Chance. Duties. Realization.

Moldovan political party

Chance. Duties. Realization.

Șansă, Obligații, Realizări.

Abbreviation| ȘOR
Political coordinator| Ilan Shor
Founder| Ilan Shor
Founded| 26 June 2023 (2023-06-26)
Preceded by| Șor Party
Succeeded by| Victory (de facto)
Ideology|

* Russophilia[4]
* Populism[7]
* Social conservatism[8]
* Hard Euroscepticism[13]

Political position| Centre-left[14]
Bloc members| Șor Party (banned)
Chance
FASM
Colours|   Green
Red
Parliament[a]|

5 / 101

District Presidents[a]|

1 / 32

Website
partidulsor.md

* Politics of Moldova
* Political parties
* Elections

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1. ^ a b Since the deputies of the Șor Party were legally banned from joining other formations, they sit de jure as independents.

Chance. Duties. Realization. (Romanian: Șansă, Obligații, Realizări, ȘOR) is a political bloc in Moldova founded by Ilan Shor after the legal ban on the Șor Party.[15][16][17]

## History

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On 19 June 2023, the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled at the request of the government, declaring the Șor Party illegal and de jure disbanded. The Șor Party appears in a criminal case on the financing of an election campaign in the elections for the Bălți mayoral elections in 2021 and in receiving money from a criminal group.[18] Ilan Shor himself, who fled Moldova in June 2019 after the constitutional crisis, was sentenced in absentia on 13 April 2023 by judges of the Chișinău Court of Appeal to 15 years in prison with a term to be served in a closed prison.[19][20]

On 26 June 2023, Shor announced the creation of the "Chance. Duties. Realization" bloc, which would be abbreviated as "ȘOR". Shor himself planned to take the position of "political coordinator" in the new formation. He also reiterated that he intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court to ban the Șor Party.[18]

Shor stated that the first two parties that showed themselves open to joining the ȘOR bloc are the party Ours (Ai noștri/Наши) and the "Alternative and Salvation Force of Moldova" (FASM).[21]

Politologist Ian Lisnevschi argued that the new political bloc might unite the center-left opposition against Maia Sandu.[22]

In early November 2023, shortly before the local elections, the party's registration was annulled by the Special Situations Commission due to alleged links with Ilan Shor, who remained a fugitive, and allegations of unlawful financing.[citation needed]

In October the Constitutional Court of Moldova ruled that Article 16 of the Electoral Code is unconstitutional and that former members of the Șor Party can stand for elections.[23] Shortly after, the Exceptional Situations Committee overturned the lifting of the ban on Șor party members and also decided that all former members of the party that are charged, indicted, or even under suspicion of committing criminal acts will be banned from participating in the 2023 Moldovan local elections.[24]

An appeal to the Chisinau Court of Appeal after the local elections saw a reversal in December 2023 of the ban, that had seen 600 candidates removed from the November ballot.[25]

## References

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2. ^ "Rocada pro-rusă pe piața de TV din Moldova. Ilan Șor preia controlul televiziunilor "Primul în Moldova" și "Accent TV" (Replicamedia.md)". 24 September 2022.
3. ^ "Valerii Klimenco, despre participarea Maiei Sandu la summit-ul "Platforma Crimeea": A tăiat orice speranță de a S". 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 19 October 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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5. ^ "Republica Moldova: Partidul populist pro-rus Șor a fost declarat neconstituțional". 19 June 2023.
6. ^ "Milioane de lei moldovenești ridicați de procurori de la partidul populist pro-rus ȘOR". 11 March 2023.
7. ^ [5][6]
8. ^ "Parties and Elections in Europe".
9. ^ "Partidul Șor din Republica Moldova se opune aderării la Uniunea Europeană și la NATO". 29 March 2023.
10. ^ "Partidul Șor vrea să interzică aderarea Moldovei la UE și NATO". 28 March 2023.
11. ^ "Partidul Șor vrea să interzică aderarea Moldovei la UE și NATO".
12. ^ "Partidul Șor vrea ca R. Moldova să sisteze aderarea la UE. Formațiunea anunță că va propune o inițiativă legislativă". 28 March 2023.
13. ^ [9][10][11][12]
14. ^ Petra Bošková; Laura Ďorďová; Sára Gregová; Katarína Žiaranová (2024). "IN FOCUS: Ukraine & Moldova Brief". strategicanalysis.sk. "The Chance party (Chance. Duties. Realisation.) is a political coalition established by Ilan Shor, an exiled Moldovan oligarch sentenced for mass fraud, following the legal prohibition of the Shor Party. Shor revealed the formation of the Chance party on June 26, 2023, where he intended to assume the role of "political coordinator." The party serves as a coalition uniting the centre-left opposition against the pro-European Government."
15. ^ "Șor a anunțat crearea unui guvern din umbră în Moldova". Cotidianul RO (in Romanian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
16. ^ "Ilan Șor anunță crearea unei noi formațiuni – Blocul politic Ș.O.R., după ce Partidul "ȘOR" a fost scos în afara legii". Stirileprotv.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
17. ^ "Илан Шор объявляет о создании нового политического блока – "Шанс. Обязанности. Реализация. – Ш.O.Р.", который будет воплощать дальше проекты для народа". bloknot-moldova.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
18. ^ a b Redactor (26 June 2023). "Илан Шор объявляет о создании нового политического блока – "ШАНС. ОБЯЗАННОСТИ. РЕАЛИЗАЦИЯ. – Ш.O.Р."". BasTV (in Russian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
19. ^ "Беглый экс-депутат Илан Шор объявил о создании политического блока "Шанс. Обязанности. Реализация"". Ziarul de Gardă RUS. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
20. ^ Radu, Alina (28 June 2023). "Adevărata poveste a lui Ilan Șor: de la privatizarea Aeroportului Chișinău cu sprijinul Moscovei și până la felicitările soției pentru Putin". Libertatea (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
21. ^ "VIDEO Oligarhul fugar Ilan Șor anunță crearea unui bloc politic și îi amenință cu pușcăria pe judecătorii care i-au scos partidul în afara legii". www.hotnews.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 June 2023.
22. ^ "Lisnevschi, despre înființarea Blocului "Șansă, Obligații, Realizări – Ș.O.R.": O posibilitate de a crea o forță de stânga-centru care va putea prelua puterea" (in Romanian). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
23. ^ "CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ALOWS FORMER ŞOR PARTY MEMBERS TO RUN IN ELECTIONS". 4 October 2023.
24. ^ "Moldova Takes Further Steps To Ban Members Of Pro-Russian Party From Local Polls". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
25. ^ "A Moldovan court annuls a ban on an alleged pro-Russia party that removed it from local elections". ABC News. 12 December 2023.