Moldova is a unitary parliamentary republic with constitutional neutrality, an autonomous region in Gagauzia and the breakaway region of Transnistria. The pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity kept its majority in 2025 and pursues EU accession, with candidate status since 2022.
In the 12 Axes register, Moldova leans hardest on Internationalism – Nationalism: Internationalism 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Moldova sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary, Gagauzia has special autonomy
Representative Democracy
Parliament elects the president
Liberal
Free elections, media pluralism contested
Internationalism
EU accession talks opened in 2023
Non-Aggressive
Constitutional neutrality, small army
Centrist
Romanian-speaking majority, minority language rights
Mixed Economic
Mixed economy, remittance-driven
Markets
Private-led, ongoing reforms
Free Trade
EU association and free-trade agreement
Spiritual
Secular state, Orthodox majority
Conservative
Civil partnerships not recognised
Neutral
Government digitisation programme
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Internationalism – Nationalism
On Internationalism – Nationalism, Moldova is at Internationalism 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Moldova is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: Bosonic dressing, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
