New Generation Party (Romania)
New Generation Party – Christian Democratic Partidul Noua Generație - Creștin Democrat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| President | Gigi Becali |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Headquarters | Blănari Street, Bucharest, Romania |
| Ideology | Romanian nationalism Right-wing populism[1] Christian right Social conservatism National conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right |
| Colours | Green, white, and light blue |
| Website | |
| www.png.ro | |
The New Generation Party – Christian Democratic (Partidul Noua Generație - Creștin Democrat, PNGCD; formerly Partidul Noua Generație, PNG) was a nationalist political party in Romania.
Created in 2000 as a
Chamber of Deputies and Senate
.
For the
Department of State has described the New Generation Party as an "extreme nationalist party" and noted the party's use of a slogan of the 1930s anti-Semitic Legionary Movement.[4]
Notable members
- Dan Pavel - executive president, former advisor of Gigi Becali, political science professor.
- Alex Mihai Stoenescu - vice president, historian.
- Marian Oprea - vice president, talk-show host (on DDTV) and owner of Lumea (international politics magazine).
Electoral history
Legislative elections
| Election | Chamber | Senate | Position | Aftermath | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||
| 2000 | 19,662 | 0.16 | 0 / 345
|
27,576 | 0.25 | 0 / 140
|
20th | Extra-parliamentary opposition to PDSR minority government |
| 2004 | 227,443 | 2.23 | 0 / 332
|
241,486 | 2.36 | 0 / 137
|
5th | Extra-parliamentary support to PUR-UDMR government (until April 2007)
|
| Extra-parliamentary support to PNL-UDMR minority government | ||||||||
2008
|
156,901 | 2.3 | 0 / 334
|
174,519 | 2.53 | 0 / 137
|
6th | Extra-parliamentary opposition to PDL-PSD government (until December 2009) |
| Extra-parliamentary opposition to PDL-UNPR-UDMR (until May 2012) | ||||||||
| Extra-parliamentary support to USL government (until December 2012) | ||||||||
2012
|
did not compete1 | 1 / 412
|
did not compete1 | 0 / 176
|
- | Supported USL government (until March 2014) | ||
| Opposition to PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government (until December 2014) | ||||||||
| Opposition to PSD-UNPR-ALDE government (until November 2015) | ||||||||
| Support to Ind. )
| ||||||||
2016
|
did not compete | |||||||
Notes:
1 PNG-CD competed on PNL ballot.
Presidential elections
| Election | Candidate | First round | Second round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Percentage | Position | Votes | Percentage | Position | ||
| 2000 | did not compete | ||||||
| 2004 | Gigi Becali | 184,560 | 1.8% |
6th | |||
| 2009 | Gigi Becali | 186,390 | 1.91% |
7th | |||
| 2014 | did not compete | ||||||
| 2019 | did not compete | ||||||
European elections
| Election | Votes | Percentage | MEPs | Position | EU Party | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 248,863 | 4.85% | 0 / 32
|
6th | — | — |
| 2009 | did not compete1 | 1 / 32
|
— | — | NI | |
| 2014 | did not compete | — | — | |||
| 2019 | did not compete | — | — | |||
Notes:
1 PNG-CD competed on PRM ballot.
See also
References
- ^ Berend, Iván T. (2010), Europe Since 1980, Cambridge University Press, p. 134
- ^ a b c Cinpoeș, Radu (October 2012), The Extreme Right in Contemporary Romania, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, p. 6
- ^ a b Stefan, Adina Marina (2009), Democratization and Securitization: The Case of Romania, Brill, p. 108
- ^ International Religious Freedom Report 2006, US Department of State