National Unity Party (Moldova)
Moldovan political party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moldovan political party From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Unity Party (Romanian: Partidul Unității Naționale; PUN), known before 11 June 2017 as the Right (Romanian: Dreapta), was a Moldovan political party founded in June 2017, having as its main political goal the unification with Romania of the territory between the rivers Prut and Nistru (also known as Bessarabia).
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (October 2018) |
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Romanian. (February 2021) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
National Unity Party Partidul Unității Naționale | |
|---|---|
.svg) | |
| Abbreviation | PUN |
| President | Alexandru Cimbriciuc |
| General Secretary | Anatol Șalaru |
| Founder | Ana Guțu |
| Founded | 14 February 2016 (Right) 11 June 2017 (National Unity Party) |
| Dissolved | 17 September 2023 |
| Merged into | Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova[1] |
| Headquarters | Str. Serghei Lazo №3, Chișinău |
| Newspaper | Clopotul |
| Youth wing | National Unity Youth |
| Membership (2019) | 4,465 |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Moldovan-Romanian unionism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Maroon and white |
| Parliament | 0 / 101 |
| District Presidents | 0 / 32 |
| Website | |
| pun.md | |
On 11 June 2017, the political party Dreapta, founded by Ana Guțu, changed its name to the National Unity Party of Moldova (PUN), at the extraordinary congress of the party. The former defense minister of Moldova, Anatol Șalaru, was elected PUN's executive president, and Ana Guțu was elected first vice president. Both are former members of the Liberal Party (PL).
At an extraordinary congress on 25 June 2017, the former president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, was elected honorary president.
The party merged into the Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova on 17 September 2023.[1]
| Election | Leader | Performance | Rank | Government | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ± pp | Seats | +/– | ||||
| 2019 | Anatol Șalaru | Only constituencies | 1 / 101 |
New | 6th | Support (ACUM: (PAS-PPPDA)-PSRM) | ||
| Opposition (PSRM-PDM) | ||||||||
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| 2016 | Ana Guțu | 2,453 | Lost  | |||
| 2020 | Octavian Țîcu | 27,170 | Lost | |||
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
