National Unity Party (Moldova)

National Unity Party

Partidul Unității Naționale
National Unity Party Partidul Unității Naționale
Abbreviation	PUN
President	Alexandru Cimbriciuc
General Secretary	Anatol Șalaru
Founder	Ana Guțu
Founded	14 February 2016; 8 years ago (Right); 11 June 2017; 7 years ago (National Unity Party)
Dissolved	17 September 2023; 13 months ago
Merged into	Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova
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
	Politics of Moldova; Political parties; Elections;

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).

History

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]

Electoral results

Parliament
Election	Leader	Performance					Rank	Government
Election	Leader	Votes	%	± pp	Seats	+/–	Rank	Government
2019	Anatol Șalaru	Only constituencies			1 / 101	New	6th	Support (ACUM: (PAS-PPPDA)-PSRM)
2019	Anatol Șalaru	Only constituencies			1 / 101	New	6th	Opposition (PSRM-PDM)

President
Election	Candidate	First round		Second round		Result
Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Result
2016	Ana Guțu	2,453	0.17%			Lost N
2020	Octavian Țîcu	27,170	2.01%			Lost N

References

^ ^a ^b "S-a încheiat ultima etapă a fuziunii PLDM cu PUN. Formațiunea politică condusă de Vlad Filat are patru vicepreședinți noi". 17 September 2023.

[zdg_s-a-incheiat-ultima-etapa-1] "S-a încheiat ultima etapă a fuziunii PLDM cu PUN. Formațiunea politică condusă de Vlad Filat are patru vicepreședinți noi". 17 September 2023.

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