Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova

The Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova (PDCM; Romanian: Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei) is a political party in Moldova led by former Prime Minister Ion Chicu.

Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova Partidul Dezvoltării și Consolidării Moldovei
Abbreviation	PDCM
Leader	Ion Chicu
Secretary	Viorica Dumbrăveanu
Founder	Ion Chicu
Founded	31 March 2021 (2021-03-31)
Registered	17 April 2021 (2021-04-17)
Ideology	Christian democracy Social conservatism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Centre-right
Colours	Purple
Slogan	Together for the Country (Romanian: „Împreună pentru Țară”)
Parliament	0 / 101
District Presidents	3 / 32
Mayors	48 / 898
Website
pdcm.md
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History

On 31 March 2021, Ion Chicu announced in his telegram channel about the creation of a new political project: the "Party of Development and Consolidation of Moldova".^[1][2][3]

On 17 April 2021, the party successfully passed the registration procedure.^[4][5][6]

In May 2021, the party announced that it would participate in the 2021 parliamentary election.^[7][8] On 12 June 2021, the party was registered for the elections under number 12.^[9]

In the election, the party received 0.43% of the vote. 6,311 citizens of Moldova voted for this political party.^[10]

At the end of August 2022, party leader Ion Chicu welcomed the initiative of the founder of the Democratic Party of Moldova, Dumitru Diacov, to create a centrist bloc^[11]

Ideology

On 31 March 2021, Chicu stated that the main goal of the party was to create all conditions for the integration of the Republic of Moldova into the European Union (EU).^[1][2]

On 17 April 2021, Ion Chicu called the party a political formation that shares a Christian democratic political doctrine with a centre-right orientation.^[4]

Leadership

• President – Ion Chicu
• Vice Presidents – Anatol Usatîi, Alexandru Holostenco, Diana Dicusari, Alexandru Botnari and Vlad Castraveț
• Secretary General – Viorica Dumbrăveanu

Election results

Presidential

Election	Candidate	First round		Second round		Result
		Votes	%	Votes	%
2024	Ion Chicu	31,797	2.06%	Against Maia Sandu		Lost N

Local elections

Mayors

Year of elections	Mayors	% of votes	No. seats	+/–
2023	48	5.36	48 / 898

References

1. Mail.ru, Новости (2021-03-31). "Ион Кику решил создать новую политическую партию". 31 марта 2021 | Новости Mail.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
2. "Ион Кику создает свою партию". logos.press.md. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
3. "Бывший премьер Молдавии объявил о создании новой проевропейской партии". AiF (in Russian). 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
4. "Бывший премьер Ион Кику зарегистрировал свою партию". СП - Новости Бельцы Молдова (in Russian). 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
5. "Партия во главе с экс-премьером Молдавии Кику получила регистрацию". tass.ru. Retrieved 2022-09-18.
6. Выприцких, Анна (2021-04-17). "В Молдове зарегистрировали «Партию развития и объединения». Ее возглавил экс-премьер Ион Кику". NewsMaker (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
7. Новости, Р. И. А. (2021-05-05). "Партия экс-премьера Молдавии Кику примет участие в досрочных выборах". РИА Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
8. Кирчу, Ангелина (2021-05-05). "Официально: Партия Иона Кику примет участие в досрочных выборах". Nokta (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
9. "PDCM, partidul lui Chicu, a fost înregistrat de CEC. Va fi al 12-lea în buletinul de vot". N4 (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
10. Дмитриева, Анна (2021-07-12). "Партия Иона Кику получила даже меньше голосов чем AUR". Nokta (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.
11. Иримчук, Марина (2022-08-25). "Дмитрий Дьяков собирает блок. В Молдове начинается борьба за политический центр". NewsMaker (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-09-18.