Social Democratic Pole of Romania

The Social Democratic Pole of Romania (Romanian: Polul Democrat-Social din România[1][2], PDSR) was an electoral alliance in Romania ruling from 2000 to 2004 in a coalition government.

History

Formation

It was founded by the Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR), and of two smaller parties, the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR), and the Humanist Party of Romania (PUR).

2000 legislative election

In the 2000 legislative election, they gained 155 of 346 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, and 65 of 143 seats in the Senate. In 2001, the PDSR and PSDR merged into the Social Democratic Party (PSD).

Dissolution

The two remaining parties dissolved the alliance in 2004, ahead of the local elections, in which they competed against each other. The PUR even attacked the PSD heavily for its system of "local barons". For the parliamentary election in November, they still managed to set up a new alliance, called National Union PSD+PUR to counter the center-right Justice and Truth Alliance.

Electoral history

Legislative elections
Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
2000 3,968,464 36.61
155 / 345
 4,040,212 37.09
65 / 140
 1st1 PDSR minority government
(with UDMR support)

Notes:

1 Social Democratic Pole of Romania members: PDSR (59 senators and 139 deputies), PSDR (2 senators and 10 deputies) and PUR (4 senators and 6 deputies).

Presidential elections
Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes Percentage Position Votes Percentage Position
2000 Ion Iliescu4,076,273
36.4%
 1st 6,696,623
66.8%
 1st 

See also

References
  1. "Semnul electoral al alianței politice Polul Democrat-Social din România". lege5.ro. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
  2. "Definiții pentru PSD". Retrieved 2017-08-26.


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