Romanian Social Democratic Party (1990–2001)

Romanian Social Democratic Party

Partidul Social Democrat Român
Romanian Social Democratic Party Partidul Social Democrat Român
	Independent Social Democratic Party (claimed)
Merged into	Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Ideology	Social democracy; Pro-Europeanism; Anti-communism
Political position	Centre-left
National affiliation	Romanian Democratic Convention (1991–1995); Social Democratic Union (1995–2000); Social Democratic Pole of Romania (2000–2001)
International affiliation	Socialist International (SI)
Colours	Salmon
Website
	psdr.ro

The Romanian Social Democratic Party (

Romanian Workers' Party

(PMR).

Joining the

1996 legislative election), and took part in the Romanian Democratic Convention (CDR) governments of Victor Ciorbea, Radu Vasile, and Mugur Isărescu (briefly leading the coalition government with Alexandru Athanasiu as acting/ad interim PM in 1999). The PSDR subsequently adhered to the Social Democratic Pole of Romania (PDSR) for the 2000 Romanian general election, and fused into the Social Democratic Party

(PSD) on 16 January 2001.

A minority wing opposed to the merger survived as Partidul Social Democrat "Constantin Titel Petrescu", later reforming itself as the Social-Democratic Workers' Party, but was eventually dissolved in 2013.[1]

Notable members

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber			Senate			Position	Aftermath
Election	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Position	Aftermath
1990	73,014	0.53	2 / 395	69,762	0.50	0 / 119	10th	Opposition to FSN government (1990–1991)
1990	73,014	0.53	2 / 395	69,762	0.50	0 / 119	10th	Opposition to FSN–PNL–MER–PDAR government (1991–1992)
1992	Part of CDR		10 / 341	Part of CDR		1 / 143	–	Opposition to PDSR-PUNR-PRM government (1992–1996)
1996	Part of USD		10 / 343	Part of USD		1 / 143	–	CDR-USD-UDMR government (1996–2000)
2000	Part of PDSR		10 / 345	Part of PDSR		2 / 140	–	PDSR minority government (2000–2001)⁴

Notes:

¹ The CDR members in 1992 were the following ones: the PNȚ-CD (with 21 senators and 41 deputies), the PAC (with 7 senators and 13 deputies), the PNL-AT (with 1 senator and 11 deputies), the PSDR, the PNL-CD (with 4 senators and 3 deputies), and the PER (with no senators and 4 deputies).

² The members of the USD were the PD (with 22 senators and 43 deputies) and the PSDR.

³ The members of the Social Democratic Pole of Romania (PDSR) were the following ones: the PDSR (with 59 senators and 139 deputies), the PSDR, and the PUR (with 4 senators and 6 deputies).

⁴ The PSDR merged with the Party of Social Democracy in Romania (PDSR) in 2001.

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	First round			Second round
Election	Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Position	Votes	Percentage	Position
1990	Did not compete
1992	Emil Constantinescu¹	3,717,006	31.1	2nd	4,641,207	38.6	2nd
1996	Petre Roman²	2,598,545	20.5	3rd
2000	Ion Iliescu³	4,076,273	36.4	1st	6,696,623	66.8	1st

Notes:

¹ Emil Constantinescu was the common centre-right presidential candidate who was endorsed by the PSDR in 1992, as part of the CDR.

² Petre Roman was the presidential candidate of the center-left alliance Social Democratic Union (USD).

³ Ion Iliescu was the presidential candidate of the alliance Social Democratic Pole of Romania (the same acronym as the main party - PDSR).

References

^ "Partide politice". Retrieved 25 December 2014.

External links

(in Romanian) Official site of Partidul Social Democrat "Constantin Titel Petrescu"

[1] "Partide politice". Retrieved 25 December 2014.