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Social Democratic Party (Romania)

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Social Democratic Party
Partidul Social Democrat
AbbreviationPSD
PresidentSorin Grindeanu
Secretary-GeneralPaul Stănescu
First-Vice PresidentsGabriela Firea
Sorin Grindeanu
Honorary PresidentIon Iliescu
Leader in the SenateLucian Romașcanu
Leader in the Chamber of DeputiesAlfred Simonis
Leader in the European ParliamentDan Nica
Founded10 July 1993 (1993-07-10) (PDSR)
16 June 2001 (2001-06-16) (merger)
Merger ofPDSR
PSDR
Preceded byDemocratic National Salvation Front (PDSR predecessor)
HeadquartersȘoseaua Kiseleff 10 Bucharest
Youth wingTSD
Women's wingOFSD
Membership (2014[needs update])509,000[needs update]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-left[14]
National affiliationRed Quadrilateral
(1992–1996)
Social Democratic Pole of Romania (2000–2004)
Social Liberal Union
(2011–2014)
Centre Left Alliance
(2012–2014)
National Coalition for Romania (2021–present)
European affiliationParty of European Socialists
International affiliationProgressive Alliance
Socialist International
European Parliament groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Colours  Red
Senate
47 / 136
[a][15]
Chamber of Deputies
108 / 330
[b][16]
European Parliament
8 / 33
[17]
Mayors
1,362 / 3,176
[18]
County Presidents
20 / 41
[18]
County Councilors
362 / 1,340
[18]
Local Council Councilors
13,820 / 39,900
[18]
Ministers
10 / 21
[c]
Website
psd.ro

The Social Democratic Party (Romanian: Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a social democratic political party in Romania. It is currently the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies and has been in a government with the National Liberals, the USR and the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians since 2024.

The PSD originates from the left-wing Democratic National Salvation Front (FDSN), which was formed in 1992 as a breakaway from the centre-left National Salvation Front (FSN). In 1993, this merged into the Party of Social Democracy in Romania. The party's present name was adopted in 2001 following a merger with the smaller Romanian Social Democratic Party (PSDR).

The PSD has traditionally been one of two major parties in post-communist Romania, along with the National Liberal Party (PNL).

Party leadership (PSD)

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  Also served as President of Romania
  Also served as Prime Minister
  Also served as Chamber President
  Also served as Senate President
Nº Name
Birth–Death		 Portrait Term start Term end Duration
1 Ion Iliescu
(1930–2025)		 7 April 1992 11 October 1992 6 months and 4 days
2 Oliviu Gherman
(1930–2020)		 11 October 1992 January 1997 c. 4 years and 2 months
(1) Ion Iliescu
(1930–2025)		 January 1997 20 December 2000 c. 4 years
3 Adrian Năstase1
(1950– )		 20 December 2000 21 January 2005 4 years, 1 month and 1 day
4 Mircea Geoană
(1958– 		2005 2010 c. 5 years
5 Victor Ponta
(1972– 		21 February 2010 12 July 2015 5 years, 4 months and 21 days
— Rovana Plumb
(acting)
(1960– 		24 June 2015 22 July 2015 28 days
— Liviu Dragnea
(acting)
(1962– )		 22 July 2015 12 October 2015 2 months and 20 days
6 Liviu Dragnea
(1962– )		 12 October 2015 27 May 2019 3 years, 7 months and 15 days
7 Viorica Dăncilă
(1963– 		27 May 2019 26 November 2019 5 months and 30 days
— Marcel Ciolacu
(acting)
(1967– 		26 November 2019 22 August 2020 8 months and 27 days
8 Marcel Ciolacu
(1967– 		22 August 2020 25 November 2024 4 years, 3 months and 3 days
— Victor Negrescu
(acting)
(1985– 		25 November 2024 3 December 2024 9 days
(8) Marcel Ciolacu
(1967– 		3 December 2024 20 May 2025 5 months and 17 days
— Sorin Grindeanu
(acting)
(1973– 		20 May 2025 7 November 2025 5 months and 18 days
9 Sorin Grindeanu
(1973– 		7 November 2025 Incumbent 7 months

Ideology

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While the party is generally considered to be centre-left and social democratic, many commentators have described it as left-wing populist, left-wing nationalist, socially conservative and economic nationalist.

References

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  1. ↑ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2020). "Parties and Elections in Europe". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rumänien führt "Steuer gegen Gier" ein". Deutsche Welle. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  3. ↑ Leiße, Olaf; Leiße, Utta-Kristin; Richter, Alexander (2013) [2004]. "3.3 Parteien und politische Entwicklung". Beitrittsbarometer Rumänien. Grundprobleme des Landes und Einstellungen rumänischer Jugendlicher auf dem Weg in die Europäische Union (in German). Wiesbaden: Deutscher UniversitätsVerlag. p. 51. ISBN 978-3322813206.
  4. 1 2 Mihăilescu, Daniel (2019). "Rumänien startet EU-Ratsvorsitz mit neuer Attacke gegen Justizsystem". Die Presse. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. ↑ Krökel, Ulrich (10 March 2017). "Aufgefallen: Der stille Anführer". Publik-Forum.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Beichelt, Timm (2013) [2001]. "6.1.1 Strukturelle Kontextbindungen". Demokratische Konsolidierung im postsozialistischen Europa: Die Rolle der politischen Institutionen (in German). Springer-Verlag. p. 299. ISBN 978-3322813206.
  7. ↑ Păun, Carmen (13 December 2016). "Pragmatism is a winner for Romanian Left". Politico. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  8. ↑ Ban, Cornel (12 December 2016). "Romania: a social democratic anomaly in eastern Europe?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  9. ↑ Dąborowski, Tomasz (14 December 2016). "The Social Democrats' triumph in Romania". OSW. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  10. ↑ Gurzu, Anca (13 March 2019). "Romania's rulers take Euroskeptic turn". Politico. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Romania". Europe Elects. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  12. ↑ Gilet, Kit (30 December 2018). "Romania, Fighting the E.U., Prepares to Lead It". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  13. ↑ Gherghina, Sergiu (25 February 2019). "Friends or Foes? Romania and the Council Presidency". Europa Nu. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  14. ↑ "Political stability in Romania". country.eiu.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  15. ↑ "Grupuri parlamentare, Senatul României" [Parliamentary groups, Romanian Senate]. Senat (in Romanian). Senate of Romania. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Camera Deputaţilor, legislatura 2020–prezent" [Chamber of Deputies, 2020–present legislature]. CDEP (in Romanian). Chamber of Deputies of Romania. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "2019 European election results". European Parliament. 23 October 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Rezultate finale 27 Septembrie 2020" [Final results 27 September 2020] (in Romanian). Central Election Bureau of Romania. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

Other websites

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