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{{Infobox political party
| name             = Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
| native_name      = Partidul Comuniștilor din Republica Moldova
| native_name_lang = ro
| logo             = Logo of the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova.svg
| logo_size        = 150
| colorcode        = {{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}
| abbreviation     = PCRM
| first_secretary  = [[Vladimir Voronin]]
| leader1_title    = Executive Secretary
| leader1_name     = [[Oleg Reidman]]
| founder          = [[Vladimir Voronin]]
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1993|10|22|df=y}}
| registered       = 1994
| predecessor      = [[Communist Party of Moldavia]]
| headquarters     = 11 Nicolae Iorga Street, [[Chişinău]]
| newspaper        = ''Comunistul''
| youth_wing       = Communist Union of Youth of Moldova
| membership_year  = 2018
| position         = [[Far-left politics|Far-left]]
| membership       = 11,700<ref name="e-democracy.md">{{cite web|url=http://www.e-democracy.md/parties/pcrm/|title=Partidul Comuniştilor din Republica Moldova (PCRM)|website=E-democracy.md|publisher=ADEPTaccessdate=25 February 2019}}</ref>{{needs update|date=July 2022}}
| ideology         = {{ubl|class=nowrap|[[Communism]]|[[Marxism–Leninism]]|[[Soviet patriotism]]|[[Social conservatism]]|[[Moldovenism]]|[[Russophilia]]<ref name="r1" /><ref name="r2" /><ref name="r3" />|[[Euroscepticism]]}}
| national         = [[Bloc of Communists and Socialists]] (2021–2025)<br>[[Patriotic Electoral Bloc]] (August–October 2025)
| european         = [[Party of the European Left]]
| affiliation1_title = Continental affiliation
| affiliation1     = [[Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union|UCP–CPSU]]
| international    = [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties|IMCWP]]
| colours          = {{colour box|{{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}|border=darkgray}} [[Red (politics)|Red]]
| slogan           = ''Republică! Puterea poporului! Socialism!''<ref name="e-democracy.md"/><br>('Republic! Power to the People! Socialism!')
| seats1_title     = [[Parliament of Moldova|Parliament]]
| seats1           = {{composition bar|8|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
| seats2_title     = [[Administrative divisions of Moldova|District]] Presidents
| seats2           = {{composition bar|0|32|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
| website          = {{url|http://www.pcrm.md/}}
| flag             = Flag_of_the_Party_of_Communists_of_the_Republic_of_Moldova.svg
| country          = Moldova
}}

The '''Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova''' ({{langx|ro|Partidul Comuniștilor din Republica Moldova|italic=|}}, '''PCRM''') is a [[communist party]] in [[Moldova]] led by [[Vladimir Voronin]]. It is the only communist party to have held a [[majority government]] in a [[post-Soviet state]].<ref name="Socor 2009">{{cite news|last=Socor|first=Vladimir|date=7 April 2009|url=https://jamestown.org/program/ten-reasons-why-the-communist-party-won-moldovas-elections-again/|title=Ten Reasons Why the Communist Party Won Moldova's Elections Again|website=Jamestown|publisher=Jamestown Foundation|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Herd|first1=Graeme P.|last2=Moroney|first2=Jennifer D. P.|year=2013|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nS4Fm7DdjaYC|title=Security Dynamics in the Former Soviet Bloc|publisher=Routledge|page=144|isbn=9781136497889|accessdate=29 October 2021|via=Google Books}}</ref>{{refn|The [[Communist Party of the Russian Federation]] (CPRF) won two parliamentary elections in the 1990s by receiving a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] (but notably not a [[majority]]) of seats in the [[Duma]]; however, since Russia is a [[presidential republic]] and [[Boris Yeltsin]] was its president at the time, the CPRF was unable to form a government. The [[Communist Party of South Ossetia]], which was ''de facto'' independent at the time, won a majority of seats in the 1994 election.|group=nb}} It has been variously described as [[Communism|communist]],<ref name="Socor 2009"/> [[Moldovenism|Moldovenist]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.csis.org/programs/european-election-watch/2019-elections/moldova|title=Parliamentary Elections|website=CSIS|publisher=Center for Strategic and International Studies|date=24 February 2019|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> [[left-wing populism|populist]],<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.csis.org/programs/europe-russia-and-eurasia-program/projects/european-election-watch/2019-elections/moldova | title=Moldova &#124; 2019 Elections &#124; CSIS }}</ref> [[Russophilia|Russophile]],<ref name="r1">{{cite news|last=Eftode|first=Alexander|date=22 July 2009|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/opportunistic-communist/|title=Opportunistic Communist|website=Politico|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref name="r2">{{cite news|last=Socon|first=Vladimir|date=17 July 2012|url=https://jamestown.org/program/moldovas-communist-party-haunted-by-its-past-and-its-present/|title=Moldova's Communist Party Haunted by Its Past and Its Present|website=Jamestown|publisher=Jamestown Foundation}}</ref><ref name="r3">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30197671|title=Moldova election: Will voters choose EU or Putin?|website=BBC|agency=BBC News|date=29 November 2014|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> and [[Soviet patriotism|pro-Soviet]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dispatch |first=Peoples |date=18 April 2022 |title=Moldovan left protests law banning St. George Ribbons and other Soviet symbols |url=https://peoplesdispatch.org/2022/04/18/moldovan-left-protests-law-banning-st-george-ribbons-and-other-soviet-symbols/ |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=Peoples Dispatch |language=en-US}}</ref>

Affiliated with the [[Union of Communist Parties – Communist Party of the Soviet Union]], it is also a member of the [[Party of the European Left]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.european-left.org/our-parties/|title=Our Parties|website=European Left|publisher=Party of the European Left|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> and the [[International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties]].<ref name="Communist and Workers' Parties">{{cite web|url=http://www.solidnet.org/links/communist-and-workers-parties/|title=Communist and Workers' Parties|website=Solidnet|publisher=International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> 

In contrast to most like-minded [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and communist parties, especially in the [[Western world]], the party has a [[Left-conservatism|conservative outlook on social issues]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Ticudean|first=Mircea|date=17 May 2011|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova_recognition_of_muslims_angers_conservatives/24177283.html|title=Conservatives Angered By Moldova's Recognition Of Muslims|website=RFERL|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://point.md/ru/novosti/politika/voronin-vrea-referendum-antihomosexuali|title=Voronin vrea referendum 'anti-homosexuali'|trans-title=Voronin wants 'anti-gay' referendum|website=Union.md|language=ru|date=29 May 2012|accessdate=29 October 2021|via=Point.md}}</ref> reflecting Voronin's views,<ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 2021 |title=Voronin, ieşire rasistă şi xenofobă în direct la TV: Vreţi să vină soldaţii NATO aici şi să vi se nască copii de culoare? |trans-title=Voronin, racist and xenophobic live broadcast on TV: Do you want NATO soldiers to come here and give birth to children of color? |url=https://adevarul.ro/moldova/politica/voronin-iesire-rasista-xenofoba-direct-tv-vreti-vina-soldatii-nato-nasca-copii-culoarei-1_60a0bc345163ec427118353e/index.html |accessdate= |website=[[Adevărul]] |language=ro}}</ref> the country's strong [[social conservatism]], and the influence of the [[Metropolis of Chișinău and All Moldova|Moldovan Orthodox Church]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Nescutu|first=Madalin|date=2018|url=https://balkaninsight.com/2018/01/23/moldova-to-host-world-congress-of-families-before-elections-01-23-2018/|title=Moldova to Host Global Christian Right-Wing Congress|website=Balkan Insight|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref>

== History ==
The PCRM was registered as a political party in 1994. The PCRM was part of the Popular Patriotic Forces Front at the time of the [[1996 Moldovan presidential election|1996 presidential election]], in which Voronin stood as the coalition's candidate and won 10.3% of the vote, placing third. The party supported [[Petru Lucinschi]] in the second round of the election, and following Lucinschi's victory the PCRM was given two positions in the government. Romanian historian Dorin Cimpoeșu has described the party as [[Moldovenism|Moldovenist]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cimpoeșu|first=Dorin Cimpoeșu|date=31 May 2017|url=https://www.limbaromana.md/index.php?go=articole&n=3360|title=Moldovenism versus Românism (II)|language=ro|issue=2|accessdate=29 October 2021|via=Limba Română}}</ref>

=== 1998 parliamentary election ===
In the [[1998 Moldovan parliamentary election]], the PCRM won 30.1% of the vote and 40 seats, becoming the largest party in parliament; in its platform, it called for "the rebirth of a socialist society". Despite its strong showing, the PCRM was left in opposition due to the formation of a center-right coalition government, [[Alliance for Democracy and Reforms]] (ADR). Although Lucinschi later nominated [[Vladimir Voronin]] as [[Prime Minister of Moldova]] in late 1999, the nomination was unsuccessful because Voronin did not have enough support in parliament.

=== 2001 parliamentary election ===
The PCRM received 49.9% of the vote in the [[2001 Moldovan parliamentary election]], winning 71 out of the 101 seats in parliament.<ref name=PP>''Political Parties of the World'' (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 414.</ref> With a PCRM parliamentary majority, [[Vladimir Voronin|Voronin]] was elected as president by parliament in April 2001. The Constitutional Court ruled that the President could also lead a political party, and Voronin was re-elected as party leader.<ref name=PP/>

=== 2005 parliamentary election ===

{{see also|Moldovan Parliament 2005–2009}}

As the ruling political party in [[Moldova]], it won the [[2005 Moldovan parliamentary election]], and provided the President, [[Vladimir Voronin]], the Prime Minister, [[Zinaida Greceanîi]], and the [[President of the Moldovan Parliament]], [[Marian Lupu]]. Under Voronin, it privatized several state-owned industries and governed in a multi-party fashion. It also favors [[Moldova and the European Union|European integration]] and eventual EU membership.

=== 2009 parliamentary elections ===
{{see also|Moldovan Parliament 2009–2010}}
After [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election]] and the [[2009 Moldova civil unrest]], the political and civic climate in Moldova became very polarized.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/world/europe/30moldova.html The New York Times, A Polarized Moldova Votes, Mindful of West and Russia, July 29, 2009]</ref> The [[Parliament of the Republic of Moldova|parliament]] failed to [[May–June 2009 Moldovan presidential election|elect a new president]]. For this reason, the parliament was dissolved and, consequently, [[July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election|snap elections]] were held. At the [[July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election]], the party received 44.7% of the vote. That gave the former ruling party 48 MPs and the remaining 53 seats in the 101-member chamber went to four opposition parties which subsequently formed the governing [[Alliance for European Integration]] (AIE). For the first time since 2001, the Communists were pushed in opposition.

=== 2010 parliamentary election ===
[[File:Vladimir Voronin 2006.jpg|thumb|[[Vladimir Voronin]] was [[President of Moldova]] and the party's most prominent personality.]] 
After the Parliament failed to elect a new President of the Republic, [[2010 Moldovan parliamentary election]] were called. In the election, PCRM obtained 39.34% of votes, winning 42 seats, going again into opposition to the Alliance of European Integration (AIE). In 2011, Igor Dodon and [[Zinaida Greceanîi]] left the party and joined the [[Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova]] (PSRM).

=== 2014 parliamentary election ===
The [[2014 Moldovan parliamentary election]] saw a great defeat for PCRM, which received only 17.48% of votes, losing more than half of its electors to PSRM and electing 21 seats. Following the elections, the party agreed to give confidence and supply to the new [[Gaburici Cabinet]]. The agreement collapsed in June 2015 and the PCRM went back into opposition.

In 2016, the party suffered a large split as 14 MPS left PCRM faction and established the Social Democratic Platform for Moldova, joining the majority of [[Filip Cabinet]]. On 10 March 2017, all 14 MPs joined the [[Democratic Party of Moldova]] (PDM). Since then, the party rapidly declined in polls, losing most of its votes to PSRM and PDM.

=== 2019 parliamentary election ===
At the [[2019 Moldovan parliamentary election]], the PCRM collapsed, receiving only 3.75% of votes and losing all representation in the parliament for the first time in independent Moldova.

=== 2021 parliamentary election ===
At the [[2021 Moldovan parliamentary election|2021 parliamentary election]], the PCRM decided to join forces with the PSRM in order to re-enter the parliament as the [[Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists]] (BECS). The party won 10 out of 101 seats in the parliament as part of the aforementioned electoral bloc, thus regaining parliamentary presence after 2019.

=== 2025 parliamentary election ===
In the run up to the [[2025 Moldovan parliamentary election|2025 parliamentary election]], the PCRM joined the [[Patriotic Electoral Bloc]], composed of the Party of Socialists (PSRM), the [[Heart of Moldova Party|Heart of Moldova Republican Party]] (PRIM), and the [[Future of Moldova Party]] (PVM) led by former communist prime minister [[Vasile Tarlev]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-05 |title=Socialiștii acceptă comuniștii în componența Blocului electoral Patriotic |url=https://ziar.md/socialistii-accepta-comunistii-in-componenta-blocului-electoral-patriotic/ |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=Ziar.MD - Tot ce merită să știi! |language=ro}}</ref> Shortly after the elections, in which the bloc won 26 seats, of which 8 were taken by the PCRM,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Se rupe Alianţa pro-rusă din R. Moldova. Vladimir Voronin părăseşte Blocul "Patriotic" |url=https://primanews.ro/stiri/se-rupe-alianta-pro-rusa-din-r-moldova-vladimir-voronin-paraseste-blocul-patriotic-22195414 |access-date=2025-10-13 |website=Primanews |language=ro}}</ref> the party announced it would be leaving the bloc and forming its own parliamentary group.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-10 |title=Moldovan Communists' leader announces separation from Patriotic Bloc, creation of own parliamentary faction |url=https://www.moldpres.md/eng/politics/moldovan-communists-leader-announces-separation-from-patriotic-bloc-creation-of-own-parliamentary-faction |access-date=2025-10-12 |website=www.moldpres.md |language=en}}</ref>

== Ideology ==
According to Art. 1 of its statute adopted in 2008, the PCRM is the "lawful successor and heir of the [[Communist Party of Moldavia|Communist Party of Moldova]] both in terms of ideas and traditions." While officially espousing a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist-Leninist]] communist doctrine, there is debate over their policies. In 2009, ''[[The Economist]]'' considered it a [[Centre-right politics|centre-right]] party, communist-in-name only.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2009/04/16/street-scenes|title=Street scenes|newspaper=The Economist|date=16 April 2009|issn=0013-0613|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2009/04/23/whos-left-whos-right|title=Who's left? Who's right?|newspaper=The Economist|date=23 April 2009|issn=0013-0613|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref> Romanian political scientist [[Vladimir Tismăneanu]] posits that the party is not [[Communism|communist]] in the classical sense because of the many changes since the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]], but it is the clear successor to the Communist Party of Moldova, and not something foreign to it, for its [[Nostalgia for the Soviet Union|Soviet nostalgia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tismăneanu|first=Vladimir|date=13 April 2009|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/Moldovas_Revolution_Against_Authoritarianism/1607656.html|title=What Moldova's Protests Mean|website=RFERL|publisher=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|accessdate=29 October 2021}}</ref>

For its latest period of governance, the PCRM has outlined a new quality of life, economic modernisation, European integration, and consolidation of the society as goals for the country. During the party's time in government, the party has adopted pro-Russian policies, while remaining committed to [[European integration]]. Despite being known for gaining most of its support from pensioners, since 2009 it also started to attract more votes from young people and adopting a [[Populism|populist]] outlook,<ref name="Socor 2009"/> which was downplayed during the PCRM's time in government but has resurfaced at the opposition and extra-parliamentary level.<ref name="Ochoa Espejo 2017">{{cite book|last1=Ochoa Espejo|first1=Paulina|last2=Ostiguy|first2=Pierre|last3=Rovira Kaltwasser|first3=Cristóbal|author-link3=Cristóbal Rovira|last4=Taggart|first4=Paul A.|year=2017|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X8Q9DwAAQBAJ|title=The Oxford Handbook of Populism|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=227|isbn=9780198803560|accessdate=29 October 2021|via=Google Books|quotation=Similarly, the Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova (which governed Moldova from 2001 to 2009) has a populist streak. Whilst this was much downplayed in government, the party has since re-radicalized in opposition, with parliamentary boycotts and extra-parliamentary "civil disobedience" mobilization. The party has denounced official corruption, "oligarchs," and "[economic] criminals in power," while aiming to defend Orthodox "moral values" against Western intrusions. However, once again, all of the above parties are at most marginally populist: their main ideological nucleus continues to be Marxism-Leninism and European socialism.}}</ref> In contrast to [[Left-wing populism|social populist]] parties, some of which combine left-wing policies on welfare with nationalist stances, while its main ideology continues to be [[Marxism–Leninism]] and European socialism.<ref name="Ochoa Espejo 2017"/>

The party is known for its [[Moldovenism|Moldovenist]] position, supporting the existence of Moldovan language and ethnicity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnews.ro/stiri-international-2325334-vladimir-voronin-moldova-nu-renunta-limba-trecutul-comunist-nici-dragul.htm|title=Vladimir Voronin: Moldova nu renunta la limba si la trecutul comunist nici de dragul UE – International – HotNews.ro|date=10 February 2008}}</ref> The party considers [[Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina|28 June 1940]] as "the day Moldova was liberated by the Soviet Union from the [[Union of Bessarabia with Romania|Romanian occupation]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comunist.md/index.php?newsid=3111|title = Comuniștii moldoveni au consemnat eliberarea Moldovei de sub ocupația română}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/externe/ue/73-de-ani-de-la-ocuparea-basarabiei-comunistii-de-la-chisinau-au-sarbatorit-eliberarea-de-sub-ocupatia-romaneasca-86605|title = 73 de ani de la ocuparea Basarabiei. Comuniştii de la Chişinău au sărbătorit "eliberarea de sub ocupaţia românească" | date=29 June 2013 }}</ref> For these reasons, part of the press (such as journalist [[Oleg Serebrian]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ziua.ro/news.php?data=2022-02-07&id=2192|title=Oleg Serebrean: Comunistii moldoveni si-au facut din antiromanism un pilon doctrinar: ZIUA}}</ref> described the party as [[anti-Romanian sentiment|anti-Romanian]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/moldova/politica/dezamagire-romania-1_54c5a034448e03c0fdf5d6cd/index.html|title=Politicianismul de la Chişinău provoacă dezamăgire în România |date=26 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://limbaromana.md/index.php?go=articole&n=3360 | title=Moldovenism versus Românism (II) – LimbaRomana }}</ref>

== Moldovan Komsomol ==
The Communist Youth Union of Moldova ({{Langx|ro|Uniunea Tineretului Comunist din Moldova}}; {{Langx|ru|Коммунистический союз молодёжи Молдовы}}) was registered in 1995, currently including 6,000 members. According to the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, it is the largest youth organization in the country. The First Secretaries of the Central Committee of the UTCM were the following: Victor Verșîn (1995–1997), Eduard Babliuc (1997–2000), Tatiana Nicoară (2000–2004), Grigore Petrenco (2004–2007), Inna Șupac (2007–present).

== Leadership ==

* President – [[Vladimir Voronin]]
* Vice Presidents – [[Oleg Reidman]] and [[Veaceslav Nigai]]
* Executive Secretary for Ideology – [[Constantin Starîș]]

== Electoral results ==
=== Parliament ===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ [[Parliament of the Republic of Moldova]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|'''Election'''
!rowspan="2"|Leader
!colspan="5" scope="col"|Performance
!rowspan="2"|Rank
!rowspan="2"|Government
|-
!'''Votes'''
!'''%'''
!'''± pp'''
!'''Seats'''
!'''+/–'''
|-
!rowspan="3"|[[1998 Moldovan parliamentary election|1998]]
|rowspan="17"|[[Vladimir Voronin]]
|rowspan="3"|487,002
|rowspan="3"|{{Percentage bar|30.01|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey"|''New''
|rowspan="3"|{{composition bar|40|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="lightgrey"|''New''
|rowspan="3"|'''1st'''
|{{no2|[[:ro:Guvernul Ion Ciubuc (2)|Opposition]] ('''[[Alliance for Democracy and Reforms|ADR]]''': [[Democratic Convention of Moldova|CDM]]–[[For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova|PDMP]]–[[Party of Democratic Forces|PFD]])}}
|-
|{{no2|[[:ro:Guvernul Ion Sturza|Opposition]] ('''[[Alliance for Democracy and Reforms|ADR]]''': [[Democratic Convention of Moldova|CDM]]–[[For a Democratic and Prosperous Moldova|PDMP]]–[[Party of Democratic Forces|PFD]])}}
|-
|{{maybe|[[:ro:Guvernul Dumitru Braghiș|Support]] ('''[[Independent politician|independents]]'''→'''[[Braghiș Alliance|BeAB]]''')}}
|-
!rowspan="1"|[[2001 Moldovan parliamentary election|2001]]
|rowspan="1"|794,808
|rowspan="1"|{{Percentage bar|50.07|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="1"|{{increase}} 20.06
|rowspan="1"|{{composition bar|71|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="1"|{{increase}} 31
|rowspan="1"|{{steady}} '''1st'''
|{{yes|[[First Tarlev Cabinet|Supermajority]] ('''PCRM''')}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[2005 Moldovan parliamentary election|2005]]
|rowspan="2"|716,336	
|rowspan="2"|{{Percentage bar|45.98|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 4.09
|rowspan="2"|{{composition bar|56|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 15
|rowspan="2"|{{steady}} '''1st'''
|{{yes|[[Second Tarlev Cabinet|Majority]] ('''PCRM''')}}
|-
|{{yes|[[First Greceanîi Cabinet|Majority]] ('''PCRM''')}}
|-
!rowspan="1"|[[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election|2009<br>(April)]]
|rowspan="1"|760,551
|rowspan="1"|{{Percentage bar|49.48|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="1"|{{increase}} 3.50
|rowspan="1"|{{composition bar|60|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="1"|{{increase}} 4
|rowspan="1"|{{steady}} '''1st'''
|{{yes|[[Second Greceanîi Cabinet|Supermajority]] ('''PCRM''')}}
|-
!rowspan="1"|[[July 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election|2009<br>(July)]]
|rowspan="1"|706,732	
|rowspan="1"|{{Percentage bar|44.69|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="1"|{{decrease}} 4.79
|rowspan="1"|{{composition bar|48|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="1"|{{decrease}} 12
|rowspan="1"|{{steady}} '''1st'''
|{{no2|[[First Filat Cabinet|Opposition]] ('''[[Alliance for European Integration|AIE]]''': [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova|PLDM]]–[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]]–[[Liberal Party (Moldova)|PL]]–[[Our Moldova Alliance|AMN]])}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[2010 Moldovan parliamentary election|2010]]
|rowspan="2"|677,069
|rowspan="2"|{{Percentage bar|39.34|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 5.35
|rowspan="2"|{{composition bar|42|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 6
|rowspan="2"|{{steady}} '''1st'''
|{{no2|[[Second Filat Cabinet|Opposition]] ('''[[Alliance for European Integration|AIE]]''': [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova|PLDM]]–[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]]–[[Liberal Party (Moldova)|PL]])}}
|-
|{{no2|[[Leancă Cabinet|Opposition]] ('''[[Pro-European Coalition|CPE]]''': [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova|PLDM]]–[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]]–[[Liberal Reformist Party (Moldova)|PLR]])}}
|-
!rowspan="3"|[[2014 Moldovan parliamentary election|2014]]
|rowspan="3"|279,366
|rowspan="3"|{{Percentage bar|17.48|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="3"|{{decrease}} 21.86
|rowspan="3"|{{composition bar|21|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="3"|{{decrease}} 17
|rowspan="3"|{{decrease}} 3rd
|{{no2|[[Gaburici Cabinet|Opposition]] ('''[[Political Alliance for a European Moldova|APME]]''': [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova|PLDM]]–[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]])}}
|-
|{{no2|[[Gaburici Cabinet|Opposition]] ('''[[Political Alliance for a European Moldova|AIE III]]''': [[Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova|PLDM]]–[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]]–[[Liberal Party (Moldova)|PL]])}}
|-
|{{no2|[[Filip Cabinet|Opposition]] ('''[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]]'''–[[European People's Party of Moldova|PPEM]]–[[Liberal Party (Moldova)|PL]])}}
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[2019 Moldovan parliamentary election|2019]]
|rowspan="2"|53,175
|rowspan="2"|{{Percentage bar|3.75|hex=C00302}}
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 13.73
|rowspan="2"|{{composition bar|0|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 21
|rowspan="2"|{{decrease}} 5th
|{{no|[[Sandu Cabinet|Extra-parliamentary]] ('''[[NOW Platform DA and PAS|ACUM]]''': ([[Party of Action and Solidarity|PAS]]–[[Dignity and Truth Platform Party|PPDA]])–[[Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova|PSRM]])}}
|-
|{{no|[[Chicu Cabinet|Extra-parliamentary]] ('''[[Party of Socialists of the Republic of Moldova|PSRM]]'''–[[Democratic Party of Moldova|PDM]])}}
|-
![[2021 Moldovan parliamentary election|2021]]
|398,675
|{{Percentage bar|27.17|hex=CE2A1E}} ([[Electoral Bloc of Communists and Socialists|BECS]])
|{{increase}} 23.42
|{{composition bar|10|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|{{increase}} 3rd
|{{no2|Opposition ([[Party of Action and Solidarity|PAS]] majority government)}}
|-
![[2025 Moldovan parliamentary election|2025]]
|381,505
|{{Percentage bar|24.17|hex=BA1906}} ([[Patriotic Electoral Bloc|BEP]])
|{{decrease}} 3.00
|{{composition bar|8|101|hex={{party color|Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova}}}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|{{steady}} 3rd
|{{no2|Opposition ([[Party of Action and Solidarity|PAS]] majority government)}}
|-
|}

=== Presidency ===
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ [[President of Moldova]]
|-
!rowspan="2"|'''Election'''
!rowspan="2"|Candidate
!colspan="2" scope="col"|First round
!colspan="2"|Second round
!rowspan="2"|Result
|-
!'''Votes'''
!'''%'''
!'''Votes'''
!'''%'''
|-
![[2001 Moldovan presidential election|2001]]
|{{yes2|'''[[Vladimir Voronin]]'''}}
|71{{efn|name=PresidentElected|The president was elected by 101 members of the [[Parliament of the Republic of Moldova]]; 61 votes were needed to win.}}
|{{Percentage bar|70.30|hex=C00302}}
|bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2|
|'''Elected''' {{Y}}
|-
![[2005 Moldovan presidential election|2005]]
|{{yes2|'''[[Vladimir Voronin]]'''}}
|75{{efn|name=PresidentElected}}
|{{Percentage bar|74.26|hex=C00302}}
|bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2|
|'''Elected''' {{Y}}
|-
![[May–June 2009 Moldovan presidential election|2009<br>(May–June)]]
|{{no2|'''[[Zinaida Greceanîi]]'''}}
|60{{efn|name=PresidentElected}}
|{{Percentage bar|59.41|hex=C00302}}
|bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=2|
|bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1|'''No winner'''
|-
![[November–December 2009 Moldovan presidential election|2009<br>(November–December)]]
|colspan=5 rowspan=4|''Boycotted the elections''
|bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=1|'''No winner'''
|-
![[2011–2012 Moldovan presidential election|2011–2012]]
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
![[2016 Moldovan presidential election|2016]]
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
![[2020 Moldovan presidential election|2020]]
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
![[2024 Moldovan presidential election|2024]]
|{{no2|'''[[Vasile Tarlev]]'''}}
|3.19
|{{Percentage bar|3.19|hex=C00302}}
| colspan="2" |'''''Endorsed [[Alexandr Stoianoglo]]'''''
|'''Lost''' {{Nay}}
|-
|}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:PCRM 2009.svg|Votes won by PCRM in the [[April 2009 Moldovan parliamentary election]] by raion and municipality
</gallery>

== Notes ==
{{reflist|group=nb}}
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.pcrm.md/ Official website] {{in lang|ro|ru}}

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