Alexandru; Cristei, Aliona (2018). "Russian propaganda on "Odnoklassniki": the case of Republic of Moldova" (PDF). Institute for Public Policy. 32 (20). Chişinău: Lexon-Prim: 21. ISBN 978-9975-139-50-2.
Наша Партия - Partidul Nostru (Our Party) (about 44 800 members)...
- ↑
- Macuhin, Alexandr (2021). "2021 Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova – An attempt at post-election analysis". Eastern Review. 10 (1): 47. doi:10.18778/1427-9657.10.04.
This is a clear overlap between the electorates of the "Shor" party and the leftist-populist "Our Party" of another Moldovan businessman, Renato Usatii.
- Banila, Nicoleta (25 September 2020). "Moldova's next president likely to be elected in runoff - poll". SeeNews.com.
Renato Usatii, 41, is a Moldovan businessman and politician, chairman of left-wing populist opposition Partidul Nostru.
- Macuhin, Alexandr (2021). "2021 Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova – An attempt at post-election analysis". Eastern Review. 10 (1): 47. doi:10.18778/1427-9657.10.04.
- ↑ "Moldova". Europe Elects. 2024.
- ↑ Antoaneta Dimitrova; Matthew Frear; Honorata Mazepus; Dimiter Toshkov; Maxim Boroda; Tatsiana Chulitskaya; Oleg Grytsenko; Igor Munteanu; Tatiana Parvan; Ina Ramasheuskaya (2017). "The Elements of Russia's Soft Power: Channels, Tools, and Actors Promoting Russian Influence in the Eastern Partnership Countries" (PDF). EU-STRAT Working Paper Series (4). Freie Universität Berlin: 16. ISSN 2510-084X.
In addition, the anti-European, pro-Russian party Partidul Nostru (Our Party) is believed to have strong links to political figures in Moscow.
- ↑ Huma, Roxana Adina (2015). "Reproducing 'geopolitics' – national identity representations of foreign affairs in Moldova". School of Government. University of Plymouth: 120. doi:10.24382/3408.
Yet, more importantly, he is a member of Our Party [Partidul Nostru], a pro-Eastern and Moldovanist party led by Renato Usatii, and their candidate for mayor of Chişinău.
- ↑ Chirila, Victor (2015). Grzegorz Gromadzki; Bastian Sendhard (eds.). Eastern Partnership Revisited: Associated Countries in Focus (PDF). Warsaw: The Stefan Batory Foundation & Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. p. 69. ISBN 978-83-62338-64-1.
At the same time, Moldova's European integration policy is seriously challenged by the rising populist pro-Russian parties, the Party of Socialists and Our Party (Partidul Nostru), which call for the AA and DCFTA to be denounced.
- ↑ Adrian Lupuşor; Alexandru Fala; Ana Popa; Denis Cenuşă; Natan Garștea; Valeriu Prohnițchi (2016). "Republic of Moldova 2016" (PDF). State of the Country Report. Chişinău: EXPERT-GRUP: 38.
At the same time, the left-wing political parties – "Partidul Nostru" ("Our Party") and PSRM – continued to win to their side the electorate that used to be loyal to PCRM and DPM.
- ↑ Lavrenov, Sergei (2017). Evolution of Post-Soviet Space: Past, Present and Future (PDF). Moscow: NPMP RIAC. p. 148. ISBN 978-5-6040387-0-3.
Such was the outrage that for the first time in a very long time the right (the Dignity and Truth Platform Party and others) and left (the Party of Socialists, Partidul Nostru, etc.) joined forces in protest.
- ↑ Nuttall, Clare (24 March 2017). "INTERVIEW: Moldova's populist pro-Russian 'hand grenade'". bne IntelliNews. Bucharest.
The Peasants' Christian Democratic Party of Moldova was previously a tiny left-wing player but, renamed the Republican People's Party or "Our Party", it performed strongly under Usatii in the 2015 local elections.
- ↑ Martin, Sieg Hans. Erhard Cziomer (ed.). "Transformation and Geopolitics in the Post-Soviet Space: Challenges for the Eastern Partnership and the Case of Moldova" (PDF). Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe (2). Berlin: Krakowska Akademia im. Andrzeja Frycza Modrzewskiego: 171. ISSN 2451-0610.
Thus on the left wing, the position of the PCRM has been largely overtaken by two new pro-Russian parties, the PSRM and Renato Usatii (Patria and Partidul Nostru).
- ↑ [7][8][9][10]
- ↑ "Programele electorale înaintea parlamentarelor din Republica Moldova: între promisiuni și populism". www.veridica.ro (in română). 14 June 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ↑ Un congres ca o nunta. Controversatul om de afaceri, Renato Usatai, si-a lansat partidul cu mult fast, 13 aprilie 2014, inprofunzime.md
- ↑ Partidul Popular Republican, redenumit în „Partidul nostru”, 13 aprilie 2014, trm.md
- ↑ Motivul pentru care Ministerul Justiției a respins modificările la Partidul Popular Republican Archived 6 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Decizie: Renato Usatîi, fără „Partidul Nostru”
- ↑ (VIDEO) Victorie multașteptată! Partidul Nostru a fost înregistrat la Ministerul Justiției
- ↑ Ministerul Justiției a înregistrat „Partidul Nostru”, condus de Renato Usatîi
- ↑ Chirila, Victor (2015). Grzegorz Gromadzki; Bastian Sendhard (eds.). Eastern Partnership Revisited: Associated Countries in Focus (PDF). Warsaw: The Stefan Batory Foundation & Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. pp. 54–60. ISBN 978-83-62338-64-1.
- ↑ Varshalomidze, Tamila (5 May 2014). "Moldova stuck between Russia and the EU". Al Jazeera.
