Time in government
29 years • 4 months • 1 week • 2 days
Moldova PSRM: Latest polls, election results and positions
Election Trend
21.6 %
+21.6 since the last election
3-Month Trend
±0.0
Three months ago: 21.6 %
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Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova
Moldova
Left
Eurosceptic
Founded 1997
The PSRM is a pro-Russian, socialist-conservative party in Moldova. It blends a left-leaning economic policy with an authoritarian-leaning social conservatism, advocating for close ties with Moscow and the preservation of Moldovan statehood.
Values and Ideology
The PSRM's worldview is a blend of Soviet nostalgia and Orthodox tradition. At its core, it rejects Western liberal individualism, championing instead a collectivist understanding of the state. The party defines Moldovan identity in opposition to Romanian influence and sees the state as a guardian of Christian values and the traditional family. For the PSRM, sovereignty primarily entails neutrality towards NATO, coupled with deep cultural and political ties within the Eurasian space.
Political Priorities
The PSRM's agenda primarily targets the rural population, pensioners, and Russian-speaking minorities. Economically, it advocates for a robust welfare state, price controls, and the nationalization of strategic sectors. On social policy, the party maintains a strictly value-conservative stance, actively opposing liberal reforms in civil rights. A central objective is accession to the Eurasian Economic Union and the preservation of Russian influence, which it views as a guarantor of affordable energy and national stability.
Role in the Political System
Strategically, the PSRM functions as the strongest counterforce to pro-European reform movements. It leverages its deep roots within state structures and close ties to religious institutions to steer the system towards a form of managed conservatism. Its relationship with the rule of law is often fraught, as it frequently regards institutions as instruments of political power. Within Moldova's political landscape, the party occupies the role of safeguarding a status quo that aims to bridge the post-Soviet legacy with national independence.
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Election
Vote share
Seats
2019
24 February 2019
Vote share
31.2 %
Seats
35
All elections since 1945 in which PSRM participated. Click a row to see election details.
2019
2020
2025
Today
Led government
Involved in government
Not in government
Share since 2019
80 %
Cabinets led
3
21 years • 3 months • 2 weeks • 5 days
Coalition involvements
1
8 years • 2 weeks • 4 days
Ion Chicu
Chicu III
9 November 2020 – Today · 5 years 11 months
35 of 101 seats
Ion Chicu
Chicu II
16 March 2020 – Today · 6 years 7 months
65 of 101 seats
Ion Chicu
Chicu I
14 November 2019 – Today · 6 years 11 months
35 of 101 seats
Maia Sandu
Guvernul Maia Sandu
8 June 2019 – Today · 7 years 4 months
61 of 101 seats
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