The PSD–UNPR–ALDE Alliance was a political alliance in Romania. It was initially established on 10 February 2014 as the Social Democratic Union between the Social Democratic Party (PSD), the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR) and the Conservative Party (PC).[6] However, the name was rejected by the Permanent Electoral Bureau, because an alliance with an identical name existed in 1996, and the Democratic Liberal Party, that owned the copyright for the name, refused to grant it to the PSD.[7] On 7 March 2014, the PSD–UNPR–PC Alliance was registered.[8]
PSD–UNPR–ALDE Alliance Alianța PSD–UNPR–ALDE | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 10 February 2014 |
| Dissolved | August 2019 |
| Preceded by | Social Liberal Union (claimed, not legal successor)[1][2] |
| Political position | Center-left |
| Slogan | USL lives ! (Romanian: USL trăiește !)[3] Proud to be Romanians ! (Romanian: Mândri că suntem români !)[4][5] |
| Party flag | |
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At the 2014 European Parliament election in Romania, the alliance won 37.60% of the votes, coming first. It won 16 MEPs, 2 being from PC, 2 from UNPR and 12 from PSD.
On 19 June 2015, PC merged with the Liberal Reformist Party to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).[9] ALDE joined the alliance, thus forming the PSD–UNPR–ALDE Alliance.[10]
After the dismissal of the Fourth Ponta Cabinet on 17 November 2015, UNPR left the alliance and, on 12 July 2016, it merged into the People's Movement Party.[11]
After the 2016 Romanian parliamentary election, PSD and ALDE formed 3 successive coalition governments. ALDE withdrew from the Dăncilă Cabinet in August 2019, thereby marking the end of the alliance.[12][13]
Composition
edit| Party | Abbr. | Ideology | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party | PSD | Social democracy Christian left |
2014 | 2019 | |
| National Union for the Progress of Romania | UNPR | Social democracy Progressivism |
2014 | 2015 | |
| Conservative Party | PC | Conservatism Humanism |
2014 | 2015 | |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats | ALDE | Liberalism Conservative liberalism |
2015 | 2019 | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Scandal pe sloganul "USL trăieşte".PNL va contesta folosirea denumirii USL pe materialele alianţei PSD-PC-UNPR". 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Ivan, către PNL: Dacă sloganul "USL trăieşte" deranjează, vom spune altfel. Dar mesajul va fi exact acelaşi".
- ^ ""USL TRĂIEŞTE". Explicaţiile date de Alianţa PSD-UNPR-PC - caleaeuropeana.ro". 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Afisele PSD, interzise in unele judete, pentru folosirea marcii USL si a sloganului "Mandri sa suntem romani" - HotNews.ro". 19 May 2014.
- ^ "Sloganul campaniei PSD-UNPR-PC, "Mândri că suntem români", interzis de Biroul Electoral Judeţean Alba". 19 May 2014.
- ^ "O noua alianta, inainte de europarlamentare: Uniunea Social-Democrata. Reuneste PSD, PC si UNPR - Ziarul National". 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Alianţa electorală PSD-UNPR-PC, aprobată de BEC pentru europarlamentare. PNL contestă la ICCJ".
- ^ "Partidul Social Democrat". psd.ro. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Partidul rezultat din fuziunea PLR-PC se va numi ALDE şi va candida independent la alegeri".
- ^ "2015, resetare totală a scenei politice - Alianţa PSD-UNPR-ALDE dispare, PNL, spre unificare".
- ^ "UNPR fuzionează prin absorbţie cu PMP/ Băsescu: Gabriel Oprea rămâne doar cu onoarea, partidul nu mai e după fuziune. Partidul se va numi Partidul Mişcarea Populară".
- ^ "S-a rupt coaliția PSD-ALDE. Tăriceanu iese de la guvernare, renunță la candidatura la prezidențiale și la șefia Senatului". 31 August 2019.
- ^ "ALDE iese de la guvernare, declară surse din conducerea formațiunii, după eșecul negocierilor Tăriceanu-Dăncilă". romania.europalibera.org. Retrieved 2024-08-01.