Conservative Party (Romania)

Conservative Party
Partidul Conservator
PresidentDaniel Constantin
Secretary-GeneralDamian Florea
FounderDan Voiculescu
Founded18 December 1991 (1991-12-18)
Dissolved19 June 2015
Merged intoAlliance of Liberals and Democrats
Succeeded bySocial Liberal Humanist Party (faction)
HeadquartersCalea Victoriei, 118
Bucharest
Membership (2014)55,000[1]
IdeologySocial conservatism[2]
National conservatism[3]

Liberal conservatism[4]
Before 2005:
Humanism
Social liberalism[5]
Social democracy[6]
Political positionCentre-right
Before 2005:
Centre
National affiliationSocial Liberal Union (2010–14)
Social Democratic Union (2014–2015)
European affiliationEuropean People's Party[7]
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
ColoursBlue
Website
www.partidulconservator.ro

The Conservative Party (Romanian: Partidul Conservator, PC) was a conservative[2] political party in Romania. It was founded in 1991, approximately two years after the fall of Communism in Romania, originally under the name Romanian Humanist Party (Romanian: Partidul Umanist Român, PUR). From 2005 until 3 December 2006,[8] the party was a junior member of the Government of Romania. The party adopted the name Conservative Party on 7 May 2005. Subsequently, a little bit more than a decade after, more specifically in June 2015, it merged with the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE).

The Conservative Party (PC) stated that it promoted tradition, family, social solidarity, European integration, and a nationalism without chauvinism. It claimed the heritage of the historical Romanian Conservative Party, one of the two main political forces in Romania before the First World War. There was no direct, uninterrupted link between the two parties—the historical Conservative Party was dissolved after World War I—but the modern party sustained and embraced the values of the historical one.

History

The Conservative Party was founded as the Romanian Humanist Party (PUR) on 18 December 1991 and was for a time a member of the Humanist International. It changed its name in 2005 to reflect a shift in its ideology from centrist politics to more conservative, right-wing politics. The party was founded by former well known Securitatea collaborator and informer Dan Voiculescu, a post-1989 wealthy businessman who formally gave control of his companies to relatives. Voiculescu was the founder and former owner of an important media chain comprising among others the top-ranking TV channel Antena 1 and the newspapers Jurnalul Naţional and Gazeta Sporturilor. According to CNA (the state agency for broadcast licensing), he retains significant influence in the Romanian mass media, either through his foundation or through his family.[9]

The party generally supported the interests of the Romanian middle class and especially those of small and middle-size business owners, and performed better electorally at a local level than at a national level. The PUR formed a coalition with the PDSR (now the Social Democratic Party), which won the 2000 general election. The PUR took part in the government under the condition of having the opportunity to promote the interests of its electorate. A Ministry for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises was thus formed, under the leadership of a PUR representative. After two years, the senior partner of the coalition, the PDSR, decided to suppress this Ministry, and consequently the PUR withdrew from the government.

In the local elections of June 2004, the PUR obtained 6% of the votes and, among others, managed to win in one important city, Bacău. During this election, the party strongly attacked the PSD and its alleged system of "local barons". After the surprising alliance of PUR with PSD, Romeo Stavarache, the mayor of Bacău, switched to the National Liberal Party (PNL) after a disagreement with Voiculescu, saying that he found it impossible to cooperate with the "local barons" he had struggled to defeat.[10]

In the 2004 parliamentary election the PUR again formed an electoral alliance with the PSD. This was a surprising move, as the PUR had strongly attacked the PSD in the June local elections. However, it ensured that the PUR would be able to enter the parliament on the coattails of the much larger party. The elections gave a slight parliamentary plurality to the PSD-PUR coalition, while the new president Traian Băsescu came from the other major competing coalition, the Justice and Truth Alliance (DA), formed by the PNL and Democratic Party (PD). This situation threatened a major political crisis, the President being unwilling to appoint a prime minister from the slightly larger parliamentary bloc, and the DA candidate for prime minister liable not to be ratified by the Parliament, which would have resulted in new parliamentary elections.

Although initial talks assured the support of PUR for the Justice and Truth, without them joining the government, the election of PSD members Adrian Năstase and Nicolae Văcăroiu as Heads of Chambers in the Romanian Parliament, prompted the members of DA to invite PUR to join the government. Although he had been the main advocate of this solution and had strongly pleaded for it, president Băsescu later qualified the solution as "immoral". In return, the conservatives labelled the President as a "hypocrite".[11][12]

Voiculescu has admitted having been a collaborator with the Securitate, Romania's communist-era internal intelligence service, after information to this effect was released publicly by Romania's National Council for the Study of the Securitate Archives. He has actively denied that his collaboration was harmful to any individual.[13] He was initially named to be a Vice Premier in the government of Prime Minister of Călin Popescu-Tăriceanu but was ultimately not allowed to take the position because of his involvement with the former intelligence service.[14][15]

On 7 May 2005 the party adopted the name Conservative Party to reflect a change of doctrine from centrism to a more conservative stance. However, its ideology remained fluid, since it supported certain leftist positions, such as increasing corporate taxation.

In 2005, the party organised a march "for family values" as a reaction to Bucharest Pride. The party was opposed to the legalisation of same-sex marriage, even though Octavian Petrovici, a vice-president of the party's Bucharest division, stated in 2006 that the party "respects the choice" of same-sex couples.[16]

The party also supported the introduction of compulsory religious education in Romanian schools (currently, such classes are optional).[17]

On 12 February 2006, the Romanian National Unity Party was absorbed into the Conservative Party.[18]

On 3 December 2006, the party quit the governing coalition and went into opposition. It continued to perform poorly in opinion polls and faced the prospect of being unlikely to enter parliament at the 2008 general election unless it entered into another pact with either the PSD or the PNL.

On 17 April 2008, the Social Democratic Party and the Conservative Party announced they would form a political alliance for the 2008 local election.[19]

In the 2008 legislative election, the Conservative Party also took part in an alliance with PSD, and won 1 seat in the Senate and 4 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.[20] Before that, the Conservatives had proposed an alliance with the Greater Romania Party (PRM). The PRM leader emphatically rejected the offer, as it was presumed that PRM would be absorbed by the Conservative Party.[21] Similarly, the party ran in the 2009 European election in a coalition with the PSD, called National Union PSD+PC, and won 1 MEP seat (George Sabin Cutaș).

On 5 February 2011, the PC joined the Social Liberal Union (USL) along with the PSD and PNL.[22][23] The USL dissolved on 25 February 2014 upon the exit of the PNL from the alliance.[24]

On 19 June 2015, the Conservative Party merged with the Liberal Reformist Party (PLR) to form the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) party.[25][26]

Notable members

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election Chamber Senate Position Aftermath
Votes % Seats Votes % Seats
1992 22,908 0.21
0 / 341
16,484 0.15
0 / 143
 25th 
(as PUR)
Extra-parliamentary supporting the government
1996 106,069 0.87
0 / 343
118,859 0.97
0 / 143
 12th 
(within UNC)1
Extra-parliamentary opposition
2000 3,968,464 36.61
6 / 345
4,040,212 37.09
4 / 140
 1st 
(within PDSR)2
PDSR minority government
(with UDMR support)
2004 3,730,352 36.61
19 / 332
3,798,607 36.30
11 / 137
 1st 
(within PSD+PUR)3
DA-PUR4-UDMR government (until April 2007)
Opposition to a minority PNL-UDMR government
2008 2,279,449 33.10
4 / 334
2,352,968 34.16
1 / 137
 2nd 
(within PSD+PC)5
Opposition to PDL-PSD government (until December 2009)
Opposition to PDL-UNPR-UDMR (until May 2012)
USL government (until December 2012)
2012 4,344,288 58.63
13 / 412
4,457,526 60.10
8 / 176
 1st 
(within USL)6
USL government (until March 2014)
PSD-UNPR-UDMR-PC government (until December 2014)
PSD-UNPR-ALDE7 government (until November 2015)
Supporting Cioloș Cabinet (Ind.)

Notes:

1 National Union of the Centre (UNC) members: PDAR, MER, and PUR.
2 Social Democratic Pole of Romania members: PDSR (59 senators and 139 deputies), PSDR (2 senators and 10 deputies), and PUR (4 senators and 6 deputies).
3 National Union PSD+PUR members: PSD (46 senators and 113 deputies) and PUR (11 senators and 19 deputies).
4 Soon after the elections, PUR broke the alliance and switched sides, joining Justice and Truth Alliance (DA).
5 Alliance PSD+PC members: PSD (48 senators and 110 deputies) and PC (1 senator and 4 deputies).
6 USL was an alliance of two smaller alliances: Centre Left Alliance (between PSD and UNPR) and Centre Right Alliance (between PNL and PC). Centre Left Alliance: PSD (58 senators and 149 deputies) and UNPR (5 senators and 10 deputies); Centre Right Alliance: PNL (51 senators and 101 deputies) and PC (8 senators and 13 deputies).
7 ALDE was created in June 2015 from a merger of PLR (a splinter of PNL) and PC.

Presidential elections

Election Candidate First round Second round
Votes Percentage Position Votes Percentage Position
1996 Ion Pop de Popa 59,752
0.5%
 10th 
2000 Ion Iliescu1 4,076,273
36.4%
 1st  6,696,623
66.8%
 1st 
2004 Adrian Năstase2 4,278,864
40.9%
 1st  4,881,520
48.8%
 2nd 
2014 Victor Ponta3 3,836,093
40.4%
 1st  5,264,383
45.6%
 2nd 

Notes:

1 Ion Iliescu was a member of PDSR, but endorsed by Social Democratic Pole of Romania (same acronym as the main party: PDSR), an alliance made of PDSR, PSDR, and PC.

2 Adrian Năstase was a member of PSD, but endorsed by National Union PSD+PUR, an alliance made of PSD and PC.

3 Victor Ponta was a member of PSD, but endorsed by an alliance made of PSD, UNPR, and PC.

European elections

Election Votes Percentage MEPs Position EU Party EP Group
2007 150,385 2.93%
0 / 35
 9th  ALDE
2009 1,504,218 31.07%
1 / 33
 1st 
(within PSD+PC)1
PES S&D
2014 2,093,237 37.60%
2 / 32
 1st 
(within USD)2
PES S&D

Notes:

1 Alliance PSD+PC members: PSD (10 MEPs) and PC.

2 Social Democratic Union (USD) members: PSD (12 MEPs), PC, and UNPR (2 MEPs).

See also

Conservatism portal

Notes

  1. ^ "Cati membri au partidele din Romania. Ce partid a pierdut din adepti". 10 September 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2015). "Romania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  3. ^ Bakke, Elisabeth (18 February 2010). "Central and East European party systems since 1989". In Ramet, Sabrina P. (ed.). Central and Southeast European Politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-1-139-48750-4.
  4. ^ "Parties-and-elections.de". Archived from the original on 2006-04-30.
  5. ^ Radu, Alexandru; Public Administration, Bucharest (July 2017). "Partide politice minore în România postcomunistă. Cazurile PC şi UNPR". ProQuest: 3–12. ProQuest 2020766446.
  6. ^ https://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/ion-iliescu-si-alexandru-athanasiu-au-semnat-protocolul-pentru-intrarea-psdr-in-polul-democrat-social-din-romania--1gkc.html
  7. ^ Radu, Alexandru; Public Administration, Bucharest (July 2017). "Partide politice minore în România postcomunistă. Cazurile PC şi UNPR". ProQuest: 3–12. ProQuest 2020766446.
  8. ^ (in Romanian) Partidul Conservator s-a retras de la guvernare Archived 2007-02-14 at the Wayback Machine, party site, 3 December 2006. They left the coalition citing lack of support for their legislative projects by their coalition partners ("…lipsa sprijinului partenerilor de coaliţie pentru proiectele legislative ale PC").
  9. ^ [1] Archived October 5, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "" Politică " Bacăul are primărie "liberală"". Evenimentul.ro. 2004-10-18. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  11. ^ "9AM - cele mai importante stiri ale zilei". 9am.ro. 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  12. ^ http://www.adevarulonline.ro/arhiva/2005/Septembrie/1203/150923/[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ Cold War specter lingers in Eastern Europe, International Herald Tribune, 12 December 2006.
  14. ^ Secret service revelations claim senior coalition figures, The Diplomat - Bucharest, September 2006.
  15. ^ (in Romanian) Dan Voiculescu şi fosta Securitate, "Dan Voiculescu and the former Securitate", BBC News, 16 June 2006.
  16. ^ (in Romanian) Familia Florin şi Raul nu primeşte credit cu buletinul, Cotidianul, 6 June 2006.
  17. ^ (in Romanian) Tinerii conservatori au format un lanţ uman pentru promovarea religiei în şcoli Archived 2008-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, Adevărul, 24 February 2008.
  18. ^ "ADZ Online" (in German). Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  19. ^ "Romania's PSD and PC form alliance". SETimes.com. 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  20. ^ "BEC: PC are 4 deputati si un senator, de pe urma aliantei cu PSD". Parlament2008.9am.ro. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  21. ^ http://adz.ro/p080807.htm Archived 2011-08-11 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  22. ^ "Romanian Oppositions Form Alliance". Archived from the original on October 20, 2012.
  23. ^ "FOCUS Information Agency".
  24. ^ "Romania's Liberals to leave ruling coalition, government". 25 February 2014.
  25. ^ "New political party in Romania". Romania-Insider.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  26. ^ "ALDE Party President welcomes establishment of new party in Romania". ALDE Party. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-26.

Read other articles:

تحتاج هذه المقالة إلى الاستشهاد بمصادر إضافية لتحسين وثوقيتها. فضلاً ساهم في تطوير هذه المقالة بإضافة استشهادات من مصادر موثوقة. من الممكن التشكيك بالمعلومات غير المنسوبة إلى مصدر وإزالتها. (ديسمبر 2022) فتوة درب العسالمعلومات عامةتاريخ الصدور 25 نوفمبر 1985 مدة العرض 90 دقيقةال

 

  Kennalestes Rango temporal: 83,5 Ma - 70,6 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Cretácico Superior Fósiles de Kennalestes gobiensisTaxonomíaReino: AnimaliaFilo: ChordataClase: MammaliaOrden: AsioryctitheriaFamilia: KennalestidaeGénero: KennalestesEspecie: K. gobiensisKielan-Jaworowska, 1968[editar datos en Wikidata] Kennalestes gobiensis es una especie extinta de mamíferos insectívoros semejantes a una musaraña. Era un mamífero común en Mongolia durante el Cret...

 

هذه المقالة يتيمة إذ تصل إليها مقالات أخرى قليلة جدًا. فضلًا، ساعد بإضافة وصلة إليها في مقالات متعلقة بها. (أبريل 2019) دونالد بلاك معلومات شخصية الميلاد سنة 1941 (العمر 81–82 سنة)  مواطنة الولايات المتحدة  الحياة العملية المدرسة الأم كلية الآداب والعلوم والفنون في جامعة مي

Alfred Sotier Alfred Sotier (* 21. September 1833 in Münnerstadt, Unterfranken; † 19. November 1902 in Bad Kissingen, Unterfranken) war ein deutscher Arzt. Leben Sotier besuchte das Gymnasium in Münnerstadt. Sein Medizin-Studium schloss er 1858 mit dem Staatsexamen ab und eröffnete seine erste Arztpraxis 1859 in Aschach. Doch schon 1865 ließ er sich in Bad Kissingen nieder. Im Deutschen Krieg von 1866 war er als Zivilarzt tätig, wobei er auch mit Prof. Johann Nepomuk Nußbaum in Münch...

 

2013 studio album by The Bunny the BearStoriesStudio album by The Bunny the BearReleasedApril 16, 2013 (2013-04-16)Recorded2012-2013 at Watchmen Recording Studios, Lockport, New YorkGenrePost-hardcore, synthpop, electronic rock, alternative danceLength42:09LabelVictoryProducerDoug White, Matthew TyborThe Bunny the Bear chronology The Stomach for It(2012) Stories(2013) Food Chain(2014) Singles from Stories Another DayReleased: 3 April 2013 In Like FlynnReleased: 9 April ...

 

1969 studio album by Astrud GilbertoI Haven't Got Anything Better to DoStudio album by Astrud GilbertoReleased1969 (1969)[1][2]RecordedFebruary 3 and 4 1969GenreBaroque popvocal pop[1]Length28:37LabelVerveProducerBrooks ArthurAstrud Gilberto chronology Windy(1969) I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do(1969) September 17, 1969(1971) Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic[1] I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do is a studio album by Brazil...

Terrier dog breed originally from England Dog breedWire fox terrierOther namesWire hair fox terrier Wirehaired terrier Fox terrierCommon nicknamesWire WFTOriginEnglandKennel club standardsThe Kennel Club standardFédération Cynologique Internationale standardDog (domestic dog) The Wire Fox Terrier (also known as Wire Hair Fox Terrier or Wirehaired Terrier)[1] is a breed of dog, one of many terrier breeds. It is a fox terrier, and although it bears a resemblance to the Smooth Fox Terr...

 

Seni dramatis ritual Ta'zīyeWarisan Budaya Tak Benda UNESCOTazia membawa prosesi oleh Muslim Syiah di Asyura di anak benua India (c. 1790-1800). Tazia dibenamkan ke sungai atau lautan.NegaraIranKawasanTimur Dekat, Asia, AustralasiaSejarah InskripsiInskripsi2010 Bagian dari seri artikel mengenaiSyiah Peribadatan Penerus Nabi Muhammad Imamah Duka Muharram Tawassul Paham Kebohongan Ayatullah Arbain Hari perayaan Syiah Asyura Tabuik Arbain Maulud Idulfitri Iduladha Idulghadir Sejarah Ayat pemurn...

 

Tepung gula. Tepung gula, gula tepung, gula halus atau gula serbuk adalah gula pasir yang telah digiling/diblender/dihaluskan menjadi halus sehingga tebentuk menjadi bubuk gula. Dalam pembuatan tepung gula, biasanya tepung gula ditambah dengan tepung maizena agar tidak mudah menggumpal. Tepung gula biasanya digunakan untuk taburan pada kue (seperti kue putri salju), roti, donat dan pembuatan kue dan roti.[1] Referensi ^ The Crushing Difference Between Granulated & Confectioners' S...

Professional ranking snooker tournament World OpenTournament informationVenueYushan Sport CentreLocationYushan, Shangrao, JiangxiCountryChinaEstablished1982Organisation(s)World Professional Billiards and Snooker AssociationFormatRanking eventTotal prize fund£478,000[1]Current champion Judd Trump The World Open is a professional ranking snooker tournament. Throughout its history, the tournament has undergone numerous revamps and name changes. It started out in 1982 as the Professional...

 

19th century American politician Gerrit T. ThornFrom Men of Progress, Wisconsin (1897)Member of the Wisconsin Senatefrom the 23rd districtIn officeJanuary 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869Preceded byS. W. BudlongSucceeded byWilliam W. WoodmanMember of the Wisconsin State Assemblyfrom the Fond du Lac 3rd districtIn officeJanuary 2, 1871 – January 1, 1872Preceded byJohn BoydSucceeded byAaron Walters Personal detailsBorn(1832-07-20)July 20, 1832La Fayette, New York, U.S.DiedFebruar...

 

This article is about the Telugu movie. For other uses, see Krishnaveni (disambiguation). This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation). (August 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template me...

This article is about the themed land at Parque Warner Madrid. For the Gold Coast, Australia Studio, see Village Roadshow Studios. Themed land at Parque Warner Madrid Movie World StudiosTheme20th Century Art Deco/Mission streetArea17.79[1] acres (7.20 ha)AttractionsRoller coasters1Water rides1Other rides2Shows2Parque Warner MadridStatusOperatingOpened6 April 2002; 21 years ago (2002-04-06) Movie World Studios is a themed land at Parque Warner Madrid[2] i...

 

United Kingdom Prostitution articles AreasProstitution in the United KingdomProstitution in Northern IrelandProstitution in ScotlandProstitution in the Crown dependencies BrothelsHolland's LeaguerSilver Cross Tavern LawContagious Diseases ActsPolicing and Crime Act 2009Sexual Offences ActSexual Offences Act 1956Sexual Offences Act 1985Sexual Offences Act 2003Street Offences Act 1959R v LinekarCommon prostitute OrganisationsEnglish Collective of ProstitutesManchester Action on Street HealthSex...

 

Neighboring cities that become a conurbation This article is about the general concept. For town governments establishing official links, see Sister city. For the area typically called the Twin Cities in the United States, see Minneapolis–Saint Paul. For other uses, see Twin city. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Twin cities&#...

この項目では、福島県二本松市にある駅について説明しています。中国の安達市にある駅については「安達駅 (黒龍江省)」をご覧ください。 安達駅 東口(2022年5月) あだち Adachi ◄二本松 (4.2 km) (5.0 km) 松川► 所在地 福島県二本松市油井字古屋敷5北緯37度36分42.2秒 東経140度27分57.8秒 / 北緯37.611722度 東経140.466056度 / 37.611722; 140.466056座標: �...

 

METRO QuicklineOverviewSystemMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris CountyOperatorMetropolitan Transit Authority of Harris CountyVehicleNew Flyer DE40LFR Diesel-electric Hybrid (40 ft)Began serviceJune 1, 2009RoutesRoutesBellaire Signature Service, route 402LocaleHouston (Texas, USA)StartRanchester Station (west)EndTMC Transit Center Station (east)Length9.0 mi (14.5 km)Stations8 Quickline (also known as Signature Service) is a bus rapid transit service owned and operated by the Me...

 

У Вікіпедії є статті про інші значення цього терміна: Голубі озера. Голубі озерарос. Голубые озёра 53°10′ пн. ш. 158°08′ сх. д. / 53.167° пн. ш. 158.133° сх. д. / 53.167; 158.133Координати: 53°10′ пн. ш. 158°08′ сх. д. / 53.167° пн. ш. 158.133° сх....

1981 film by Sunil Dutt This article is about the 1981 Bollywood film. For the Sylvester Stallone film, see Rocky. RockyOfficial Album ArtDirected bySunil DuttWritten byBharat B. BhallaDr. Rahi Masoom RezaProduced byAmarjeetStarringSanjay DuttTina MunimReena RoyShakti KapoorCinematographyS. RamachandraEdited byWaman BhonsleGurudutt ShiraliMusic byRahul Dev BurmanDistributed byShemaroo VideosRelease date 6 May 1981 (1981-05-06) Running time151 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageHindi Ro...

 

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Syed Sharf Deen Baghdadi – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (November 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Sindhi Hanbali and Sufi based in Baghdad (1890-1958) Syed Sharf Deen BaghdadiRecently Shrine picture Syed Sharf Deen Bagh...

 

Strategi Solo vs Squad di Free Fire: Cara Menang Mudah!