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This article is about the Moldovan unionist political party abbreviated as PPDA. For other uses, see PPDA (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Dignity and Truth Platform.
Democracy at Home Party
Partidul Democrația Acasă
AbbreviationPPDA
PresidentVasile Costiuc
Founded31 July 2011
HeadquartersBucurești str. 59, Chișinău[1]
Membership (2025)6,450
IdeologyRight-wing populism[2]
Moldovan–Romanian unionism[3]
Conservatism
Pro-Europeanism (de jure)[4]
Russophilia (de facto)
Political positionRight-wing[5]
National affiliationUnion Political Movement (2020–2021)
European affiliationEuropean Conservatives and Reformists Party (intention to join)[6]
Colours  Dark blue
Parliament
6 / 101
District Presidents
0 / 101
Website
https://pda.md/

The Democracy at Home Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrația Acasă) or Democracy at Home Political Party (Partidul Politic Democrația Acasă; PPDA) is a unionist, right-wing populist and pro-European party in the Republic of Moldova.

History

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The Democracy at Home Party was established on 31 July 2011, but it was officially registered on 2 September. It is the legal successor of the "Democracy at Home" Youth Movement (Mișcarea de Tineret "Democrația Acasă"). Its president is Vasile Costiuc.[7] It is a unionist party, supporting the unification of Moldova and Romania,[8] and was defined by Deutsche Welle as right-wing populist.[2]

The party participated in the 2019 Moldovan parliamentary election, obtaining the 11th place with a total of 4,463 (0.32%) votes. This represented an increase of 0.17% from the 2014 Moldovan parliamentary election, but this was not enough to exceed the minimum of 6% of the votes to enter the Parliament of Moldova. Its slogan during this election was #FărăFoști.[9]

The PPDA was part of the Union Political Movement (MPU), a political bloc established on 15 January 2020 to unite Moldova with Romania together with four other Moldovan political parties. At the time of its establishment, Costiuc declared that this was the first step towards "the constitution of a large movement, with national support" and that its aim was "to stop the expansionism of the Russian Empire".[10][11] The MPU participated in the 2020 Moldovan presidential election through its candidate Dorin Chirtoacă.[12][13][14] However, on 30 April 2021, the PPDA left the coalition composing the MPU as Costiuc considered the trajectories and objectives of both were not the same.[15]

In the 2025 Moldovan parliamentary election, the party received 5.62% of the votes and won 6 seats.[16] Moldovan NewsMaker journalist Ecaterina Dubasova described the PPDA's result as the election's main surprise, as polls gave the party 2–3% of the votes at most, below the 5% electoral threshold for entering the parliament.[17] Costiuc was the first on the party's list of candidates, being followed by manager Sergiu Stefanco, international relations specialist Ana Țurcan Oboroc, philologist Valentina Meșină, lawyer Alexandru Chițu and politologist Alexandru Verșinin, who all also entered parliament.[18] However, after the election, the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court, asking for the invalidation of PPDA mandates, citing irregularities during the campaign, including support from the Romanian opposition politician George Simion. They also sanctioned the party over accused violations of the electoral code, removing their state funding.[19][20]

Positions

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As a Moldovan–Romanian unionist conservative party, it has been backed by the AUR in Romania, whose leader called on Moldovans to support the party at the 2025 elections.[21] On 22 October that year, the day of the session to establish the new legislature of the parliament, Costiuc stated that "we declare ourselves pro-European opposition, to the pro-European government".[4]

The party's position on relations with Europe and Russia is ambiguous. While it was part of the pro-European Union Political Movement, it has been reported that party leader Vasile Costiuc has attended an event in Moscow organised by Aleksandr Kondyakov, a former advisor to Vladimir Putin. Journalist Sorin Ozon alleged that Kondyakov had been an agent of the KGB.[22][23]

The party has declared its intention to join the European Conservatives and Reformists Party.[6]

Election results

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Parliamentary elections

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Parliament
Election Leader Performance Rank Government
Votes % ± pp Seats +/–
2014 Vasile Costiuc 2,449
0.15%
 New
0 / 101
 New 16th Extra-parliamentary
2019 4,463
0.32%
 Increase 0.17
0 / 101
 Steady 9th Extra-parliamentary
2021 21,255
1.45%
 Increase 1.13
0 / 101
 Steady 7th Extra-parliamentary
2025 88,679
5.62%
 Increase 4.17
6 / 101
 Increase 6 5th Opposition

References

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  1. ^ "AGENŢIA SERVICII PUBLICE" (in Romanian). www.asp.gov.md. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Moldova's resounding 'yes' to Europe — and 'no' to Russia". Deutsche Welle. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Partidul Democrația Acasă la alegerile parlamentare din 2019". alegeri.md (in Romanian). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. ^ a b "(stop cadru) Costiuc în Parlament: Ne declarăm opoziție pro-europeană, față de guvernarea pro-europeană". Unimedia (in Romanian). 22 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Moldova's pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups". NPR. 29 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Partidul lui Vasile Costiuc a semnat un protocol de colaborare cu AUR". Ziar.MD - Tot ce merită să știi! (in Romanian). 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-23.
  7. ^ "Partidul politic "Democrația Acasă" (PPDA)" (in Romanian). Democracy.MD. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Lista partidelor unioniste din Moldova. De la Chirtoacă, la Pavlicenco, Munteanu și Șalaru". #diez (in Romanian). 3 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Partidul Democrația Acasă la alegerile parlamentare din 2019" (in Romanian). alegeri.md – Alegeri în Republica Moldova. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  10. ^ Mihailova, Iulia (15 January 2020). "S-a constituit mișcarea politică Unirea". Radio Europa Liberă Moldova (in Romanian).
  11. ^ "Cinci partide unioniste au constituit mișcarea politică "Unirea"". Agora (in Romanian). 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ Frunză, Alina (29 June 2020). "DOC/ Mișcarea Politică UNIREA și-a desemnat candidatul pentru alegerile prezidențiale din toamnă". Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian).
  13. ^ "Mișcarea Politică UNIREA își prezintă candidatul pentru alegerile prezidențiale". IPN (in Romanian). 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Octavian Țîcu şi Dorin Chirtoacă, înregistrați în cursa prezidențială". Adevărul Moldova (in Romanian). 5 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Mișcarea politică "Unirea" s-a dezunit în direct la TV". Deschide.MD (in Romanian). 30 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Alegerile Parlamentare în Republica Moldova 2025". agora.md. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  17. ^ Dubasova, Ecaterina (29 September 2025). "5 concluzii despre alegerile parlamentare și surprizele pe care ni le-au adus. Analiză". NewsMaker (in Romanian).
  18. ^ "Democrația Acasă ar avea șase deputați în Parlament: Cine sunt aceștia". Știri.md (in Romanian). 29 September 2025.
  19. ^ "UPDATE - Alegeri în R. Moldova - Cele şase mandate obţinute de partidul „Democraţia Acasă" ar putea fi invalidate inclusiv din cauza implicării lui George Simion în campanie. Decizia va aparţine Curţii Constituţionale", News.ro, 2025-10-03, retrieved 2025-10-03
  20. ^ "CEC sancționează partidul „Democrația Acasă" pentru încălcarea Codului electoral. Formațiunea rămâne fără alocații de la buget pentru un an", Moldova1.md, retrieved 2025-10-03
  21. ^ https://www.g4media.ro/cele-sase-mandate-obtinute-de-partidul-democratia-acasa-la-alegerile-din-republica-moldova-ar-putea-fi-invalidate-inclusiv-din-cauza-implicarii-lui-george-simion-in-campanie-comisi.html
  22. ^ Mateescu, Gabriel (2025-09-28). "„Democrația Acasă", partidul susținut de AUR la alegerile din Moldova, urcă pe locul al patrulea după procesarea a aproape jumătate din secțiile de vot | context". Context.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 2025-09-30.
  23. ^ https://tv8.md/2025/10/03/video-postari-suspecte-disparute-din-tik-tok-vasile-costiuc-se-apara-si-explica-fotografia-cu-agentul-kgb/289979
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