Romanian Social Democratic Party (1927–1948)
Romanian Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat Român | |
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Abbreviation | PSDR |
Founded | 1927 |
Dissolved | 1948 |
Merged into | Romanian Workers' Party |
Women's wing | Working Women's Union |
Ideology | Social democracy Democratic socialism Factions: Anti-communism |
Political position | Left-wing |
International affiliation | Labour and Socialist International |
Colors | Red |
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The Romanian Social Democratic Party (
Foundation and World War II
The first organized party of the Romanian socialists,
As following the war Romania acquired a large extent of new territories, the socialists toned down their objectives in order to accommodate the more
The party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International between 1923 and 1940.[1]
Beginning with the late 1920s several groups left the party dissatisfied with what they perceived as the turn of the PSDR leadership to right-wing politics. Such groups included the Socialist Workers Party of Romania, founded in 1928 by a group around Leon Ghelerter (joined in 1931 by former communist leader Gheorghe Cristescu), and the Socialist Party (Partidul Socialist) created in 1933 by a group around Constantin Popovici. Shortly after the latter's creation, the factions joined to form the Unitary Socialist Party, only to split again in 1935.
Banned in 1938 by the personal
In April 1944, the PCR and the PSD formed a United Workers' Front (Frontul Unic Muncitoresc), which was meant to coordinate actions from the left. In June the two parties, along with the National Peasants' Party and the National Liberals, created the clandestine National Democratic Bloc, which succeeded in overthrowing Antonescu's government on August 23, and backed the government of Constantin Sănătescu which declared war on the Axis.
Late 1940s
Subsequently, PSD entered talks with PCR representative
The PCR seized full power in December 1947, beginning 42 years of Communist rule in Romania. Under pressure from the PCR to create "a single party of the
Several former PSD members, including Titel Petrescu, were victims of political repression and many died in communist prisons. On the other, hand, a number of former PSD members went on to high posts in the PMR/PCR. Most notably, Voitec served as an important official in the government for all but a few years until his death in 1984.
Notable members
- Tiron Albani
- Vasile Anagnoste
- Ștefan Baciu
- Traian Cercega
- Alexandru Claudian
- Stavri Cunescu
- Adrian Dimitriu
- Doldi Filderman
- Mircea Florian
- Ioan Flueraş
- Leon Ghelerter
- Enea Grapini
- George Grigorovici
- Gheorghe Homasca
- Tudor Ionescu
- Theodor Iordăchescu
- Iorgu Iordan
- Iosif Jumanca
- Leon Kalustian
- Mişa Levin
- Lazăr Măglaşu
- Ioan I. Mirescu
- Ilie Moscovici
- Constantin Motaş
- Gheorghe Nicolau
- Ion Pas
- Pavel Pavel
- Constantin Titel Petrescu
- Dumitru Petrescu
- Iacob Pistiner
- Constantin Popovici
- Dumitru Popp
- Lothar Rădăceanu
- Otto Roth
- Dan Simonescu
- Emil Socor
- Barbu Solomon
- Şerban Voinea
- Ştefan Voitec
- Iancu Zissu
Electoral history
Legislative elections
Election | Party | Votes | % | Assembly | Senate | Position |
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1911 | PSDR
|
0 / 183
|
0 / 112
|
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1918 | PM | 1 / 174
|
0 / 121
|
5th | ||
1920 | PSR | 7 / 568
|
0 / 216
|
10th | ||
1920 | PSR | 19 / 366
|
3 / 166
|
6th | ||
1922 | FPSR | 1 / 372
|
0 / 148
|
10th | ||
1926 | Social Democrats |
40,594 | 1.6 | 0 / 387
|
0 / 115
|
5th |
1927 | PSDR | 50,059 | 1.8 | 0 / 387
|
0 / 113
|
5th |
1928 | PSDR | part of PNȚ-led alliance | 9 / 387
|
0 / 110
|
||
1931 | PSDR | 94,957 | 3.3 | 6 / 387
|
0 / 113
|
8th |
1932 | PSDR | 101,068 | 3.5 | 7 / 387
|
0 / 113
|
8th |
1933
|
PSDR | 37,672 | 1.3 | 0 / 387
|
0 / 108
|
12th |
1937
|
PSDR | 28,840 | 1.0 | 0 / 387
|
0 / 113
|
11th |
1939
|
did not compete | |||||
1946
|
PSDR | Part of the BDP | 81 / 414
|
Senate disbanded |
1st | |
PSDI | 65,528 | 1.0 | 0 / 414
|
Senate disbanded |
6th |
See also
References
- ^ Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 - 19. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 321
- ^ https://www.romania-actualitati.ro/emisiuni/istorica/stanga-romaneasca-intre-anii-1893-si-1948-psdmr-id44267.html
External links
- (in Romanian) Social Democratic history at the PSD site
- (in Romanian) PSDR program of 1927