Social Democratic Union (Romania)

For the 2014 Romanian alliance with the same name, see Social Democratic Union (Romania, 2014).

The Social Democratic Union (Romanian: Uniunea Social-Democrată, USD) was an electoral alliance established on 27 September 1995 between the Democratic Party (PD) and the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR). The alliance was formed to participate in the 1996 Romanian general election.

Social Democratic Union Uniunea Social-Democrată
Abbreviation	USD
Leader	Petre Roman (PD) Sergiu Cunescu (PSDR)
Founded	1995
Dissolved	1999
Ideology	Social democracy Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism
Political position	Center-left
European affiliation	Party of European Socialists
International affiliation	Socialist International
Constituent parties	Democratic Party (PD) Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR)
Politics of Romania Political parties Elections

The alliance formally ended in 1999, when the Romanian Social Democratic Party left it, in order to join the Social Democratic Pole of Romania.

Composition

Party		Abbr.	Ideology	From	To
	Democratic Party - National Salvation Front	PD-FSN	Social democracy Left-wing populism	1995	1999
	Romanian Social Democratic Party	PSDR	Social democracy	1995	1999

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber			Senate			Position	Aftermath
	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
1996	1,582,231	12.93	53 / 343	1,617,384	13.16	23 / 143	3rd	CDR–USD–UDMR government (1996–2000)

Presidential elections

Election	Candidate	Votes	%	Position
1996	Petre Roman	2,598,545	20.5	3rd