The Democratic Party (DP), which is one of the four members of the ruling Alliance for European Integration, announced that it will be merging with the Social Democratic Party (SDP), a center-left party with no seats in the legislature.
This move may consolidate the center-left part of the Moldovan political spectrum, and representatives from the two parties said they sought to strengthen a single social democratic political group in the country.
The Democrats are headed by presidential hopeful and former Communist Marian Lupu.
The unification of the two parties seems to have caused some controversy within the Social Democratic Party, as SDP head Dumitru Braghis, a former Prime Minister, voted against it.
A majority of the SDP's political council voted to merge with the DP, however. It is unclear what role Mr. Braghis will play in the future of this new party. He is a well-known figure among Moldovans, and is essentially the face of the SDP.
This announcement comes a few days before the repeat presidential election on December 7. If the legislators fail to elect a head of state, early parliamentary elections will be called.
The SDP received 3.7 percent and 1.86 percent of the vote during the April 5 and the July 29 legislative elections this year, respectively. The Democrats won 12.54 percent in July and 2.97 percent in April. Many analysts said that the DP increased its score because Mr. Lupu joined it before the July elections.
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