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Centre Right Alliance

Alianţa de Centru Dreapta
Centre Right Alliance Alianţa de Centru Dreapta
President	Crin Antonescu; Daniel Constantin
Leader in the Senate	Mario Oprea
Leader in the Chamber of Deputies	Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu
Founder	Crin Antonescu; Daniel Constantin
Founded	January 2011
Dissolved	November 2013 (de facto)
Headquarters	Bd. Aviatorilor nr. 86; 011866 Bucharest
Ideology	Liberalism,; Conservative liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
Constituent parties	National Liberal Party,; Conservative Party
Colors	Yellow
Senate	27 / 137
Chamber of Deputies	59 / 334
European Parliament	5 / 33
County Council Presidents	14 / 41
County Councils	297 / 1,393
Mayors	706 / 3,179
Local Councils	8,529 / 40,297
	Politics of Romania; Political parties; Elections;

The Centre Right Alliance (Romanian: Alianţa de Centru Dreapta, ACD) was a centre-right political alliance between 2011 and 2013.

History

Formation

The alliance was founded in January 2011 by the National Liberal Party (PNL) and the Conservative Party (PC), when the PC moved away from its longstanding affiliation with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) breaking up the center-left Alliance PSD+PC. The protocol of the alliance however did not include the seat held by the Conservative Party in the European Parliament, as the MEP remained committed to the S&D Group.

The alliance drew its inspiration for branding and electoral representation from the National Liberal Party (PNL), incorporating their colors and electoral signage. Moreover, to fortify its identity, the alliance strategically amalgamated elements from the Conservative Party (PC) by integrating its acronym into the coalition's logo. This deliberate fusion aimed to project a unified and strengthened front, leveraging the established symbols and recognition associated with both political entities. Such a collaborative branding initiative sought to resonate with a broader spectrum of voters while reinforcing the distinctive values and principles each party represented within the alliance.^[1]

Part of the Social Liberal Union (USL)

In 2011, the alliance was part of the Social Liberal Union (USL) together with the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and, since September 2012, the National Union for the Progress of Romania (UNPR), the latter two parts of the Centre-Left Alliance (ACS).

Dissolution

As of November 2013, the ACD no longer functions as the constituent parties consensually decided to de facto break their respective union citing technical irregularities in the territorial organizations and opposing stands of both party leaders regarding current governmental and political affairs. However, PNL and PC remain part of the larger USL alliance, together with the ACS member parties, PSD and UNPR.

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Chamber			Senate			Position	Aftermath
Election	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Position	Aftermath
2012	4,344,288	58.63	114 / 412	4,457,526	60.10	59 / 176	1st (within USL)^1st	USL government (2012–2014)
							PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government (2014) PNL in opposition
							PSD-UNPR-ALDE² government (2014–2015) PNL in opposition
							Supporting the technocratic Cioloș Cabinet (2015–2017)

Notes:

¹ USL was an alliance of two smaller alliances: Centre Left Alliance (ACS) and Centre Right Alliance (ACD). Centre Left Alliance (ACS) members: PSD (58 senators and 149 deputies) and UNPR (5 senators and 10 deputies). Centre Right Alliance members: PNL (51 senators and 101 deputies) and PC (8 senators and 13 deputies).
² ALDE was created in June 2015 from a merger of PLR (a splinter of PNL) and PC.