The party was established under the name
Party of Reform () in 1993 by
Anatol Șalaru. In 1997,
Mihai Ghimpu was elected chairman. Until April 2005, the party had a
Christian-democratic electoral platform. Competing in the
1994,
1998, and
2001 parliamentary elections, the Party of Reform failed to enter parliament, as its results of 2.36%, 0.54% and 0.67%, respectively, failed to meet the
electoral threshold of 5%.
Electoral success At the second party congress, held on 24 April 2005, party members adopted the new name
Liberal Party (), The party was included in the
First Filat Cabinet. At the
2010 parliamentary election, the party obtained 9.96% of the vote and 12 seats in parliament. Under the leadership of Ghimpu, the party has altered its former Christian democratic orientation. On 25 January 2009, a Conference for the constitution of a Women's wing for the Liberal Party the "Liberal Women's Organisation" was held. The party also formed a youth wing the "Young Liberals". The party has joined the
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) as an observer member. At the
2014 parliamentary election, the Liberal Party received 9.7% of the vote, winning 13 seats. At the
2019 parliamentary election, the PL received 1.25% of the vote, losing its representation in parliament.
Internal split In February 2013, the party suffered an internal split. On 12 April 2013, the Liberal Party Reform Council was launched, with
Ion Hadârcă as leader. The members of this council were called "Liberal Reformers" by the media. The internal split became permanent when a separate
Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) joined the
Pro-European Coalition, formed after the dissolution of the
Alliance for European Integration (AIE), remaining in the
Leancă Cabinet after the Liberal Party (PL) left the government.
Creation of the Union Political Movement In 2020, the
Union Political Movement (MPU), a
political bloc established for the
unification of Moldova and Romania, was founded by five political parties, including the Liberal Party. Furthermore, Chirtoacă, leader of the PL, was designated as the candidate of the MPU for the
2020 Moldovan presidential election. He only received 1.2% of the cast votes and did not qualify for the 2nd round.
2021 parliamentary elections For the
2021 Moldovan parliamentary election, PL decided to compete along with
PPR,
USB, and
AUR and managed to get 7,216 votes (0.49%), but failed to meet the 5% threshold. ==Electoral results==