Romanian Socialist Democratic Party

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Romanian Socialist Democratic Party
Partidul Socialist Democratic Român
AbbreviationPSDR
LeaderMarius Cîrciumaru
FoundedJanuary 1990
Dissolved1993
Merged intoParty of Social Democracy
Political positionCentre-left[1]
Maximum seats in Chamber
5 / 396
Maximum seats in Senate
0 / 119

The Romanian Socialist Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Socialist Democratic Român, PSDR) was a political party in Romania. During its short existence it was easily mistaken for Romanian Social Democratic Party.

History[edit]

Established by Marius Cîrciumaru in January 1990,[1] the PSDR contested the 1990 general elections, receiving around 1.1% of the vote in both the Chamber and Senate elections. Although it failed to win a seat in the Senate, the party won five seats in the Chamber.[2] The 1992 elections saw its vote share fall to 0.9%, resulting in it losing all five seats.[3]

The party was dissolved in 1993 when it merged into the Party of Social Democracy.[4]

Electoral history[edit]

Legislative elections[edit]

Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1990 143,393 1.05
5 / 395
152,989 1.10
0 / 119
9th Supporting FSN government (1990–1991)
Supporting FSNPNLMERPDAR government (1991–1992)
1992 94,154 0.86
0 / 341
60,708 0.55
0 / 143
13th Extra-parliamentary (1992–1996)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "PSDR - Titel Petrescu redivivus". Jurnalul. 28 January 2010.
  2. ^ 1990 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2003-01-07 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
  3. ^ 1992 Parliamentary Elections: Chamber of Deputies Archived 2003-01-07 at the Wayback Machine University of Essex
  4. ^ "Congresele PSD (1990-2015)". Agerpres. 17 October 2015.