Bloc of Communists and Socialists

The Bloc of Communists and Socialists (Romanian: Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor, BCS), previously known as the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists (Romanian: Blocul electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor; BECS), is a communist and democratic socialist political alliance in Moldova formed in May ahead of the 2021 Moldovan parliamentary election. Its members are the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM).^[2]

Bloc of Communists and Socialists Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor
Abbreviation	BCS
Co-presidents[1]	Vladimir Voronin (PCRM) Igor Dodon (PSRM)
Founded	13 May 2021 (2021-05-13)
Headquarters	Chișinău
Ideology	Communism Socialism Social conservatism Moldovenism Russophilia Euroscepticism
Political position	Left-wing to far-left
Member parties	PCRM PSRM
Colours	Red
Parliament	26 / 101
District Presidents	9 / 32
Politics of Moldova Political parties Elections

History

Talks about the formation of a pre-election coalition were launched by the representatives of the PSRM in April 2021. In early May, Igor Dodon sent a proposal to the PCRM president Vladimir Voronin to form an electoral coalition.^[3] The Central Committee of the PCRM approved by a majority the formation of a electoral coalition on 11 May,^[4] the PSRM announced and a day later that they are willing to sign the protocol for the formation of the coalition.^[5] The Central Electoral Commission accepted the request to form the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists on 13 May,^[6] and Voronin was chosen as the head of the coalition.^[7]

A snap election was announced for 11 July 2021, in which the BECS participated under a common ballot list led by Voronin, the head of the BECS coalition.^[8]

Ideology

In the context of the Moldovan political spectrum, it is a political alliance which has espoused syncretic politics, combining left-wing politics on fiscal issues and conservative views on social issues,^[9][10] while the latter of which is in contrast with left-wing Western European parties; it reflects the situation of LGBT rights in Moldova as one of the most social conservative post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe. The alliance is anti-NATO, Russophilic, and opposes the unification of Moldova and Romania.^[11]

Electoral performance

Year	Leader	Popular vote	% of popular vote	No. of seats	Seat change	Status
2021	Vladimir Voronin	398,675	27.17%	32 / 101	New	Opposition PAS super majority government

References

1. "cu privire la cererea de înregistrare a Blocului electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor și a simbolului electoral". a.cec.md (in Romanian). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021..
2. "Ultima oră! CEC a înregistrat blocul electoral al PCRM și PSRM" (in Romanian).
3. ""Să salvăm țara". Dodon i-a adresat o scrisoare lui Voronin cu îndemnul de a-și uni forțele la parlamentare (VIDEO)". NewsMaker (in Romanian). 7 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
4. Onisim, Milena (11 May 2021). "PCRM, despre crearea unui bloc cu PSRM pentru anticipatele din 11 iulie: "Trecem de la formatul consultărilor la formatul tratativelor"". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. "Furculiță recunoaște că nu toți membrii PSRM au votat pentru crearea blocului electoral cu PCRM". NewsMaker (in Romanian). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
6. "CEC a înregistrat Blocul Electoral al Socialiştilor şi Comuniştilor". adevarul.ro. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
7. "Anticipate // Dodon anunță că Vladimir Voronin va fi cap de listă al blocului electoral "Comuniștii și socialiștii"". Deschide.MD (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
8. "Nr. 4854 - cu privire la demersul de înregistrare a candidaților la funcția de deputat în Parlamentul Republicii Moldova din partea Blocului electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor, a simbolului electoral și confirmarea reprezentantului cu drept de vot consultativ în Comisia Electorală Centrală şi a persoanei responsabile de finanțe". a.cec.md (in Romanian). Comisia Electorală Centrală. 21 May 2021.
9. Ticudean, Mircea (17 May 2011). "Conservatives Angered By Moldova's Recognition Of Muslims". RFERL. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
10. Ernst, Iulan (2021). "Moldovan left-wing coalition begins electoral campaign with anti-LGBT bills". Intellines.
11. "Imaginea jandarmului român care bătea în Basarabia, evocată de Voronin, realitate sau clișeu bolșevic reîncălzit pentru campania electorală? Istoric de la Chișinău: Domnul Voronin uită drama prin care a trecut familia sa persecutată de bolșevici". 19 May 2021.

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