FRAGMENTATION, FLUIDITY AND PERSONALIZATION: REMARKS ON SHIFTS IN THE PRO-EUROPEAN PARTY SPECTRUM IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA AFTER 2014
FRAGMENTATION, FLUIDITY AND PERSONALIZATION: REMARKS ON SHIFTS IN THE PRO-EUROPEAN PARTY SPECTRUM IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA AFTER 2014

Summary/Abstract: The political party system in the Republic of Moldova has been characterized by instability and divisions along geopolitical lines ever since the country gained independence. Institutional volatility continues to affect especially the pro-European party spectrum and hampers efforts to consolidate the Moldovan center-right. The article argues that the recent reconfiguration among pro-Western forces illustrates how the main traits of the Moldovan party system – fragmentation, fluidity and personalization – were exacerbated by the political, economic and social instability that ensued immediately after the parliamentary elections in November 2014. With the next ballot scheduled to take place in late 2018, it will be essential for center-right parties to overcome these structural weaknesses and find a path towards consolidation.

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