ABSTRACT
During the rule of Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, Moldovan communists were loyal supporters of Moscow, and Brezhnev himself briefly served as the Moldovan party leader. The Moldovan Party of Renewal and Accord (MPRA) led by former President Mircea Snegur failed to clear the 6% hurdle for parliamentary representation. The CDM's electoral sign was a clock showing five minutes to twelve, and its electoral slogan was: "Faith, Justice, Modernity". The Democratic Convention of Moldova included the MPRA and the Popular Front of Moldova. The MPRA was launched by the former President Mircea Snegur on 15 July 1995, shortly after his resignation from the Agrarian Democratic Party of Moldova, which he had accused of sabotaging his policies, particularly with regard to economic reform. The party was weakened by the departure of President Snegur and his formation of the rival MPRA in July 1995, thereby losing its absolute parliamentary majority.
