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Communist Party Ahead in Moldova
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - The Communist Party of Moldova (PCRM) holds the upper hand in the European country, according to a poll by the Public Opinion Polling Center Socioinform. 22.9 per cent of respondents would support the governing PCRM in the next parliamentary ballot.
The opposition Our Moldova (MN) is a close second with 19.7 per cent, followed by the Liberal Party (PL) with 15.7 per cent, and the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) with 10.4 per cent. Support is lower for the Centrist Union of Moldova (UCM), the Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM) and the Christian-Democratic People’s Party (PPCD).
In 2001, Moldova became the first former Soviet Republic to democratically elect a communist administration. The PCRM won 49.9 per cent of the vote and 71 seats. The Parliament later picked Vladimir Voronin as president.
Legislative elections in March 2005 gave the ruling PCRM 56 seats—five less than the 61 required to elect a president—with 46.1 per cent of the vote. The Democratic Moldova Bloc (BMD) won 35 seats. In April, the Parliament re-elected Voronin to the presidency with 75 votes.
In 1940, the territory of Transnistria—which had been an autonomous area within Ukraine—was merged with Bessarabia to form the Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic. The territory became independent in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and joined the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Transnistria’s independence has not been acknowledged by any state.
On Dec. 24, Voronin met with Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov, but no progress was made in resolving the long-standing conflict. Smirnov declared: "Transnistria does not want to be a part of Moldova." A new meeting is tentatively scheduled for March 2009.
Polling Data
Which party would you vote for in the 2009 legislative election?
|
Communist Party of Moldova (PCRM) |
22.9% |
|
Our Moldova (MN) |
19.7% |
|
Liberal Party (PL) |
15.7% |
|
Liberal Democratic Party (PLD) |
10.4% |
|
Centrist Union of Moldova (UCM) |
5.5% |
|
Democratic Party of Moldova (PDM) |
5.0% |
|
Christian-Democratic People’s Party (PPCD) |
4.9% |
Source: Public Opinion Polling Center Socioinform
Methodology: Interviews with 1,200 Moldovan adults, conducted from Nov. 25 to Nov. 30, 2008. Margin of error is 2 per cent.