Bloc of Communists and Socialists

Electoral alliance in Moldova

Bloc of Communists and Socialists

Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor

Abbreviation| BCS
Co-chairs|

* Vladimir Voronin (PCRM)
* Igor Dodon (PSRM)

Electoral head| Vladimir Voronin
Founded| 13 May 2021 (2021-05-13)
Headquarters| Chișinău
Ideology|

* Constituent parties:
* Communism (PCRM)
* Socialism (PSRM)
* Shared:
* Social conservatism
* Moldovenism
* Russophilia
* Euroscepticism

Political position| Left-wing to far-left
Constituent parties|

* PCRM
* PSRM

Colours|   Red
Parliament|

26 / 101

District presidents|

9 / 32

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The Bloc of Communists and Socialists (Romanian: Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor, BCS) is an electoral alliance between the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM) and the Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova (PSRM). It was formed as the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists (Romanian: Blocul electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor, BECS) ahead of the 2021 Moldovan parliamentary election.

## History

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On 7 May 2021, PSRM president Igor Dodon announced that he had sent a letter to PCRM president Vladimir Voronin, proposing an electoral alliance between their two parties for that year's snap parliamentary election on 11 July.[1] The proposal was approved by a majority of the PCRM's central committee on 11 May.[2] A day later, PSRM deputy Corneliu Furculiță appeared on NTV Moldova and stated his party has almost unanimously approved the alliance, with a few members abstaining because they disagreed over certain aspects of the alliance.[3] The Central Electoral Commission of Moldova (CEC) approved the request to form the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BECS) on 13 May.[4][5][6] That same day, Dodon announced that Voronin would head (be at the top of) the common ballot list of BECS, citing Voronin's political experience and reputation.[7] Nonetheless, the CEC accepted both Voronin and Dodon as co-chairs of BECS.[8]

In the 11 July 2021 snap election, BECS won 32 of the 101 seats in the Moldovan parliament, receiving 398,675 votes or roughly 27% of the popular vote.[9] Dodon expressed disappointment at the result, saying, "We obviously wanted a higher overall percentage."[10] He congratulated the rival Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) but said his coalition would remain vigilant to avoid a "total monopoly on Moldovan politics" by one party.[10] On 29 July, the elected BECS candidates were sworn in as deputies of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS).[11]

Both constituent parties of the BCS supported Alexandr Stoianoglo in the second round of the 2024 presidential election.[12] However, the PCRM initially endorsed Vasile Tarlev in the first round.[13] Stoianoglo lost the second round with a little under 45% of the popular vote, compared to incumbent Maia Sandu's 55%.[14] Voronin had previously argued in his endorsement of Stoianoglo that Sandu's victory would result in the end of Moldovan sovereignty, identity, and neutrality. His criticisms of Sandu came amid her accusations of Russian interference in the election.[12]

On 28 March 2025, the BCS submitted a draft law against foreign agents, ostensibly to "ensure [government] transparency".[15]

In the prelude to the 2025 parliamentary election, there were calls to expand the alliance to include Irina Vlah's Heart of Moldova Republican Party and Vasile Tarlev's Future of Moldova Party.[16] The party leaders reached an agreement on 22 July, and announced that they were working on establishing a common political bloc.[17]

## Ideology

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The BCS is socially conservative and targets conservative segments of the Moldovan electorate. In the run up to the 2021 parliamentary election, the BCS characterised itself as supporting traditional family values and the rival PAS as pro-LGBT in contrast. It proposed amending the Moldovan constitution to explicitly ban same-sex marriages and define parents as one man and one woman.[18]

The alliance is pro-Russia, anti-NATO, Eurosceptic, supportive of a distinct Moldovan identity, and opposed to the unification of Moldova and Romania.[19]

## Election results

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Parliamentary election results of the BCS  Election  | Leader  | Seats  | Votes  | Vote share  | +/−  | Outcome

|
|
|
|
|
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2021 | Vladimir Voronin |

32 / 101

| 398,675  | 27.17%  |  | Opposition
(PAS majority)
Presidential election results of the BCS  Election  | Candidate  | First round  | Second round  | Result

|
|
|
|

Votes  | %  | Votes  | %
2024 | Endorsed Alexandr Stoianoglo | 401,726  |

25.98%

| 750,370  |

44.65%

| Lost

## References

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1. ^ Untila, Stela (7 May 2021). "'Să salvăm țara'. Dodon i-a adresat o scrisoare lui Voronin cu îndemnul de a-și uni forțele la parlamentare (VIDEO)" ['Let's save the country'. Dodon wrote a letter to Voronin urging them to join forces in the parliamentary elections (VIDEO)]. NewsMaker (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
2. ^ Onisim, Milena (11 May 2021). "PCRM, despre crearea unui bloc cu PSRM pentru anticipatele din 11 iulie: 'Trecem de la formatul consultărilor la formatul tratativelor'" [The PCRM, on creating a bloc with the PSRM for the 11 July snap elections: 'We are moving from consultations to negotiations']. Ziarul de Gardă (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
3. ^ "Furculiță recunoaște că nu toți membrii PSRM au votat pentru crearea blocului electoral cu PCRM" [Furculiță admits that not all PSRM members voted for the creation of the electoral bloc with PCRM]. NewsMaker (in Romanian). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
4. ^ "Nr. 4854 – cu privire la demersul de înregistrare a candidaților la funcția de deputat în Parlamentul Republicii Moldova din partea Blocului electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor, a simbolului electoral și confirmarea reprezentantului cu drept de vot consultativ în Comisia Electorală Centrală şi a persoanei responsabile de finanțe" [No. 4854 – on the application for registration of candidates for the position of deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova from the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists, the electoral symbol and the confirmation of the representative with the right to consultative vote in the Central Electoral Commission and the person responsible for finances (treasurer)]. a.cec.md (in Romanian). Comisia Electorală Centrală. 21 May 2021.
5. ^ "CEC a înregistrat Blocul Electoral al Socialiştilor şi Comuniştilor" [CEC registered the Electoral Bloc of Socialists and Communists]. adevarul.ro. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
6. ^ "Ultima oră! CEC a înregistrat blocul electoral al PCRM și PSRM" [Last minute! CEC registered the electoral bloc of the PCRM and PSRM] (in Romanian).
7. ^ "Dodon anunță că Vladimir Voronin va fi cap de listă al blocului electoral 'Comuniștii și socialiștii'" [Dodon announces that Vladimir Voronin will head the list of the 'Communists and Socialists' electoral bloc]. Deschide.MD (in Romanian). Retrieved 22 June 2021.
8. ^ "Cu privire la cererea de înregistrare a Blocului electoral al Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor și a simbolului electoral" [On the application for registration of the Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists and the electoral symbol]. a.cec.md (in Romanian). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
9. ^ "Nr. 5178 – cu privire la totalizarea rezultatelor alegerilor parlamentare anticipate din 11 iulie 2021" [No. 5178 – on the tabulation of the results of the early parliamentary elections of July 11, 2021] (in Romanian).
10. ^ a b "Moldova pro-Europeans win resounding election victory". Agence France-Presse. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2025 – via Euractiv.
11. ^ "Blocul Comuniștilor și Socialiștilor a prezentat raportul de activitate parlamentară" [The Bloc of Communists and Socialists presented the parliamentary activity report] (in Romanian). Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
12. ^ a b "PCRM îl susține pe Alexandr Stoianoglo în turul doi al prezidențialelor: 'Cu Maia Sandu țara va pierde suveranitatea şi identitatea'" [PCRM supports Alexandr Stoianoglo in the second round of the presidential elections: 'With Maia Sandu, the country will lose its sovereignty and identity']. Unimedia (in Romanian). 25 October 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
13. ^ "Central Electoral Commission (CEC) revoked the registration of the Initiative group of Vasilei Tarlev". Infotag.md. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
14. ^ "Pro-EU leader claims Moldova victory despite alleged Russian meddling". BBC. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
15. ^ "Un proiect de lege privind 'agenții străini', înregistrat de BCS în Parlament" [A draft law on 'foreign agents', was submitted by the BCS in Parliament]. Agora.md. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
16. ^ "Opoziția, în bloc la parlamentare? Dodon: ‚Asta vor cetățenii'". NewsMaker.md (in Moldavian). 4 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
17. ^ Soltan, Irina. "Dodon, Voronin, Tarlev și Vlah își unesc partidele într-un bloc politic pentru alegerile din toamnă" [Dodon, Voronin, Tarlev and Vlah unite their parties in a political bloc for the autumn elections]. Agora Moldova (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
18. ^ Ernst, Iulan (2021). "Moldovan left-wing coalition begins electoral campaign with anti-LGBT bills". Intellines.
19. ^ "Imaginea jandarmului român care bătea în Basarabia, evocată de Voronin, realitate sau clișeu bolșevic reîncălzit pentru campania electorală? Istoric de la Chișinău: Domnul Voronin uită drama prin care a trecut familia sa persecutată de bolșevici" [The image of the Romanian gendarme who beat people in Bessarabia, evoked by Voronin, reality or a Bolshevik cliché reheated for the electoral campaign? Historian from Chisinau: Mr. Voronin forgets the drama his family went through, persecuted by the Bolsheviks]. 19 May 2021.

## External links

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* "Despre partide" [About the parties] (in Romanian). Bloc of Communists and Socialists. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.

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