Romanian Socialist Democratic Party

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Romanian Socialist Democratic Party
Partidul Socialist Democratic Român
AbbreviationPSDR
LeaderMarius Cîrciumaru
FoundedJanuary 1990 (1990-01)
DissolvedJuly 9, 1993 (1993-07-09)
Merged intoParty of Social Democracy in Romania (later, Social Democratic Party)
IdeologySocial democracy
Post-communism
Political positionLeft-wing
Maximum seats in Chamber
5 / 396
Maximum seats in Senate
0 / 119

The Romanian Socialist Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Socialist Democratic Român, PSDR) was a political party in Romania. During its short existence, it was easily mistaken for Romanian Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat Român).

History[edit]

The PSDR contested the 1990 general elections, receiving around 1.1% of the vote in both the Chamber and Senate elections. Although it failed to win a seat in the Senate, the party won five seats in the Chamber.[1] The 1992 elections saw its vote share fall to 0.9%, resulting in it losing all five seats.[2]

Electoral history[edit]

Legislative elections[edit]

Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1990 143,393 1.05
5 / 395
152,989 1.10
0 / 119
9th Supporting FSN government (1990–1991)
Supporting FSNPNLMERPDAR government (1991–1992)
1992 94,154 0.86
0 / 341
60,708 0.55
0 / 143
13th Extra-parliamentary (1992–1996)

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