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Actiune si Solidaritate (Action and Solidarity) Party (PAS)

Maia Sandu
Maia Sandu
Chair of PAS
Date of registration: May 26, 2016
Doctrine: Social liberalism Wikipedia
Members: ~ 8,100 (07/2018)
Symbol of Action and Solidarity Party (PAS)
31 A. Mateevici Street, Chisinau
MD-2009, Republic of Moldova
Mob.: (373) 78999800
e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.unpaspentru.md
archive (ADEPT)

Historical background

The Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) was established on 15 May 2016 and was registered with the Ministry of Justice on 26 May of the same year. PAS is a political party that promotes the social liberalism ideology.

Mrs. Maia Sandu is the chair of the Action and Solidarity Party.

Action and Solidarity Party (PAS) Founding Congress

The Founding Congress of 15 May 2016 was attended by over 200 delegates, who voted unanimously to appoint the former Minister of Education, Mrs. Maia Sandu, to be the Chair of PAS. Sergiu Musteata and Liliana Nicolaescu-Onofrei were elected to be Deputy Chairs of the party, while Igor Grosu was elected to be Secretary General of the party. The following people were assigned to be members of the National Standing Bureau: Daniela Terzi-Barbarosie, Nicolae Rosca, Virgil Paslariuc, Vitalie Braniste, and Dan Perciun.

According to the Statute of the Party, PAS is a centre-right party, which shares and promotes social liberalism ideology, pleads for democratic values, promotes total integration of Moldova with the EU as the most obvious way of social, economic, and political development and cohesion of the society. At the same time, the Party Program provides for systematic reforms that would put the foundations of a real market economy, which would ensure workplaces, continuation of reforms for a high quality education, and social protection of vulnerable layers of population.

Participation in Presidential Election of 30 October 2016

The Action and Solidarity Party together with “Dignity and Truth” Platform nominated Maia Sandu as the joint candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova in presidential election of 30 October 2016. The decision to nominate a joint candidate was made by PDA at the National Political Council on 15 October 2016 after having analysed a number of public opinion polls, according to which Maia Sandu obtained a higher percentage than the leader of PDA, Andrei Nastase. The decision of the two political formations to nominate a joint candidate for the presidential election was welcomed and supported by the European People’s Party, Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova, Ecological Green Party, Liberal Reformist Party, People’s Party of the Republic of Moldova, and other groups of Moldovan citizens.

Among the commitments undertaken by Maia Sandu if she was elected as President of the Republic of Moldova were the following: to fight corruption, investigate the case of stolen billion, appeal the abusive decisions of the Government and the Parliament, etc.

In the first round Maia Sandu obtained 38.71% of the votes, while in the second one — 47.89%.