Democratic Party (Romania)

Democratic Party
Partidul Democrat-Frontul Salvării Naționale (1993–2000)
Partidul Democrat (2000–2007)
AbbreviationPD-FSN (1993–2000)
PD (2000–2007)
PresidentPetre Roman (1993–2001)
Traian Băsescu (2001–04)
Emil Boc (2004–07)
FounderPetre Roman
Founded28 May 1993
Dissolved15 December 2007
Preceded byNational Salvation Front
Merged intoDemocratic Liberal Party
IdeologyBefore 2005
Social democracy[1]
After 2005
Liberal conservatism[2]
Neoliberalism[3]
Christian democracy[4]
Popularism[5]
Political positionBefore 2005
Centre-left
After 2005
Centre-right
National affiliationSocial Democratic Union (1995–2000)
Justice and Truth Alliance (2003–07)
European affiliationParty of European Socialists (1996–2005)[6]
European People's Party (2005–2007)
International affiliationSocialist International (1996–2005)
Centrist Democrat International (2005-2007)
Website
pd.ro

The Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Democrat, PD) was a social democratic and, later on, liberal conservative political party in Romania. In January 2008, it merged with the Liberal Democratic Party (PLD), a splinter group of the National Liberal Party (PNL), to form the Democratic Liberal Party (PDL).

From 1996 to 2005, the party was a member of the Socialist International (SI). Its official name was Democratic Party - National Salvation Front[7] until 2000, when it officially shortened its name only to the Democratic Party. From 2004 to 2007, the PD was the junior member of the governing Justice and Truth Alliance (DA), although according to many Romanian opinion polls of the time, it remained the most popular of the two parties. Although it had to formally suspend his leadership to the party when elected president in 2004, the PD was largely associated with former Romanian president Traian Băsescu.

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  2. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2004). "Romania". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 30 April 2006.
  3. ^ "Dreptul neoliberal românesc. Între mituri fundaționale și realitatea precarizarii proprietății individuale în blocurile de locuințe | CriticAtac". 11 December 2023.
  4. ^ ""PD nu se indeparteaza de Internationala Socialista" - HotNews.ro". 25 February 2005.
  5. ^ "Despre naturala fuziune (De Cosmin Pacuraru) - HotNews.ro". 24 February 2006.
  6. ^ ""PD nu se indeparteaza de Internationala Socialista"". 25 February 2005.
  7. ^ https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/0005657429